Bank of Japan governor still up to the rostrum 16 June 2016 BOJ policy not to underwrite govt spending but to achieve price stability excessive yen moves could have impact on prices BOJ closely watching fx, fin market moves we are not conducting mon pol in sync with fx moves...
BOJ governor turns his attention to FX rates 16 June 2016 will monitor moves carefull yen gains that don't reflect economy undesirable various ways to respond to surge in dollar cost always checking dollar funding costs for Japanese banks...
Bank of Japan governor still at the press conference 16 June 2016 Brexit affecting drop in bond yields The Brexit-blame card now appearing, not for the first time today I'm sure with SNB and BOE to follow. BOJ in close contact with CBs including BOE Oh to be fly on the wall...
How Fed estimates changed 2016 growth downgraded to 2.0% from 2.2% in the March projection 2017 growth downgraded to 2.0% from 2.1% It's officially a 2% economy (and the Fed has a history of overestimating) Unemployment forecasts for 2016 and 2017 unchanged...
Highlights of the FOMC interest rate decision June 15, 2016 Rates left unchanged in 0.25% to 0.50% range Labor market slowed since April meeting despite economic pickup Expects labor market indicators 'will strengthen' Repeats that economy to warrant only gradual hikes...
No chance of a hike today but the odds rise in the year ahead The Fed doesn't like those numbers so low. My best guess is that the Fed is a bit hawkish to preserve the possibility of a June hike. The non-farm payrolls report looks like an outlier...
Where the Fed stands "Against this backdrop, the Committee decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 1/4 to 1/2 percent. The stance of monetary policy remains accommodative...
From CitiFX Strategy, comments on the CHF and the referendum Calling SNB Bluff: Limited Scope To Respond To CHF Strength Before The Referendum - Citi Absent the upcoming referendum, this week's policy meeting would probably pass a nonevent...
Australia's recent dip into deflationary territory is unlikely to have been a one off and could prompt further interest rate cuts this year, the Reserve Bank has signalled. According to the minutes from its May meeting, where the cash rate was cut to 1...
hares of Citigroup Inc. (C) rose as much as 6.18% Wednesday, reaching a 4-month high of $44.49 after investors learned that Citigroup was the only one of the large major banks that didn't have its so-called "living will" rejected by the Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp...
The Bank of England has decided to hold rates at 0.5 percent once again, a record low for seven years. All nine members of the BoE's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to hold on to low rates amid concerns over global growth and uncertainty ahead of a Brexit vote...
Supervisors monitor banks to assess the banks’ compliance with rules and regulations but also to ensure that they engage in safe and sound practices (see our earlier post What Do Banking Supervisors Do...
I wrote at the beginning of January that economic conditions this year were set to be as weak as in 2015, which was the worst year since the global financial crisis erupted in 2008...
The Bank of Japan is ready to expand its bond-buying program and cut interest rates further into negative territory as it fights to ignite growth in the country's economy, BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said Wednesday. The central bank "will not hesitate to take additional easing measures in terms of...
While bank regulation and supervision are the two main components of banking policy, the difference between them is often overlooked and the details of supervision can appear shrouded in secrecy...
Italy's financial industry has approved a government-backed plan to set up a rescue fund to help weaker banks. The Atlante fund will be made up by private money, reportedly worth €5bn ($5.7bn; £4bn), and will buy up shares and bad debt in struggling banks...
At the end of a tough quarter, the fraught debate over how policymakers should tackle the world's economic woes gets another airing in the coming week as central banks on both sides of the Atlantic publish minutes. Solid growth in U.S...
With most advanced economies experiencing anemic recoveries from the 2008 financial crisis, their central banks have been forced to move from conventional monetary policy – reducing policy rates via open-market purchases of short-term government bonds – to a range of unconventional policies...
