But there remained, before
the central bank meeting on Thursday, many questions about how large the program would be and whether it would be powerful enough to reverse a two - year decline in inflation.
As the traditional summer lull in market activity draws to a close, investor attention turns to key monetary policy meetings across the globe, kicking off with the European
Central Bank meeting on September 7, which some commentators believe could see the announcement of a change in monetary policy approach.
Analysts suggest that the impending European
Central Bank meeting on 22 January, where full - blown bond buying program could potentially be announced, had a lot to do with the SNB's timing.
Not exact matches
Some lingering worries that European
Central Bank policymakers may signal a more cautious stance at a policy
meeting on Thursday also pulled the single currency lower, though some market analysts said it may have fallen too far.
NEW YORK, May 2 - The U.S. dollar held below 3 - 1 / 2 - month highs
on Wednesday as investors awaited the outcome of a Federal Reserve
meeting for indications
on the U.S.
central banks future interest rate path.
European bourses closed mostly lower
on Monday as investors reacted to fresh economic data and awaited an upcoming monetary policy
meeting from the European
Central Bank (ECB).
European stocks closed higher
on Wednesday afternoon as investors shifted their focus to the European
Central Bank's (ECB) upcoming
meeting.
Four unnamed ECB officials told Reuters
on Tuesday that the
central bank is getting ready to soften its stance
on monetary easing next week at a Governing Council
meeting.
The
central bank holds its next rate - setting
meeting on April 25.
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve will release the minutes from its mid-March
meeting, where the U.S.
central bank opted to leave interest rates unchanged while hinting that future hikes could come later this year.
As the market waits with baited breath for any news
on the Federal Reserve's impending interest rate hike, investors will pore over Wednesday's release of minutes from the Fed's July
meeting to look for solid signs that the
central bank will raise rates in September.
As a result, primary dealers are the most influential non-governmental players in global financial markets, which is why they supposedly must
meet certain liquidity and quality requirements and provide
central banks with analysis and market intelligence
on the state of the worldwide markets.
The
Central Bank of Russia is scheduled to have a monetary policy
meeting on Friday.
Sources close to Promsvyazbank told Reuters an agreement was reached late
on Thursday night at a
meeting between Promsvyazbank «s co-owner and chairman, Dmitry Ananyev, and
central bank governor Elvira Nabiullina.
FRANKFURT - The European
Central Bank publishes the accounts of the policy
meeting of the Governing Council held
on March 7 - 8 - 1130 GMT.
LONDON, March 19 - Gold touched its lowest in more than two weeks
on Monday as markets remained nervous ahead of a U.S.
central bank meeting that could raise interest rates and signal three more increases this year.
On Thursday, the European
Central Bank released the minutes of its latest monetary policy
meeting.
European stocks closed litte changed
on Friday as investors digested fresh economic data, eyed a G - 20
meeting in Hamburg and continued to mull the possible end of monetary stimulus from
central banks.
The
central bank starts a two - day
meeting later
on Tuesday and there is intense speculation
on whether it will drop a commitment to keeping rates near zero for a «considerable time.»
In this week's Trader Poll, tell us what the European
Central Bank will do when it
meets on Thursday.
Chinese finance minister Lou Jiwei told the
meeting he expects the country's economy to grow at about 7 % pace for the next four or five years, according to an account
on the
central bank's website.
But weak data suggests there will be no change to interest rates announced at the end of the
central bank's
meeting on Thursday.
However following the latest
meeting, when the Fed decided to hold rates
on rising concerns about the global economy, analysts increasingly expect the
central bank to delay a hike until next year.
«Greek people are hereby asked to decide whether they accept a draft agreement document submitted by the European Commission, the European
Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund, at the Eurogroup
meeting held
on June 25.»
The European
Central Bank, which supervises commercial banks in the eurozone, is considering opening an inquiry into whether HNA meets the criteria for large bank shareholders, according to two people with knowledge of discussions who were not authorized to speak on the rec
Bank, which supervises commercial
banks in the eurozone, is considering opening an inquiry into whether HNA
meets the criteria for large
bank shareholders, according to two people with knowledge of discussions who were not authorized to speak on the rec
bank shareholders, according to two people with knowledge of discussions who were not authorized to speak
on the record.
FSB publishes Chair's letter to G20 Finance Ministers and
Central Bank Governors ahead of their
meeting in Buenos Aires
on 19 - 20 March.
On the other side, there were enough positive indicators to keep a September tightening in play, even as Wall Street looks more seriously at the possibility of a Fed move in October or at the
central bank's last
meeting of the year, in December.
The
central bank might drop a hint
on the timing of a move after Fed officials wrap up a big
meeting on Wednesday.Read: Fed watchers debate timing of taper.
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) today published a letter from FSB Chair Mark Carney to G20 Finance Ministers and
Central Bank Governors ahead of their
meetings in Buenos Aires
on 19 - 20 March.
The report was hotly anticipated, mainly because it represents the last major piece of economic evidence the
central bank will have
on hand before its long - awaited
meeting on Sept. 16 and 17.
The co-CIO of PIMCO appeared
on Bloomberg TV's «In the Loop» Thursday and said Draghi, head of the European
Central Bank, should have offered concrete policy steps at Thursday's ECB policy
meeting.
Minutes from the Fed's June
meeting were released earlier
on Wednesday, and revealed that about half of the officials thought the
central bank could end its stimulus program by the end of the year.
Norges
Bank Investment Management, a division of Norges Bank, the central bank of the Government of Norway, P.O. Box 1179 Sentrum, 0107 Oslo, Norway, which held on November 22, 2011, shares of common stock having a market value of at least $ 2,000, intends to submit a resolution to stockholders for approval at the annual meet
Bank Investment Management, a division of Norges
Bank, the central bank of the Government of Norway, P.O. Box 1179 Sentrum, 0107 Oslo, Norway, which held on November 22, 2011, shares of common stock having a market value of at least $ 2,000, intends to submit a resolution to stockholders for approval at the annual meet
Bank, the
central bank of the Government of Norway, P.O. Box 1179 Sentrum, 0107 Oslo, Norway, which held on November 22, 2011, shares of common stock having a market value of at least $ 2,000, intends to submit a resolution to stockholders for approval at the annual meet
bank of the Government of Norway, P.O. Box 1179 Sentrum, 0107 Oslo, Norway, which held
on November 22, 2011, shares of common stock having a market value of at least $ 2,000, intends to submit a resolution to stockholders for approval at the annual
meeting.
All eyes are now
on the Federal Reserve and especially the
central bank's monetary statement, with all signs pointing to a rate hike at tomorrow's
meeting...
A two - day Federal Reserve policy
meeting ended Wednesday with no change in rates, as expected, while the U.S.
central bank said inflation had «moved close» to its target, leaving it
on track to raise borrowing costs in June.
The Canadian dollar had already been coming off the boil in the wake of the April BoC policy
meeting, as the statement indicated that the
central bank would maintain its cautious stance
on future policy changes, which remain data dependent.
The US Dollar is holding
on to and even edging out some gains ahead of the Fed
meeting tonight where no change in interest rates is expected, but the
central bank's statement will be scoured for clues
on future rate hikes.
On September 2nd, the Department of Finance announced that there would be a telephone briefing on the upcoming meeting of G - 7 and G - 8 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors on September 6t
On September 2nd, the Department of Finance announced that there would be a telephone briefing
on the upcoming meeting of G - 7 and G - 8 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors on September 6t
on the upcoming
meeting of G - 7 and G - 8 Finance Ministers and
Central Bank Governors
on September 6t
on September 6th.
A few different outlook indicators could inform the
central bank's decision making before their policy
meeting on April 18.
The Fed policy
meeting ended with no change, as expected, while the
central bank expressed confidence a recent rise in inflation to near target would be sustained, leaving it
on track to raise borrowing costs in June.
Regular Committee
meetings are held
on the occasion of four of the bimonthly
meetings of Governors of BIS member
central banks.
NEW YORK (Reuters)- The Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates when it
meets this week, but the U.S.
central bank will include «hawkish no - hike language,» Jeffrey Gundlach, chief executive of DoubleLine Capital, said
on Monday.
I agree that
central bank solvency is superficial unless the government insists
on receiving a given level of income from the
central bank, and the
central bank is trying to
meet some fixed price level or inflation target.
On Monday, the European
Central Bank will
meet to discuss the emergency liquidity provided to Greek
banks (which is currently capped, forcing capital controls to be imposed a week ago).
As the next European
Central Bank (ECB) policy setting meeting approaches on January 22, we think the odds are high that the central bank will be the last major entrant into the quantitative easing (QE
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Bank (ECB) policy setting
meeting approaches
on January 22, we think the odds are high that the
central bank will be the last major entrant into the quantitative easing (QE
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bank will be the last major entrant into the quantitative easing (QE) game.
The timing of Bernanke's easing raises the stakes for the Fed's four remaining policy
meetings this year as investors focus
on whether the
central bank will provide stimulus for 2013 to help the economy overcome the impact of the fiscal tightening due to take hold in January, said Vincent Reinhart, chief U.S. economist at Morgan Stanley.
The governing council of the European
Central Bank next
meets on October 4 for non-monetary measures followed by the monetary - policy
meeting on October 26.
The Federal Reserve is
meeting later this month, and with inflation below its targeted 2 percent, all eyes will be
on how the US
central bank chalks out its asset - sale program.
The European
Central Bank will hold its monetary
meeting on Thursday, and the financial world will be watching closely...
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bank meetings will trigger the USDCAD to move sharply and you can expect high levels of volatility when for example, the press conference
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Bank of Canada is taking place.