Sentences with phrase «surprise central bank decision»

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Macquarie Group client investment manager David Kiely provided a financial community primer for what not do to in public view when he clicked on an e-mail containing racy GQ photos of Kerr as his colleague Martin Lakos appeared Tuesday on the country's Seven Network TV, to discuss the central bank's surprise decision to keep interest rates unchanged.

Thursday's decision by the Swiss central bank to call time on its efforts to prevent the euro from trading below 1.20 francs was a huge surprise.

The decision by the SNB to call time on its efforts to prevent the euro from trading below 1.20 francs was a huge surprise and came amid mounting speculation that the European Central Bank will next week back a big stimulus program that will put more euros in circulation which would further dilute their value.

While a weaker yuan looked inevitable to Trinh, the central bank's decision to devalue the currency on Tuesday took markets by surprise — sparking a selloff in global equities and emerging - market currencies.