Submitted Dec 14, 2021|From econoday.com

To say that the BoE MPC’s November decision came as a surprise to financial markets would be to put it mildly. A succession of hawkish comments from the central bank in the run-up to the announcement had left investors convinced that a hike in Bank ...

Submitted Dec 13, 2021|From econoday.com

Thursday’s ECB announcement will be dissected not so much for what it has to say about what happens to monetary policy now, but rather for clues about the central bank’s plans for next year. For the time being, policy is on hold and there is minimal ...

Submitted Dec 13, 2021|From econoday.com

Thursday’s SNB Monetary Policy Assessment (MPA) is widely expected to produce another vote for no change. Since the September meeting, inflation has crept back above the 1 percent mark but remains low and well short of the near-2 percent mark ...

Submitted Nov 2, 2021|From econoday.com

In sharp contrast to September’s BoE MPC meeting, financial markets now seem convinced that Bank Rate will be hiked at least once, if not twice, before the end of the year. Indeed, the market consensus is a 15 basis point increase to 0.25 percent at ...