Tag Archives: ECB
FI Eye-Opener: German growth stalling?
Bond yields edged slightly lower yesterday on equity weakness and poor Euro-zone economic data, but trading volumes remained low.
The Global Macro Pulse
The USD started the week on a stronger footing as the US 10y yield opened 1.6bps higher to 2.656%.
FI Eye-Opener: Risk-free no more – soon also officially?
German bond yields edged lower on Friday in low-volume trading, as the US markets were on holiday.
ECB Coeure: Rates To Stay Low For Long Period
European Central Bank Executive Board member Benoit Coeure said Sunday that key ECB rates would remain “very close to zero” for a prolonged period,
ECB Noyer: Weak Monetary Policy Impact On Inflation Surprising
European Central Bank Governing Council member Christian Noyer said Saturday that while it was “very exaggerated” to talk about deflation in the Eurozone,
Weekly Report
Traders continue betting on lower RBA rates before the year-end The RBA kept its cash rate unchanged at the historical low of 2.50% as widely expected.
FI Eye-Opener: Absent inflation pressures still supportive of bonds
Bonds initially took a beating yesterday after strong gains in US payrolls (see more below), but the moves moderated later.
Markets After ECB & NFP
The overnight market sentiment was positive; US equity indices reached their all-time highs as NFP number turned out to be much better
Financial Markets Wrap – June: Janet Says Jump, Markets Say How High
– The European Central Bank unleashes a policy blitz in effort to stave off the spectre of deflation.
ECB: Draghi’s soft touch
Details on the upcoming refinancing operations and changes to the meeting schedule gave some colour to an unchanged monetary policy assessment.
Daily FX Update
Leading into the U.S. holiday weekend markets are looking towards the ECB press conference and the release of U.S. employment for direction.
ECB Preview: Calm after the storm
Today’s ECB meeting should not be a reason for anyone to postpone vacation plans or