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MUFG expect the Bank of Japan to begin to tighten policy next week.
The Bank of Japan meet on March 18 and 19. Every meeting for the past two years or so has been eagerly awaited...
EUR/USD lingers around 1.0950, striving to uphold its recent advances
EUR/USD remains steady near 1.0950 during Thursday's Asian session, in an attempt to maintain gains from the prior session.
Ex-BOJ executive says once Bank abandons negative rate further moves will come very slowly
Former Bank of Japan executive Hideo Hayakawa spoke today, saying that Governor Ueda will not rush to normailise ultra-loos monetary policy. Hayakawa expects...
US retail sales data for February due Thursday – the ranges to watch
The consensus expectations are in the screenshot below. The ranges to watch:Retail Sales m/m 0.2% to 1.1%For the PPI y/y 1.1% to 1.2%and...
Taiwan Central Bank Governor concerned over electricity price inflation chain reaction
Taiwan Central Bank Governor in inflation: We are concerned potential electricity price hikes will result in a chain reaction effect on inflation expectationsWe'll...
Japanese Yen consolidates against USD as investors await BoJ policy move
The Japanese Yen (JPY) struggles to gain any meaningful traction during the Asian session on Thursday and remains confined in the previous day's...
Australian Dollar expands gains on hawkish RBA, ASX 200 declines on lower banking shares
The Australian Dollar (AUD) continues to advance for the second consecutive day on Thursday.
European Central Bank speakers on Thursday include Schnabel, Knot, de Cos, de Guindos
European Central Bank speakers ahead today:930 GMT / 0530 US Eastern time: Bank of Spain governor and ECB policymaker Pablo Hernandez de Cos...
PBoC sets USD/CNY reference rate at 7.0974 vs. 7.0930 previous
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) set the USD/CNY central rate for the trading session ahead on Thursday at 7.0974 as compared to...
PBOC sets USD/ CNY central rate at 7.0974 (vs. estimate at 7.1875)
The People's Bank of China set the onshore yuan (CNY) reference rate for the trading session ahead.USD/CNY is the onshore yuan. Its permitted...
