Posts Tagged ‘Policy’
Team Macro Man apologise for the lack of service recently. Last week saw their technical pullback first get Apple’d and then FED’d. And though there were glimmers of the technical turn, it looks as though it has morphed into a “technical pause”. Despite the fizzling out of yesterday’s Euro summit there has been little sell-off [...]
“It is no crime to be ignorant of economics, which is, after all, a specialized discipline and one that most people consider to be a ‘dismal science.’ But it is totally irresponsible to have a loud and vociferous opinion on economic subjects while remaining in this state of ignorance.”
- Murray Rothbard
I keep trying to find [...]
London Gold Market Report
from Ben Traynor
BullionVault
Wednesday 25 January 2012, 08:30 EST
SPOT MARKET gold bullion prices dropped to $1653 an ounce Wednesday morning London time – down 1.7% from Monday’s high – while stock markets, commodities and the Euro all slid and US Treasuries gained after the head of the International Monetary Fund suggested the European Central [...]
The past week in monetary policy saw interest rate decisions announced by 8 central banks, with 4 of those announcing interest rate cuts, reflecting the ongoing European sovereign debt crisis and slowing global growth. Those announcing interest rate cuts were Brazil -50bps to 10.50%, Georgia -25bps to 6.50%, Philippines -25bps to 4.25%, and Serbia -25bps [...]
The past week in monetary policy saw interest rate decisions announced by 11 central banks, with just one announcing a change in rates (Chile -25bps to 5.00%). Those that held rates unchanged were: Sri Lanka 7.00%, Poland 4.50%, Kenya 18.00%, the EU 1.00%, UK 0.50%, Indonesia 6.00%, South Korea 3.25%, Mozambique 15.00%, Peru 4.25%, and [...]
The past week in central banking and monetary policy was relatively quiet, with just 5 central banks announcing interest rate decisions. Those changing interest rate settings were: Romania -25bps to 5.75%, Bangladesh +50bps to 7.75%, and Cape Verde +150bps to 5.75%. Those that held rates unchanged were Uganda at 23.00%, and Trinidad & Tobago at [...]
The past week in monetary policy saw 8 interest rate changes announced among the 12 central banks that met to review policy settings. Of those changing interest rates, those that increased rates were: Uganda +300bps to 23.00%, Kenya +550bps to 16.50%, and Iceland +25bps to 4.75%. Meanwhile those that cut rates were: Australia -25bps to [...]
The past week in monetary policy saw 15 central banks announce interest rate decisions. Those that increased interest rates were: India +25bps to 8.50%, and Mongolia +50bps to 12.25%, while those that decreased interest rates were: The Gambia -100bps to 14.00%, Sierra Leone -300bps to 20.00%, and Georgia -25bps to 7.25%. Also announced was Angola’s [...]
The past week in monetary policy saw interest rate decisions announced by 7 central banks. The only bank to announce a change to its main monetary policy interest rate was the Banco Central do Brasil, which cut its interest rate by another 50 basis points to 11.50%. Meanwhile the other central banks held their key [...]
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas kept its overnight borrowing rate unchanged at 4.50% and the overnight lending rate at 6.50%, and kept reserve requirements unchanged at 21%. The Bank said: “The Monetary Board’s assessment of a manageable inflation environment and subdued economic conditions continues to support current monetary policy settings. Latest average baseline forecasts show a lower [...]
