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Japan CPI and Retail Sales Fall


"Japan’s Core Consumer Price Index declined 0.1 % The figure came after Tokyo’s CPI 0.4% decline a month earlier. Coupled with a 1.2% drop in Retail Sales due to a strong yen that makes Jap..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2012-01-27 14:16
Taggar: bank, cpi, currency, economy, price index, retail sales

Inflation Moderating Around The World


"By Sam Mattera Benzinga Guest Writer On Friday, the Canadian consumer price index printed at less than expected, coming in at negative 0.6% against an anticipated drop of 0.1%. The prior month’s..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2012-01-20 21:02
Taggar: cpi, inflation, price index

First Filipino Interest Rate Cut Since July 2009


"The Monetary Board at Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas cut its key overnight borrowing and lending rates by 25 basis points to 4.25% and 6.25%, respectively.  A statement from central bank officials f..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2012-01-19 17:06
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, point, rate

A Second Romanian Interest Rate Cut


"The National Bank of Romania Board members have sliced the monetary policy reference rate to 5.75% from 6.0% but left reserve requirements unchanged.  This second reduction following a similar 25..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2012-01-05 17:20
Taggar: bank, cpi, financial, inflation, market, point, rate

Colombian Central Bank Rate Kept at 4.75% as Expected


"Speaking about downside risks stemming from Europe and predicting that Colombian CPI inflation will fall below 4% this year on a December-over-December basis, the authorities at the Central Bank of th..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-12-16 01:50
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, point, rate

AUD and CAD take different routes


"Governor Carney did what was expected and kept Canadian rates on hold (+1%) this morning. The accompanying statement was a tad surprising, less dovish than expected. The fact that the Bank mentioned t..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-12-06 20:58
Taggar: bank, cpi, currencies, rate

EUR/USD Declines Further, Loses Downward Momentum


"EUR/USD extended its downfall today as yield on sovereign bonds of the European Union nations continued to rise. The currency pair is currently rising and has potent..."

Blog: Forex Blog, Forex Trading Information
Tidsstämpel: 2011-11-16 18:57
Taggar: cpi, currency, currency pair, inflation

Bank of Canada Quarterly Monetary Policy Report


"The October Report contains more detailed information than was included in Tuesday’s statement following a decision to leave the Bank of Canada’s overnight target rate unchanged at 1.0%, i..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-10-26 19:12
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, rate, report

Bank of England Struggles With Slow Growth, Rising Inflation


"The Bank of England and Governor Mervyn King face a desperate dilemma ? allow the economy to continue its downward path, or attempt to boost growth through further quantitative easing. The catch of co..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-10-18 22:55
Taggar: bank, cpi, economy, inflation, price index, rate

Chilean Monetary Policy on Hold


"The Central Bank of Chile released a guarded statement after policymakers left steady the 5.25% benchmark interest rate, Latin America’s third highest after Brazil and Argentina.  Officials..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-10-14 14:03
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, rate

Selected Comparative Economic Indicators


"The table below compares the latest U.S., euro zone, Japanese and British estimated unemployment rates and on-year percentage changes of industrial production, retail sales, real GDP, and CPI inflatio..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-10-12 17:37
Taggar: cpi, employment, industrial production, inflation, rate, retail sales

EURO Liquidation To Continue


"The market is trying to get through month and quarter end without giving up too much. Some price action is unexplainable others justifiable, but whatever, liquidity and pricing remains an issue. Data..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-09-30 12:34
Taggar: cpi, market, report

ECB September Press Conference Unveils Modifications


"The Governing Council voted unanimously not to change its three key rates, a 1.5% refinancing rate flanked by a 0.75% deposit rate and a 2.25% marginal lending rate.  New and lower staff macroeco..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-09-08 15:47
Taggar: cpi, margin, rate

Bank of Japan Leaves Policy Unchanged


"The Policy Board as expected announced no further policy changes after this month?s meeting.  The vote was unanimous.  A statement released on the central bank web site projects a moderate r..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-09-07 06:06
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, rate

Canadian Dollar Finds Support in Forex Trading


"Loonie higher in currency tradingThe Canadian dollar is finding some support in forex trading today, after some period of weakness on the currency market. Today's cautious foray into risk is benefitin..."

Trifecta of US Data


"What have we got this morning that going to keep us from falling into another stupor? A trifecta of US data. The markets gets to be updated on the US manufacturing outlook, employment and CPI. Consens..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-08-18 12:13
Taggar: cpi, employment, market, report

UK Inflation Jumps to 4.4%


"The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) used by the UK to measure inflation, rose from 4.2 percent in June to 4.4 percent in July. This forced Bank of England Governor Mervyn King to once again provide a lett..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-08-16 22:44
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation

Next Week


"An Icelandic interest rate policy meeting is scheduled next week in Iceland, and minutes from this month’s Australian and British policy meetings will be published.  Federal Reserve officia..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-08-13 03:42
Taggar: cpi, rate, report

Indonesia Reference Interest Rate Unchanged


"It’s no surprise that Bank Indonesia’s key monetary policy rate will remain at 6.75% following this month’s policy meeting.  Officials have shown no urgency to tighten policy, l..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-08-09 15:55
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, rate

Reserve Bank of Australia Rate Decision Preview


"No rate hike is likely this month despite higher-than-expected consumer and producer price inflation last quarter.  The Policy Board in early July had flagged the CPI results as a key guide to fu..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-08-01 18:41
Taggar: cpi, inflation, rate

Bank of Korea Holds Policy Steady


"South Korea’s base rRate, which underwent five 25-basis point hikes previously between July 2010 and June 2011, was left at 3.25% this month.   A new statement from officials expresses..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-07-14 16:29
Taggar: cpi, inflation, point, rate

Romanian Monetary Policy Kept Unchanged


"Romania’s monetary policy rate has been 6.25% since May 2010 and will remain at that level until at least the next meeting on August 3.  The central bank has not yet begun tightening, even..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-06-29 16:32
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, rate

Key Bank of Israel Interest Rate Not Changed


"In leaving monetary policy unchanged for the coming month, a statement from the Bank of Israel made the following points: The key rate was raised from 2.0% to 3.25% between late January and late May..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-06-27 18:27
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, point, rate

Czech Monetary Policy Unchanged


"The Czech Central Bank Board reaffirmed the 0.75% level on its key two-week repurchase rate.  Eight reductions from August 2008 to May 2010 totaled 300 basis points.  The last cut from 1.0%..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-06-23 16:24
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, point, rate

Sri Lankan Monetary Policy Unchanged


"Sri Lanka’s Monetary Board left its 7.0% repurchase rate and 8.5% reverse repo rate unchanged at a fifth consecutive monthly meeting.  Rates have not begun to rise.  In January, such w..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-06-14 16:42
Taggar: cpi, inflation, point, rate

U.S. Dollar Moves Lower in Forex Trading


"Greenback in currency tradingThe U.S. dollar is moving lower in forex trading on the currency market as risk appetite rises. During the Asian and European sessions, the greenback was higher in currenc..."

Another Earthquake Strikes New Zealand


"Interest rate hike for kiwi likely pushed backMany forex traders have been hoping for an interest rate hike for New Zealand, but that is unlikely, given that there has been another earthquake in Chris..."

Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-06-13 10:00
Taggar: cpi, currencies, dollar, forex, forex trade, forex trading, fx market, gold, kiwi, market, rate, trading

Peruvian Monetary Tightening Paused This Month at 4.25%


"The Central Reserve Bank of Peru did not implement an eleventh rate hike since May 2010 today, fooling analysts.  A statement today seized upon a drop of CPI inflation to 3.1% last month from 3.4..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-06-10 14:22
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, rate

ECB Invokes Strong Vigilance to Achieve Medium-Term Price Target and Anchor Expected Inflation


"A statement from the ECB signals a likely increase of interest rates next month.  Sufficient justification for a second tightening by July was provided by the Bank staff’s revised price and..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-06-09 16:41
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, rate

Loonie Falls as April Inflation Lower Than Expected


"The Canadian dollar lost ground following the Consumer Price Index (CPI) results for April showed a slowing in inflation. The decline in CPI means the Bank of Canada could delay interest rate hikes an..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-05-20 13:54
Taggar: bank, cpi, dollar, inflation, loonie, price index, rate

US Consumer Sentiment Improves, EUR/USD Erases Gains


"EUR/USD surged today on the positive economic data from Europe, but quickly lost its gains. The US economy also showed robust growth as the reports about inflation and co..."

U.S. Inflation Numbers Help U.S. Dollar in Forex Trading


"Greenback in currency tradingU.S. inflation numbers came in higher than expected, continuing the data from yesterday that shows that something is happening with the economy. Retails sales were higher..."

Hungarian Monetary Policy Unchanged As Expected


"The two-week deposit rate of the Magyar Nemzeti Bank was left at 6.0%, the same result of the prior two meetings on February 21 and March 28, and a statement today made similar points as those from th..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-04-18 16:56
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, point, rate

Preview of Australian Rate Decision


"Officials of the Reserve Bank of Australia last raised their Official Cash Rate in November and are likely to keep such at 4.75% for a couple of additional months.  Minutes from the March RBA Boa..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-04-04 18:57
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, rate

Israeli Central Bank Interest Rate Lifted by 50 Basis Points


"The Bank of Israel implemented a third consecutive interest rate hike.  It was the ninth tightening since normalization began in August 2009 and the first one to exceed 25 basis point in size...."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-03-28 23:15
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, point, rate

No Change in Hungary?s Monetary Policy


"Magyar Nemzeti Bank officials decided to keep their base rate at 6.25%.  This is the same action as taken at the February meeting and follows three consecutive hikes of 25 basis points in Novembe..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-03-28 22:29
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, point, rate

Inflation in the U.S.


"Dollar lower in forex tradingInflation is making an appearance in the U.S. The largest month over month increase in inflation was seen in February, with a gain of 0.5 percent. Wages are lagging. This..."

Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-03-17 12:03
Taggar: cpi, currencies, dollar, economy, forex, forex trading, inflation, trading

Malaysian Monetary Policy Unchanged but Statement Warns on Inflation


"Bank Negara Malaysia kept its Overnight Policy Rate at 2.75%, the level since a 25-basis point hike last July.  There were also 25-bp increases in March and May of 2010.  On-year CPI inflati..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-03-11 15:52
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, point, rate

How To Trade The RBNZ Rate Decision


"FX360.com | The lack of U.S. economic data this morning has once again led to relatively quiet trading in the foreign exchange market. The lack of U.S. economic data this morning has once again led..."

Risk FX Consolidates But Wariness Remains


"FX360 | It?s been a very quiet night of consolidation in the currency markets with EUR/USD still pressured by concerns over periphery credit as it spent most of the night below the 1.3900 level while..."

Polish Monetary Policy Left Unchanged in Possible Close Call


"Narodowy Bank has implemented just one hike of its reference rate thus far, a 25-basis point increase on January 19 to 3.75%.  From June 2008 to November 2008, the rate had crested at 6.0%, still..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-03-02 17:46
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, point, rate

Russian Monetary Policy Tightened: Refi Rate and Reserve Requirement Both Raised


"Bank Rossii today escalated its attack on inflation.  Propelled mostly by higher food costs, the 12-month rate of CPI inflation had risen to 9.6% in January from 8.8% in December, 8.1% in Novembe..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-02-25 16:42
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, rate

Food, Energy Pushes US Consumer Prices Higher Than Forecast


"The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by more than expected in January according to data supplied by the US Labor Department. CPI rose by 0.4 percent compared to projections of 0.3 percent with higher f..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-02-17 15:51
Taggar: cpi, price index, report

EUR Bulls don?t? be Fooled


"These tight trading ranges has no one chasing their tail. The lack of new directional reasons has taken some of the punch out of the forex market. Bring back volatility, it?s always easier to justify..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-02-17 13:08
Taggar: cpi, dollar, forex, forex market, market, trading

Sterling Weakened After Release of Bank of England Report


"The pound fell 0.7% against the dollar, depressed by the Bank of England?s quarterly Inflation Report, which predicted sub-2% CPI inflation late next year if rates were to rise as markets are discount..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-02-16 17:47
Taggar: bank, cpi, dollar, inflation, market, pound, rate, report

King Says UK Inflation to Rise


"Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said that inflation will likely continue to rise during the first half of the year, but would fall back to an acceptable level beginning in the second half of 2011..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-02-16 16:27
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, price index

Very Busy Day


"Central bank decisions have been announced in Japan, Sweden and Turkey.  Euroland fourth-quarter GDP figures were weaker than forecast.  The United States released retail sales, import price..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-02-15 18:09
Taggar: bank, cpi, dollar, inflation, rate, report, retail sales

Reasons or Excuses to Own Some Dollars


"The reasons to own the dollar continues to pile like dirty laundry. Eventually you will have to deal with it. The buck, this morning, is broadly stronger against the rest of the world, as popular carr..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-02-11 13:17
Taggar: cpi, dollar

Rate Hike in Indonesia


"Bank Indonesia became one of the last Asian central banks to begin raising interest rates today with a hike of 25 basis points in its benchmark to 6.75%.  The move is being characterized as a pre..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-02-04 15:09
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, point, rate

Trichet?s Yada Yada to hurt the EURO


"Most of the EUR?s gain this week has come on the back of investors believing that the recent hawkish comments from Trichet warrant a Euro-zone rate hike sooner rather than later. The ECB is expected t..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-02-03 13:00
Taggar: cpi, market, rate

EURO inflation an opportunity to Sell


"Inflation still rising. Energy prices have pushed the flash Euro zone CPI to a 27-month high (+2.4%), dragging the EUR with it and making the bears nervous. Even with Trichet’s recent hawkish c..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-01-31 13:09
Taggar: bear, cpi, currency, economy, inflation, rate

A Third Hungarian Rate Hike with a Hint of More to Come


"Officials at Magyar Nemzeti Bank raised the Hungarian Base Rate by 25 basis points for a third straight month and suggested further increases could occur in the future.  A statement from the cent..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-01-24 17:03
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, point, rate

EUR short is a pain


"Stronger growth and softer inflation numbers can be a positive combination. So far, the market seems to be focusing on China?s surprising 4th Q GDP release (+9.8%, y/y), rather than the retreating hea..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2011-01-20 13:17
Taggar: cpi, inflation, market

Obama Halftime Report


"Aside from being the fiftieth anniversary of the Kennedy inaugural, today marks the midpoint of President Obama’s four-year term and thus a good time to compare the U.S. economic performance und..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-01-20 01:18
Taggar: cpi, economy, point

Central Bank of Chile Maintains 3.25% Monetary Policy Rate


"Chile’s central bank ended a string of seven consecutive monthly interest rate hikes totaling 275 basis points to 3.25%.  Some analysts had projected an eighth consecutive increase after ne..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-01-14 03:57
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, point, rate

ECB Monitoring Inflation More Closely


"The ECB did not let above-target CPI inflation for the first time since November 2008 go unanswered. By unanimous vote, they inserted the following language into their press conference statement: We s..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-01-13 16:54
Taggar: cpi, inflation

No Change in National Bank of Romania?s 6.25% Monetary Policy Rate


"Romania’s monetary policy is hand-cuffed by the conflicting problems of disappointingly low economic growth, much higher-than-targeted CPI inflation, and deficient private-sector credit growth.&..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2011-01-05 18:14
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, point, rate

EUR/USD Declines as Spain?s Credit Rating May Be Downgraded


"EUR/USD fell today as Moody’s Investors Service said that Spain?s debt rating may be downgraded. There were plenty of reports from the US today and they showed a mixed p..."

Blog: Forex Blog, Forex Trading Information
Tidsstämpel: 2010-12-15 17:39
Taggar: cpi, report

Derail the Dollar for the rest of December


"There are a couple of events this week that may be expected to derail the dollar. On Wednesday, the market could be exposed to a soft US CPI headline and a new record low in core-CPI. Tomorrow, we sho..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-12-13 13:05
Taggar: cpi, dollar, market

Bank of England Holds Rates at 0.5%


"The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to maintain interest rates at 0.5 percent and offered no information on an extension of its earlier Quantitative Easing spending p..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-12-09 16:11
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, rate

No Change in Indonesian Key Interest Rate


"The benchmark interest rate of Bank Indonesia has been at 6.5% since a 25-basis point cut in August 2009, which culminated a nine-move, 300 basis point reduction begun in December 2008.  Bank Ind..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-12-03 00:14
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, point, rate

Polish Reference Rate Kept Steady


"Narodowy Bank’s seven-day repo rate has been 3.5% since June 2009 and will remain there even though CPI inflation moved up from the targeted 2.5% in September to 2.8% in October.  That was..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-11-23 16:58
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, rate

Focus on China and Bernanke


"The People’s Bank of China raised reserve requirements for the fifth time in 2010.  The requirement for big banks will climb another 50 basis points to 18.5% effective November 29.  Th..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-11-19 14:07
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, point

UK Inflation Jumps to 3.2%


"October’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) remained well above the target rate of 2 percent in October to an annualized rate of 3.2 percent. In his letter to the Chancellor explaining why inflation re..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-11-16 16:06
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, price index, rate

Relentless Concern about Advanced Economies


"The take-no-prisoners angered folk of the U.S. Republican Party have turned their sights on the Bernanke-led Federal Reserve.  QE2 has been associated with rising long-term interest rates, not th..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-11-16 14:36
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, rate

Bank of Japan Fleshes Out Details of Asset Purchase Program


"The Bank of Japan held a single-day meeting lasting four hours and 26 minutes in which details were unveiled of the asset purchase program.  A unanimous 9-0 decision was made to keep virtual zero..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-10-28 15:04
Taggar: bank, cpi, rate

Hungarian Base Rate Held Steady at 5.25% as Expected


"The Magyar Nemzeti Bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged for a sixth consecutive monthly meeting citing the prolonged period of sub-trend economic activity and an uncertain inflation outlook..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-10-25 16:46
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, point, rate

CAD CPI in agreement with BoC revised forecast


"There were no surprises in this morning?s data, inflation remains subdued, albeit in a slightly stronger month over month pace in non-seasonally adjusted terms (+0.2% vs. -0.1%), in part due to the we..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-10-22 15:17
Taggar: cpi, inflation, report

US Consumer Prices Up 0.1 Percent


"The US Labor Department said today that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.1 percent in September compared to 0.3 percent in August. Predictions had been for an increase of 2 to 3 percent. Outside..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-10-15 15:30
Taggar: cpi, price index

Bank of Korea Fails to Raise Key Interest Rate


"For a third straight monthly meeting, the seven-day repo rate was left at 2.25%.  This decision was made in the face of an increasing risk factor from the volatility of exchange rates.  That..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-10-14 14:25
Taggar: cpi, inflation, rate

UK Inflation Holds Steady at 3.1%


"The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) results which show that growth remained unchanged in September at 3.1 percent. The Retail Prices Index, which in..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-10-12 15:02
Taggar: cpi, price index

Bank of Mexico Overnight Rate Left at 4.5%


"Mexico’s benchmark interest rate will remain at 4.5%, which it has been since July 2009.  The decision not to raise the rate from its nearly 7-year low had been expected by analysts and was..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-09-24 23:32
Taggar: cpi, inflation, point, rate

Subdued Canadian Inflation


"Canadian CPI inflation slid a tenth to 1.7% last month and has been lower than the 2.0% target since December 2008.  Between August 2009 and August 2010, energy prices advanced 5.0% and all other..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-09-21 14:04
Taggar: cpi, inflation

EUR/USD Fluctuates on Mixed Economic Reports from US


"EUR/USD currency pair moves up and down today as economic data from the US was mixed. Consumer price index grew more than predicted but preliminary report about the Reuters/Univers..."

A 30-Year-Long Trend of U.S. Disinflation


"U.S. CPI inflation peaked at the cusp between the Carter and Reagan administrations some thirty years ago.  Each U.S. presidential administration since Carter has experienced less inflation than..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-09-17 16:00
Taggar: cpi, inflation

UK Inflation Unchanged at 3.1%


"The UK Consumer Price Index (CPI) remained unchanged at 3.1 percent in August according to the Office for National Statistics. The result breaks a three-month pattern of falling CPI but remains well a..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-09-14 15:08
Taggar: bank, cpi, price index, rate

Outlook for JPY, GBP, EUR, USD


"I was on the Business News Network this morning talking about today’s developments including the Japanese elections, the prospect of intervention, the UK CPI numbers, the reason why euro is weak..."

Blog: Kathy Lien - Forex Blog - Currency Research
Tidsstämpel: 2010-09-14 15:04
Taggar: cpi, retail sales

A Fifth Peruvian Central Bank Rate Hike


"The Central Reserve Bank of Peru’s policy interest rate was lifted by 50 basis points to 3.0% as expected.  Five straight monthly increases total 175 bps, reversing a third of the cumulativ..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-09-11 04:05
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, point, rate

Philippines? Central Bank Rates Unchanged


"The overnight borrowing rate of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas will remain at 4.0% as analysts expected.  A fairly sanguine statement released today by officials called monetary policy settings, whi..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-26 13:43
Taggar: cpi, inflation, rate

Mexican and Colombian Key Interest Rates Unchanged After August 20th Policy Meetings


"Mexico’s overnight central bank interest rate was held at 4.5%, the setting since July 2009, as was expected.  GDP advanced 7.6% in the year to 2Q10, while CPI inflation had an on-year 3.6%..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-24 16:01
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, rate

July UK inflation slows


"UK inflation eased to 3.1% in July from 3.2% in June, the third month in a row that prices have risen more slowly. However, the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) is still well above the Bank of England̵..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-17 14:41
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, rate

Risk Aversion full steam ahead without the Yen


"Traders are getting that stale taste in their mouth again. Investor aversion to risk and low liquidity has increased demand especially for the CHF this morning. With weaker global bourses and general..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-16 12:17
Taggar: cpi, inflation, rate, trading

Sterling Falls in Forex Trading as BOE Revises Forecast


"U.K. pound in currency tradingThe U.K. pound is lower in currency trading on the FX market this morning, thanks to the latest economic news out of Britain. Sterling is down in forex trading as the Ban..."

BoE hold firm at +0.5%


"The Bank of England has voted to keep interest rates on hold at 0.5% amid concerns over the strength of the economic recovery. The decision by the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) means ra..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-05 14:29
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, rate

Aussie Looks for 0.9000 in Forex Trading


"Currency trading with AUD/USDThe Australian dollar is looking to break through the 0.9000 level against the U.S. dollar in forex trading. Earlier today, the Aussie was the only currency able to gain a..."

Oil Prices Drop on Demand Concerns


"A weak CPI result in the US and continuing concern over Europe’s credit woes, pushed oil prices lower on Friday. U.S. crude for August fell 39 cents to $76.23 a barrel by 12.47 GMT, while London..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-07-16 15:21
Taggar: cpi, oil

US CPI Falls for Third Straight Month


"For the third straight month, the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell, declining 0.1 percent in June. Lower energy and food costs contributed to the loss. However, when removing volatile energy and foo..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-07-16 15:04
Taggar: cpi, inflation, price index

EUR stalking to pounce higher


"The majority will be surprised to see the EUR testing Friday?s highs again this morning, especially with the amount of negative EU copy being distributed since the weekend. EU fear mongering from inad..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-07-06 12:29
Taggar: cpi, currency

Bank Indonesia Kept Benchmark Interest Rate at 6.5%


"It came as no surprise that Indonesia’s key interest rate was held steady.  It’s been at 6.5% since August 2009 after nine consecutive monthly reductions totaling 300 basis points...."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-06-03 14:19
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, point, rate

Colombian Base Rate Remains at 3.0%


"The Colombian Central Bank of the Republic is keeping a 3.0% base rate.  In a newly released statement, officials attributed slightly higher CPI inflation of 2.0% in April to transitory special f..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-27 01:32
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, rate

Long-Term Slumps in Stock Prices


"In an update yesterday entitled U.S. Unemployment, CPI Inflation, Stock Prices and Fed Policy, I quantified several data trends, which make a rate increase by the Fed this year unlikely.  This po..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-20 19:19
Taggar: cpi, employment, inflation, rate

Inflation Round-Up


"A little more than a year has passed since the severest months of the world recession.  Commodity prices are higher now; gold and oil have climbed 31% and 22%, respectively.  But demand-pull..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-18 19:28
Taggar: cpi, gold, inflation, oil

Rising Food Prices Push UK Inflation to 3.7%


"A sharp increase in food prices pushed April’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) to 3.7 percent. This is well beyond the Bank of England’s target rate of 2.0 percent. According to the Office for..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-18 14:53
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, price index, rate

Brazilian Selic Rate Lifted for First Time Since September 2008


"COPOM, the monetary policy committee at the Central Bank of Brazil, raised its key Selic interest rate from a record low of 8.75% to 9.5%.  Analysts were unanimous in projecting an increase but s..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-29 02:12
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, point, rate

Another 25-Basis Point Hungarian Central Bank Rate Reduction


"The Magyar Nemzeti Bank implemented the 14th cut of its base rate since November 2008 and tenth since July 2009.  The decrease of 25 basis points to 5.25%matched expectations and was the fifth co..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-26 16:38
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, point, rate

UK INflation Rate Hits 3.4%


"The Office for National Statistics announced this morning that the UK inflation rate for March jumped to 3.4 percent from 3 percent the month before. The rise in inflation as measured by the Consumer..."

Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-20 14:56
Taggar: cpi, inflation, price index, rate

Swedish Riksbank Policy Remains on Hold


"Swedish central bank policymakers left their key repo rate at 0.25%, its level since July 2009, which was what analysts predicted.  They released new forecasts, cutting projected headline CPI inf..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-20 14:44
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, rate

Mexican Monetary Policy On Hold Since July 2009


"Bank of Mexico officials, who previously cut their benchmark interest rate in seven consecutive steps from 8.25% at end-2008 to 4.5% after last July’s meeting, left their accommodative policy on..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-16 00:05
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, rate

Czech National Bank: No Rate Change But More Dovish Bias


"The two-week repo rate was left at 1.0% by a 4-2 vote.  Unlike a unanimous decision on February 4 to keep policy stable, today’s meeting saw two policymakers dissent in favor of a 25-basis..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-25 17:40
Taggar: cpi, inflation, point, rate, visa

EUR/USD Continues to Fall Despite Lower CPI


"EUR/USD continued its decline today falling down to the weekly lows and then retracing back somewhat. The U.S. fundamentals remain rather weak and unsupporting for the..."

Blog: Forex Blog, Forex Trading Information
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-18 16:23
Taggar: cpi, currency, currency pair, dollar, market, trading

Bank of Israel Monetary Policy Left Unchanged


"A decision to leave the Bank of Israel’s key policy rate at 1.25% matched the market consensus.  A statement from officials mentioned lower-than-expected CPI inflation in both December and..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-22 20:55
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, market, rate

Key Mexican Interest Rate Left at 4.5% as Anticipated


"The Bank of Mexico’s key interbank interest rate has been 4.5% since last July 17th and will remain there at least another month in spite of a jump in CPI inflation last month to 4.5% and relate..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-19 01:33
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, rate

Sri Lankan Monetary Policy Stance Held Steady


"The Central Bank of Sri Lanka retained its repo and reverse repo rates of 7.5% and 9.75% for a third consecutive month.  Upwardly creeping CPI inflation is attributed to higher commodity prices a..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-16 18:16
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation, rate

Sterling Moves Higher in Currency Trading


"Forex trading with the U.K. poundThe sterling is moving higher in currency trading on the FX market today, thanks to a return to risk appetite. Yesterday, some of the risk currencies saw some positive..."

Korean Base Rate Stays at 2.0% as Expected


"The Bank of Korea again pledged to maintain its accommodative monetary policy stance “for the time being.”  An acceleration of CPI inflation to 3.1% in January from 2.4% in November i..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-11 15:01
Taggar: bank, cpi, inflation

No Change in Indonesian Monetary Policy


"Bank Indonesia’s key interest rate, which has been at 6.5% since a 25-basis point cut in August, was again left unchanged as expected.  A statement on the BI website projects a steadily imp..."

Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-04 17:04
Taggar: bank, cpi, economy, inflation, point, rate