BOJ to conduct unscheduled bond buying operation to tamp down rates

This comes as Japanese yields continue to nudge higher all through this week, with 10-year JGB yields touching 0.77% today: 10-year JGB yields (%) daily chart Since the BOJ allowed for yields to roam above the 0.50% mark, bond sellers haven’t really let up and I reckon that policymakers still want to manage expectations somewhat

Dollar Hits 6.5-Month High as Central Banks Adjust Rates By Investing.com

© Reuters. The dollar reached a 6.5-month peak on Thursday, September 21, 2023, after the U.S. Federal Reserve signaled a continuation of its restrictive policy, even as it held rates steady. This comes as the Swiss franc fell following the Swiss National Bank’s decision to maintain unchanged rates, marking the first time it has not

ECB’s Vujcic: As prices ease, 4% rates will be more restrictive

ECBs Vujcic is on the wires saying: As prices ease, the 4% rate will be more restrictive If outlook holds won’t need any more rate hike’s Latest hike puts us in a better position The EURUSD is trading at 1.0634. The low price today reached 1.0616 which was 6 pips short of the 38.2% retracement

BoE Hints at Peak Rates after Vote to Hold, GBP Offered

Bank of England Holds Interest Rates Steady at 5.25% The monetary policy committee narrowly decided to hold (5-4) Disinflation expected to continue but growth forecasts for H2 likely to be weaker BoE hints at a potential peak in interest rates as the bank stated it will be “sufficiently restrictive for sufficiently long” to get inflation

ECB to wait until at least Q3 2024 before cutting rates

Share: 41 of 70 economists polled by Reuters said that they expect the European Central Bank (ECB) to wait until at least the third quarter of 2024 before lowering rates. All 70 economists said they expect the ECB’s key deposit facility rate to remain unchanged at 4% through to year-end. Market reaction The

Russian rouble pares some gains after central bank hikes rates By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A view shows a Russian one rouble coin in front of a screen in this illustration picture taken August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/Illustration/File Photo By Alexander Marrow (Reuters) -The rouble strengthened on Friday but gave up some intraday gains after the Bank of Russia raised interest rates to 13%, a move