UK Data Response Bank of England Inflation Report (February) The distinctly dovish tone of the Bank of England’s February Inflation Report begs the question of why the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) did not implement a further extension of its quantitative... 10th February 2010 · 1 min read
UK Economics Update Is it the stocks or flows of QE that matter? The MPC’s decision to pause its quantitative easing (QE) programme has intensified the debate about whether it is the stocks or flows of asset purchases that matter most for the economy. The answer is... 8th February 2010 · 1 min read
Europe Economics Update ECB rate hikes still a very distant prospect The ECB is set to announce further plans to phase out unconventional policy support after its meeting next month. But with the Bank’s call for fiscal consolidation highlighting the downward pressure... 4th February 2010 · 1 min read
UK Economics Update MPC halts QE for now, but may have more work to do The Monetary Policy Committee’s decision not to extend its quantitative easing programme further this month does not necessarily mark the end of its extraordinary efforts to support the economy. And... 4th February 2010 · 1 min read
UK Economics Update MPC halts QE for now, but may have more work to do The Monetary Policy Committee’s decision not to extend its quantitative easing programme further this month does not necessarily mark the end of its extraordinary efforts to support the economy. And... 4th February 2010 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Indonesia set to stay on hold for longer Bank Indonesia (BI) left its policy rate at 6.5% today, as expected, and kept its neutral bias. The economic upswing should continue while annual inflation will probably stay below the 6% ceiling. We... 4th February 2010 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Economics Update Romania: interest rates cut again, but recovery to disappoint This morning’s decision by the National Bank of Romania (NBR) to cut interest rates by 50bps to 7% is testament to the more stable political outlook that has emerged since the end of last year. With... 3rd February 2010 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Pakistan set to stay on prolonged hold The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), as expected, left policy rates unchanged at 12.50% over the weekend. We forecast that rates will stay on hold this year, before rising in 2011. The economy should... 1st February 2010 · 1 min read
ECB Watch Benign inflation outlook to keep rates on hold The ECB meeting on February 4th is likely to be uneventful, with interest rates on hold and no significant change to existing plans to gradually phase out unconventional support for the banking sector... 28th January 2010 · 1 min read
BoE Watch MPC to pause, for now The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) faces a particularly tricky task when it meets this month. On the one hand, the economy only just limped out of recession at the end of last year. But on the other... 28th January 2010 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Philippine rate hike draws closer The Philippine central bank (BSP) today left its key policy rate unchanged at 4.0%, as expected, but also began to unwind some of the liquidity support put in place during the global crisis. We still... 28th January 2010 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update New Zealand still set to hike from mid-year The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) as expected left its cash rate unchanged at 2.5% overnight and, crucially, retained its commitment to start lifting rates from around the middle of this year... 28th January 2010 · 1 min read
Asia Economics Update Malaysia set to stay in the slow lane Bank Negara (BNM) left policy rates unchanged today at 2.00%, as expected. There were no surprises in the policy statement which pointed to rates remaining on hold for a while. Malaysia’s recovery is... 26th January 2010 · 1 min read
Emerging Europe Economics Update Hungary: slower pace of easing, but rates to fall further This afternoon’s decision by the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) to cut interest rates by 25bps to 6% suggests that policymakers will now cut rates at a slower pace than we previously thought... 25th January 2010 · 1 min read
