Nomura economists Josie Anderson, George Buckley, Andrzej Szczepaniak and David Seif note that Norges Bank kept its policy rate at 4.25% in June but delivered hawkish guidance and a higher rate path.
The European Central Bank (ECB) remains committed to maintaining a restrictive monetary policy stance in order to contain the inflationary impact of the energy shock, even under a milder economic scenario, according to Chief Economist Philip Lane comments reported by Reuters.
According to a report from the US Department of Labour (DOL) released on Thursday, the number of US citizens submitting new applications for unemployment insurance shrank to 226K for the week ending June 13.
Nomura reports that the Swiss National Bank kept its policy rate at 0.00% in June and reiterated an increased willingness to intervene in FX markets if necessary to curb Swiss Franc strength.
Deutsche Bank’s Chief UK Economist Sanjay Raja notes that the Bank of England kept Bank Rate at 3.75%, matching their expectations. He highlights a more divided MPC on paper but a stronger consensus to hold rates, citing improved data, lower wage and price inflation, and an Iran/US deal.
BNY’s Bob Savage observes that recent ECB hikes have found few followers among other European central banks, with the BoE, SNB, Norges Bank and Riksbank all on hold. Inflation concerns remain largely domestic, while markets continue to price downside growth risks in the Euro area.
Brown Brothers Harriman notes Norges Bank kept its policy rate at 4.25% but delivered a hawkish hold by reinforcing guidance for another hike at an upcoming meeting.
Brown Brothers Harriman reports the Swiss National Bank left its policy rate at 0.00% for a fourth meeting, characterizing the decision as a neutral hold.
ING’s Chris Turner expects the Bank of England to leave policy unchanged in a 7–2 vote while sounding hawkish, but ultimately sees UK inflation peaking near 3.5% later this year without triggering tightening.
Swiss National Bank governing board member Petra Tschudin said at the post-monetary policy assessment press conference on Thursday that the “economic activity in Switzerland is resilient, with solid GDP growth in the first quarter.
Swiss National Bank (SNB) Vice Chairman Antoine Martinis is speaking at the press conference following the June monetary policy assessment, in which the central bank held interest rates unchanged at 0%.
Swiss National Bank (SNB) Chairman Martin Schlegel is addressing the press conference post the June monetary policy assessment, in which the central bank held interest rates unchanged at 0%.
The Swiss National Bank (SNB), as widely expected, announced to keep the policy rate unchanged at 0% at the conclusion of the second quarter meeting this Thursday.
Bank Indonesia (BI) decided to hike the benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 5.75% on June 18, from the previous 5.5%. The decision aligned with the market expectations.