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Five Questions for the ECB
Growing concern about the impact of trade tensions on the economic outlook, another spike in Italian borrowing costs, fraught Brexit talks and volatility in world markets make for a colorful backdrop to Thursday’s European Central Bank meeting.
RBI Eases Overseas Borrowing Rules For State-Run Oil Marketing Companies – Gold Silver Reports
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday allowed state-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) to raise external commercial borrowings (ECBs) from lenders under the automatic route.
ECB Still Sees Bond Buying Phased Out as Rates Stay on Hold – Gold Silver Reports
The Frankfurt-based institution said it will buy 15 billion euros ($17 billion) of assets a month from October to December, and that a decision to halt the program after that continues to be contingent on incoming economic data. Policy makers reiterated that interest rates will remain at their present record lows “at least through the summer” of 2019.
Draghi : Significant Stimulus Still Needed to Support Inflation – Gold Silver Reports
Draghi says underlying strength of economy continues to support confidence.
ECB Draghi — Latest data point to ongoing, broad-based growth
ECB sees 2018 GDP growth at 2.0 pct vs 2.1 pct seen in June
The Fed’s Annual Monetary Policy Symposium (organized by the Federal Reserve of Kansas City) will be on August 23 to 25
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – The theme this year is on “Changing Market Structure and Implications for Monetary Policy”
✅ It will be attended by the elite of the global central banking world and various other big wigs (I think my invitation might have got lost in the mail)
✅ Usually the head of the Fed, the ECB and BOJ attend, along with BoE and so forth.
Draghi Ends ECB Bond-Buying Era Saying Economy Can Beat Risk
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Draghi Ends ECB Bond-Buying Era Saying Economy Can Beat Risk — Mario Draghi said the euro-area economy is strong enough to overcome increased risk, justifying the European Central Bank’s decision to halt bond purchases and close an extraordinary chapter in the decade-long struggle with financial crises and recession. The euro fell after the central bank also pledged to keep interest rates unchanged at current record lows at least through the summer of 2019, a longer timeframe than investors had priced in. Policy makers will phase out bond purchases by the end of this year in what Draghi described as a unanimous decision.