Day: October 23, 2017

October 23
2017

China’s Central Bank Sets Reference Rate for Yuan Lower

The Chinese yuan fell today as the People’s Bank of China set the daily fixing weaker. The PBoC set the midpoint for the yuan to 6.6205 per dollar on Monday, compared to the Friday’s close of 6.6195. The currency allowed to trade 2% higher or lower of the parity rate. The fact that the dollar was generally firm today also led to appreciation of the USD/CNY currency pair. USD/CNY rose 0.29% to 6.64 as of 13:59 GMT today. If you have any questions, […]

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October 23
2017

China’s Central Bank Sets Reference Rate for Yuan Lower

The Chinese yuan fell today as the People’s Bank of China set the daily fixing weaker. The PBoC set the midpoint for the yuan to 6.6205 per dollar on Monday, compared to the Friday’s close of 6.6195. The currency allowed to trade 2% higher or lower of the parity rate. The fact that the dollar was generally firm today also led to appreciation of the USD/CNY currency pair. USD/CNY rose 0.29% to 6.64 as of 13:59 GMT today. If you have any questions, […]

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October 23
2017

Japanese Yen Opens Sharply Lower After Abe Secures Power

The Japanese yen opened sharply lower today after the ruling coalition won the snap general election over the weekend, preserving status quo and making it sure that the current ultra-loose monetary policy stays in place. Unlike Great Britain, where the similar gambit backfired spectacularly, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s bid to secure power paid off. The coalition led by his Liberal Democratic Party won more than two-third […]

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October 23
2017

Japanese Yen Opens Sharply Lower After Abe Secures Power

The Japanese yen opened sharply lower today after the ruling coalition won the snap general election over the weekend, preserving status quo and making it sure that the current ultra-loose monetary policy stays in place. Unlike Great Britain, where the similar gambit backfired spectacularly, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s bid to secure power paid off. The coalition led by his Liberal Democratic Party won more than two-third […]

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October 23
2017

Euro Forecast: Markets Wait for ECB Policy Decision

Several central banks will make their policy decisions this week, but the European Central Bank will take the center stage as it should announce changes to its extraordinary stimulus program. The ECB officials signaled that they will discuss adjustments to the asset purchase program at the meeting on October 26. It is widely expected that the central bank will trim the size of monthly purchases to â‚¬30 billion from […]

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October 23
2017

Euro Forecast: Markets Wait for ECB Policy Decision

Several central banks will make their policy decisions this week, but the European Central Bank will take the center stage as it should announce changes to its extraordinary stimulus program. The ECB officials signaled that they will discuss adjustments to the asset purchase program at the meeting on October 26. It is widely expected that the central bank will trim the size of monthly purchases to â‚¬30 billion from […]

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