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FOREX-Dollar higher as Fed signals no rush to cut rates, BoE holds rates steady
Dollar up as Fed says in no rush to cut Sterling slips after hitting four-month high, BoE on holdSNB cuts, Riksbank on holdAussie down after soft labour data, kiwi down 0.5%By Samuel Indyk and Ankur Banerjee LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - The dollar rose on Thursday after the Federal Reserve indica...Reuters
Thu, Mar 20
INSTANT VIEW-BoE keeps rates steady, sterling trims falls
LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - The Bank of England held interest rates at 4.5% on Thursday and warned against assumptions that they would fall over its next few meetings, as policymakers grapple with deep uncertainty hanging over the British and world economies.The rate-setting Monetary Policy Committ...Reuters
Thu, Mar 20
INSTANT VIEW-BoE keeps rates steady, sterling trims falls
LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - The Bank of England held interest rates at 4.5% on Thursday and warned against assumptions that they would fall over its next few meetings, as policymakers grapple with deep uncertainty hanging over the British and world economies.The rate-setting Monetary Policy Committ...Reuters
Thu, Mar 20
CEE MARKETS-Forint leads FX lower, but hawkish signals buoy crown
PRAGUE, March 20 (Reuters) - Hungary's forint led central European currencies lower on Thursday, with a firmer dollar weighing on the region after the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated no rush to lower rates, while a hawkish Czech central bank signals steadied the crown.Central European currencies ...Reuters
Thu, Mar 20
SNB vice chairman avoids comment on UBS headquarter plans
ZURICH, March 20 (Reuters) - Swiss National Bank Vice Chairman Antoine Martin said the SNB did not comment on decisions of private companies like UBS UBSG.S, when asked about the possibility that the bank could consider leaving the country. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Martin told rep...Reuters
Thu, Mar 20
Swiss National Bank still ready to intervene in forex market, says it's no currency manipulator
ZURICH, March 20 (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank will continue to use foreign currency market interventions if necessary, Chairman Martin Schlegel said on Thursday, adding the central bank was not a currency manipulator.The SNB had not used currency interventions to gain a competitive advantage ...Reuters
Thu, Mar 20
FOREX-Dollar inches higher as Fed's signals no rush to cut rates
Dollar up as Fed says in no rush to cut Sterling slips after hitting four-month high ahead of BoE meeting SNB cuts, Riksbank on holdAussie down after soft labour data, kiwi down 0.5%By Samuel Indyk and Ankur Banerjee LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - The dollar inched up on Thursday after the Federal ...Reuters
Thu, Mar 20
SNB’s Tschudin: Economic situation for Switzerland has become considerably more uncertain
Swiss National Bank (SNB) governing board member Petra Tschudin is addressing the post-policy meeting press conference, explaining the decision behind the 25 basis points (bps) interest rate cut to 0.25%.
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