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Financial stability best served by full capitalisation of UBS foreign units, central banker says
ZURICH, March 20 (Reuters) - Financial stability would be best served by UBS UBSG.S fully capitalising its foreign units, Swiss National Bank Vice Chairman Antoine Martin said on Thursday, weighing in on a debate that has fed uncertainty about the rules the nation's sole global bank faces.In res...Reuters
Thu, Mar 20
CANADA FX DEBT - Canadian dollar weakens, benchmark yield slips
The Canadian dollar weakened against the greenback on Thursday, and the yield on benchmark government debt slipped. The loonie CAD= was trading 0.4% lower at C$1.4383 to the greenback, or 69.53 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.4316 to 1.439.Canadian government 10-year bond yields CA10YT=RR ...Reuters
Thu, Mar 20
Swiss National Bank flags economic uncertainty after latest rate cut
SNB rate cut follows decision by Fed to leave rates on holdSwiss key rate now just above zeroSwiss central bank sees low inflationary pressuresUncertainty over impact of Trump trade policies persistsBy John Revill ZURICH, March 20 (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank cut its main interest rate to ...Reuters
Thu, Mar 20
INSTANT VIEW-BoE keeps rates steady, sterling gets brief boost
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
SNB Economic Forecasts Table
ZURICH, March 20 (Reuters) - Here are the Swiss National Bank's latest projections for the Swiss economy, released earlier on Thursday. Previous forecasts in brackets. 202520262027 Inflation* 0.4% (0.3) 0.8% (0.8) 0.8% GDP** 1%-1.5%(1% - 1.5%) 1.5% *average annual percenta...Reuters
Thu, Mar 20
Central banks turn more cautious on rate cuts
Central bank easing meets global cautionBoE keeps rates steady, SNB cuts on ThursdayBOJ remains the G10 outlierBy Yadarisa Shabong and Alun John March 20 (Reuters) - Big developed market central banks are turning cautious after a series of interest rate cuts and as uncertainty in global economics...Reuters
Thu, Mar 20
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
