Month: July 2018

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  ECB's Rimsevics set to face prosecution in Latvia

  Latvian prosecutors decide to begin prosecution on central bank governor Ilmars Rimsevics Rimsevics was accused of bribery and was detained back in February. Since then,[...]
  2018-07-02 22:10:43

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  BOE's Haldane: Little or no slack in UK economy

  BOE chief economist Andy Haldane in London This all sounds nuts to me. No slack? I don't know where these models come from but until[...]
  2018-07-02 22:10:43

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  ECB said to allow some leniency on $890 billion bad loan pile - report

  Bloomberg report There has been an impasse because Italy resisted a quick cleanup of bad loans that have crippled its banks. German officials wanted strict[...]
  2018-07-02 22:10:43

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  Fed's Bullard: Need faster productivity to sustainably lift growth

  Bullard in St Louis More to come from the Fed dove.
  2018-07-02 22:09:06

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  Bullard warns on yield curve. Let's have a look

  Is Bullard right to be worried? The yield curve hasn't been in the same kind of focus as it was a couple months ago but[...]
  2018-07-02 22:09:06

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  Fed's Bullard: Doesn't look like there is much inflation risk today

  Bullard comments to the press The creep higher in the Fed funds rate within the range is something the Fed needs to get a better[...]
  2018-07-02 22:09:06

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  Fed's Bostic: Is concerned about an unpleasant economic snapback

  Speaking to community group in Atlanta Bostic is the president of the Atlanta Fed
  2018-07-02 22:09:06

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  More Bostic: The Fed's policy is not slowing growth, it is less stimulative

  More from speaking engagement in Atlanta. There may be more comments from questions. 
  2018-07-02 22:09:06

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  Fed's Bostic: Comfortable with slowing the pace of rate hikes

  More from Bostic Dovish stuff from Bostic but USD/JPY doesn't care as it climbs to another high.
  2018-07-02 22:09:06

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  Fed's Kashkari: Comfortable with raising rates to neutral

  Comments from Kashkari on a Bloomberg TV interview Kashkari is a dove so this isn't a surprise but Bostic was also more tentative today. It[...]
  2018-07-02 22:09:06

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