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Monetary Policy Committee’s Decision on 11 March 2015
March 11th, 2015
Mr. Mathee Supapongse, Secretary of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), announced the outcome of the meeting on 11 March 2015 as follows. The committee voted 4 to 3 to reduce the policy rate by 0.25 percent from 2.00 to ...
France wins EU approval for two-year reprieve on deficit
March 11th, 2015
European finance ministers on Tuesday approved a controversial two-year extension for France to get its deficit within the bloc’s limits, despite accusations that bigger member states are treated more leniently than smaller ones. They formally accepted assessments by the ...
China Economic Data Weaker Than Expected
March 11th, 2015
Growth in China’s investment, retail sales and factory output all missed forecasts in January and February and fell to multi-year lows, leaving investors with little doubt that the economy is still losing steam and in need of further support ...
Greek technical negotiations in Brussels, but the Greek FinMin is in Paris
March 11th, 2015
Greek FinMin Y. Varoufakis unexpectedly heads to Paris, a Greek delegation is in Brussels for technical negotiations, no “Troika” or “three institutions formerly known as Troika” expected in Greece on Wednesday as had been announced Greek negotiations with its ...
Fed Likely to Remove ‘Patient’ Barrier for Rate Increase as Soon as June
March 11th, 2015
Shift at March meeting would create policy flexibility; inflation outlook key on Fed-funds increase The Federal Reserve is strongly considering removing a barrier to raising short-term interest rates as early as June by dropping its promise to be “patient” before acting. ...
Juncker investment plan clears key EU hurdle
March 10th, 2015
European finance ministers on Tuesday approved the key components of Jean-Claude Juncker’s flagship investment plan, the EU’s effort to revive the continent’s flagging economy. Ministers from the bloc’s 28 member states approved the details of the scheme, as Italy ...
China’s inflation quickens to 1.4% in February
March 10th, 2015
China’s consumer price index (CPI), the main gauge of inflation, grew 1.4 percent year on year in February, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Tuesday. The stronger-than-expected reading quickened from the 0.8-percent gain in January, the lowest level in more ...
Dollar at 12-year peak on euro, emerging markets spooked
March 10th, 2015
The U.S. dollar scored multi-year highs against the euro and yen in Asia on Tuesday amid starkly diverging outlooks for interest rates globally, while currencies from emerging markets came under mounting pressure from risk aversion. The skittish mood spread to Asian ...
Remarks by Jeroen Dijsselbloem at the press conference following the Eurogroup meeting of 9 March 2015
March 10th, 2015
Remarks by Jeroen Dijsselbloem: Let me first report on our discussion on fiscal surveillance. In our meeting of 8 December we identified risks that seven Member States might not comply with the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) in 2015 ...
The EBA advises on resolution procedures for EU banks
March 9th, 2015
The EBA issued today advice to the European Commission on the resolution framework for EU banks, covering the definition of critical functions and core business lines, as well as rules for the exclusion of liabilities from the application of ...
