October 2019
Asian Equities Higher Ahead of ECB Decision
Asian equity indices ended mostly higher today ahead of the ECB meeting later today and investors expect the Fed to cut interest rates by 25 bps next week.
Minutes Money Markets Committee – 3 September 2019
The Bank of England provided a brief on its D&I work, focusing on work to improve the diversity of external committees and the Bank’s MI contact base.
Moving First on AI Has Competitive Advantages and Risks, New Report Helps Navigate
Financial services firms who implement artificial intelligence have most to gain, but face risks by deploying technologies without regulatory clarity.
Gold Gains, Equities Retreat and Bitcoin Back Below 8,000
Gold gains and trades higher at 1,489, as the short term momentum turns bearish after the price trades below the 50-day moving average.
Last stages of LBChain sandbox development: final testing to proceed with IBM and Tieto
Bank of Lithuania has chosen IBM Polska Sp. z.o.o. and Tieto Lietuva, UAB to proceed to the next stage of its endeavour to create LBChain.
François Villeroy de Galhau: Causes of and answers to the European slowdown
European Slowdown Speech by Mr François Villeroy de Galhau, Governor of the Bank of France, at the New York University, New York City, 16 October 2019.
Egil Matsen: US Senate Democrats’ Special Committee on the climate crisis
Opening remarks by Mr Egil Matsen, Deputy Governor of Norges Bank (Central Bank of Norway), at the meeting, Washington DC, 17 October 2019.
CHAIR’S STATEMENT ON STABLECOINS
The G7 FMCBGs welcome the final report of the G7 working group on stablecoins chaired by Benoît Cœuré, Chair of the CPMI.
Asian Indices Higher, GBPUSD Retreats Ahead of Brexit Vote
UK Parliament is scheduled to hold a critical Brexit vote on the Withdrawal Agreement Bill. In US trading session we await the existing home sales.
Closing Remarks by Governor Michelle W. Bowman At “Gender and Career Progression” European Central Bank, Frankfurt, Germany
Closing economics and finance Remarks by Governor Michelle W.
U.S. Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy
U.S. economy is in a good place and outlook favorable. The median expectation from Summary of Economic Projections is for GDP to be around 2 percent in '19.
Equities Gain on Trade Talk Cues, Brexit Woes Cap Gains
The forex market is set to see positive price action as trade talk cues keep risk appetite and market bulls underpinned by USD.
Also filing this week: Rick Steves, Karthik Subramanian and Abdelaziz Fathi.