OANDA, New York based forex trading serving provider recently revealed in an announcement that it has made a new addition to its APAC region senior level leadership team. As per statement released by the firm…
Advice on the countercyclical capital buffer 2019 Q1
Norges Bank has advised the Ministry of Finance to keep the countercyclical capital buffer at 2.5 percent from the end of 2019. Financial imbalances have built up over a long period. Household debt is high…
Bank of Canada Publishes Staff Economic Projections for…
Today the Bank of Canada launched a digital database with more than 30 years of past staff economic projections of the Canadian economy. These projections serve as a key starting point for Governing Council’s quarterly Monetary Policy Report (MPR)…
Carolyn Wilkins: Release of the Monetary Policy Report
Opening statement by Ms Carolyn Wilkins, Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada, at the press conference following the release of the Monetary Policy Report, Ottawa, Ontario, 24 October 2018. Good morning. Governor Poloz…
FED: Semiannual Monetary Policy Report To The Congress
[caption id="attachment_312164" align="alignleft" width="200"] Jerome H. Powell[/caption] Good morning. Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Brown, and other members of the Committee, I am happy to present the Federal Reserve's semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress. Let me…
Let Me Be Clear: From Transparency to Trust…
[caption id="attachment_309056" align="alignleft" width="250"] Stephen S. Poloz, Governor[/caption] Remarks Stephen S. Poloz - Governor Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce Victoria, British Columbia June 27, 2018 Introduction I am happy to be here in Victoria, a city…
Canada’s Financial System Remains Resilient as Vulnerabilities Show…
High household indebtedness and housing market imbalances remain the most important vulnerabilities identified by the Bank of Canada in its Financial System Review (FSR), published today. While these vulnerabilities remain elevated, policy measures continue to improve the…