RBA research paper on „Monetary Policy, Equity Markets and the Information Effect“ 0 (0)

Published by the Reserve Bank of Australia during the week, an interesting read for the weekend:
Huh, I wonder if central banks think they are getting much information that is not available to private-sector analysts out there? Gonna have to say I doubt it. Still, that’s the premise that is examined in the paper. The spoiler

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Forexlive Americas FX news wrap: USD is the weakest currency for the day and week 0 (0)

Forex news for North American trading on April 23, 2021
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The USD is ending the day as the weakest of the major currencies. The EUR was the strongest  followed by the AUD.  The green back seemed to have benefitted from rising stocks which pushed funds out of the „relative safety of the USD“ (or that is

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EU’s von der Leyen: Vaccination campaign is on track 0 (0)

Remarks by European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen
The likes of Germany, France, Italy, Spain have only seen roughly 7-8% of their population receiving full vaccinations as of this week, so to target near 60% (which roughly equates to 70% of their respective adult population) by July is still some way to go.

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ECB policymakers reportedly split on decision to start easing PEPP purchases 0 (0)

A tough decision for the upcoming June policy meeting
Despite the policy meeting this week being a calm one, ECB policymakers are said to expect a tough decision in June – also when the next set of economic projections are released – over whether to start easing PEPP purchases, according to Bloomberg sources.

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