PBOC Injects CNY700 B Through One-Year MLF at 2.95%

The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) injected CNY700 billion via one-year medium-term lending (MLF) facility on Monday. The Chinese central bank issued the one-year MLF at 2.95%, unchanged from the previous operation. The PBOC kept the rates unchanged for the fourth straight month. USD/CNY is under pressure, looking to extend …

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Weekly Recap 10-14 AUG

Optimism regarding the development of a vaccine of Covid-19 continued to dominate the markets. Also, Democratic and Republican parties failed to reach an agreement on the second stimulus and financing package of Coronavirus. The US currency suffered heavy losses during last week’s, to record a decline for the eighth consecutive …

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Kaplan Ok With Inflation Above 2%

President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Robert Kaplan, has expressed tolerance with the idea of the inflation rate going above the 2% target. “I would be willing to see inflation run moderately above 2% in the aftermath of periods where we’ve been running persistently below.”“I’m not making a …

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