Tag: euro area
The European Parliament votes for instant payments, what does this mean for corporates?
Earlier this month, members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted to adopt a new set of rules that will ensure transferred
funds arrive immediately...
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Transformative EU Regulations Redefine Instant Credit Transfers in Banking Landscape
In a seismic shift for the financial services sector, the European
Parliament has approved groundbreaking regulations aimed at reshaping the
dynamics of credit transfers within the...
2024 Economic Forecast: U.S. Outperforms as Global Inflation Eases
As 2024 unfolds, the global economy is embracing a wave of optimism, marked by diminishing inflation and resilient growth that has surpassed expectations. Among...
Banking in Flux: Adapting to the ECB’s Interest Rate Puzzle
European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde has suggested that
interest rate cuts might be under consideration by the summer. Speaking at the
World Economic Forum...
EUR/GBP – UK wage growth cools which could enable earlier BoE rate cuts – MarketPulse
UK wages (inc bonus) rise 6.5% in the three months to November (7.2% in three months to October)
Markets expect 125 basis points of...
EUR/USD – Edging higher after bounce off key Fibonacci level – MarketPulse
Euro area data points to further weakness in early 2024
Germany remains a concern amid weak factory numbers
EURUSD higher but struggling around 1.10
It was...
Trading Times
Is timing really everything when it comes to trading FX? It's an age-old question in any type of trade, but in today's fast-moving FX...
A Big Week Ahead in Global Monetary Policy
As the calendar year draws to a close, some of the major central banks are preparing for their final Monetary Policy meetings this coming...
Nasdaq – How sustainable is the stock market rally? PMIs a positive surprise – MarketPulse
Are interest rate expectations too optimistic?
PMI revisions positive but the outlook is broadly unchanged
NAS100 nears all-time highs
Equity markets in Europe and the US...
Coins and Code: The ECB’s Dance with the Digital Euro Dilemma
In a strategic move that
propels the European Central Bank (ECB) to the forefront of digital currency
innovation, the institution announced
on October 18 its initiation of...
Regulatory and Legislative Analysis – October 2023
Regulatory and Legislative Analysis – October 2023November 1, 2023Demetrios TseasRegulatory and Legislative Analysis – GLOBALBank of International Settlements works with EU central banks to...
ECB Advances Digital Euro Project into Preparation Phase
The European Central Bank (ECB) has recently taken significant steps towards the conceptualization and eventual issuance of a digital euro, a Central Bank Digital...
EU Regulation on Instant Payments in Europe – the Story so Far and How Banks Should Prepare
The European Commission (EC) has adopted a legislative proposal on instant payments in euro, in the form of an amendment to the 2012 SEPA...