EBC Daily Snapshot Mar 19, 2024
EBC Forex Snapshot
19 Mar 2024
The yen fell sharply on Tuesday after the BOJ ended its negative interest rate policy in a highly anticipated decision, while the Australian dollar also slid after domestic rates were kept steady.
Governor Michele Bullock said more rate hikes cannot be ruled out but the risks to the outlook are “finely balanced.” Her comments implied the central bank did not consider a rate cut at the meeting.
GDP expanded just 0.2% in the last quarter. Excluding population growth, economic activity per person contracted 1% from a year earlier, the worst result outside the Covid pandemic period since the 1990s.
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Publication date:
2024-03-21 12:05:57 (GMT)