European Central Bank Press Conference
After the end of the next ECB meeting, which wasIt was decided to maintain interest rates at the current levels, and the following events took placethe bank’s press conference. ECB Head Mario Draghi made a speech.He noted that the risks to the region…
Read moreMOSCOW FINANCIAL EXPO 2017 (April 2017)
This event has become a tradition. Annually in Moscow within the framework of the exhibition “MOSCOW FINANCIAL EXPO” a large number of representatives of the financial sphere of Russia and other countries of the world gather. Exchanges and brokers, banks, insurance and financial companies will take part in the exhibition. Representatives of electronic payment systems […]
Read moreFrance held its first round of presidential elections (23.04.2017)
On Sunday the French chose among the candidates for the presidency. As a result, two candidates, Emmanuelle Macron and Marin Le Pen, entered the second round. They won 24% and 22% of the votes, respectively. European Union representatives congratulated Macron on his victory. However, many voters are not satisfied with the results of the first […]
Read moreOn June 13-14, 2017, the US Federal Reserve Board met
The Fed made the expected market decision to raise the rate to 1-1.25 percent. Almost all members of the Open Market Operations Committee believe that there will be another rate increase by the end of 2017. The meeting also reviewed the forecast for the growth rate of the U.S. economy. The Fed now expects the […]
Read moreMeeting of the Bank of Japan 31 October 2017
As a result of the meeting of the Bank of Japan it was decided to keep the key rate at the same level – minus 0.1 percent. It meets the expectations of most analysts. Bank said it intends to continue the implementation of the incentive program. Annual asset purchase volume remained unchanged – 80 trillion […]
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