ECB unlikely to fix yield curve, Fed stays data dependent - ADMISI [Video]

This week we saw Bank of Japan surprise markets with another extreme step – yield curve control. BOJ now aims to keep 10-yr yield at zero percent. Pundits have started discussing the possibility of ECB coming up with its own version of yield curve control, although such a move appears unlikely given the 17-nation central bank faces technical and political road blocks as explained by Marc Ostwald, Strategist at ADM Investor Services International. He is joined by Tip TV’s Zak Mir and Charlie Gibson, who is the head of Mining at Edison Research.

While talking about ECB, Ostwald says the key question is whether ECB would fix Bund yield curve or the yield curve of other Eurozone nations. Furthermore, an attempt to fix the yield curve could be met with political revolt.

Key quotes:

BOJ - All the tweaking simply highlights how exhausted their policy is. Fixing yield curve means changes in interest rate expectations and monetary policy will be primarily telegraphed by currency markets – Yen. So if we lose faith in BOJ, Yen would drop, which is something the BOJ wants.