Central Banks in focus - UOB

Ross J Burland FXStreet

Analysts at UOB noted the line up of Central Banks this week.

Key Quotes:

"The focus of G7 central banks this week will be on the FOMC minutes of the 31Jan/1 Feb meeting while Bank of England (BOE) Governor Mark Carney, BOE Chief Economist Andy Haldane as well as MPC members Ian McCafferty & Gertjan Vlieghe will testify before the UK Treasury Select Committee on the February Inflation report.

"Various 2017 FOMC voters will be speaking in public forums this week including Kashkari, Harker, Powell and Kaplan.

"The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will also be in focus this week with the RBA February meeting minutes and then RBA Governor Lowe’s speech in Sydney on Wed followed by his testimony to the parliament committee."

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Ross J Burland

FXStreet

Ross J Burland, born in England, UK, is a sportsman at heart. He played Rugby and Judo for his county, Kent and the South East of England Rugby team.

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