ITC CB Speakers (wc 2nd Feb)

Central Bank Speakers
BoE, ECB & Fed Speakers Cheat Sheet
ECB/FOMC
/BoE Voter
Bias
31/01 - 10:10
ECB's Constancio at The
Marshall Society of
Economics, Cambridge
--
Leaning
Dove
02/02 - 09:05
ECB's Coeure at the National
Bank of Hungary Conference
--
Leaning
Dove
02/02 - 09:35
ECB's Nowotny at the
National Bank of Hungary
Conference
--
Leaning
Hawk
22nd January - Would have waited before launching QE; we have more
or less shot our last wad; size of program means it has advantages but
sees not insignificant risks; risk sharing issue resolved well
02/02 - 10:30
ECB's Coeure at the National
Bank of Hungary Conference
--
Leaning
Dove
29th January - QE will only end once we have a strong sense inflation is
converging towards 2%; QE impact will not be as strong without
reforms; Greece must abide by rules of the game; ECB style QE will be
different to the US Fed’s
02/02 - 11:00
ECB's Costa at the National
Bank of Hungary Conference
--
Dove
02/02 - 11:30
ECB's Jazbec at the National
Bank of Hungary Conference
--
--
29th January - Too early to say when ECB can buy Greek bonds; too
early to talk about Greece leaving the Euro
--
Leaning
Hawk
11th December - ECB will assess early next year how monetary stimulus
has worked; GC committed to new measures if req
Non Voter
Leaning
Hawk
16th January - Reiterated Fed should hike end of Q1 this year; Low
inflation is possible explanation for keeping policy accommodative
Non Voter
Dove
8th January - Hiking this yr would damage the inflation recovery; L-T
unemp may be below 5%; before hiking want to see core inflation
much closer to 2% & mkt based inflation expectations rising; oil price
weakness basically a good thing form econ; surprised by scale of fall in
bond yields
Monday
Saturday
Date Time (GMT)
02/02 - 12:30
Wednesday
Tuesday
03/02 - 15:00
Speaker and Event
ECB's Liikanen at the
National Bank of Hungary
Conference
Fed's Bullard discusses
Economics in Newark,
Deleware
Recent Comments
20th December - Does not rule out QE but ECB is not obsessed with
buying govt bonds; expects neg CPI soon due to weak oil price which
raises high risk of deflation; if neg CPI is only temporary, would be no
risk of deflation
29th January - QE will only end once we have a strong sense inflation is
converging towards 2%; QE impact will not be as strong without
reforms; Greece must abide by rules of the game; ECB style QE will be
different to the US Fed’s
6th October - Portugal needs investor confidence for refinancing
03/02 - 16:45
Fed's Kocherlakota Speaks
on Economy in St. Pauls,
Minnesota
04/02 - 15:00
Fed's Powell on Economic
Growth and Regulatory
Paperwork Reduction, Dallas
Voter
Leaning
Hawk
14th November - Fed takes global economic and financial
interconnections into account when discussing monetary policy; Sees
notable increase in international syndicated loans
04/02 - 17:45
Fed's Mester speaks to Ohio
Bankers League in Columbus
Voter
Leaning
Hawk
2nd January - Fed should hike rates before inflation hits 2%; Does not
see financial bubbles at this time
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Central Bank Speakers
BoE, ECB & Fed Speakers Cheat Sheet cont.
Friday
Thursday
Date Time (GMT)
Speaker and Event
ECB/FOMC
/BoE Voter
Bias
Recent Comments
Non Voter
Dove
7th January - Precise timing of liftoff not important to the overall econ;
should not hike this yr; fairly surprising how low long-term yields are
given Fed tgts 2% inflation; Future tightening may not be as smooth as
previous cycle; Low inflation allows for gradual rate hikes
05/02 - 10:00
Fed's Rosengren addresses
Conference on Sovereign
Risk
05/02 - 11:30
ECB's Praet speaks in
Frankfurt
--
Middle
05/02 - 13:30
ECB Knot in Dutch Parliament
on QE
--
Hawk
06/02 - 17:45
Fed's Lockhart Speaks on U.S.
Economy in Naples, Florida
Voter
Leaning
Dove
5th January - ECB will use further unconventional measures if needed;
Govt bond purchases would have to consider EU treaty; sees risk of –ve
CPI in coming months
23rd January - I’m against QE; not sure its necessary or effective; QE will
lead to rising asset px & lower FX rate; ECB toolbox more or less empty
now
12th January - If data is mixed prefers later hike date; Sees US GDP
around 3% in 2015; Rate rise will be late in cycle based on history; Low
bond rates reflective of global flight-to-safety and US attractiveness;
Progress over n/ 6 months important to Fed analysis; Wages a swing
factor going forward
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