Both central banks decided their monetary policy changes today regarding their main interest rates. Both Bank of England and European Central Bank left their interest rates unchanged - 5.50% and 4.00% respectively as the majority of the market experts were predicting.
European Central Bank published its scheduled Monetary policy decisions today, leaving the main refinancing operations interest rate at 4.00%. Jean-Claude Trichet, Central Bank President, commented this decision saying that ECB is ready to fight the pressure of the rising inflation.
October consumer prices inflation report added some new troubles for ECB to worry about as the released 2.6% CPI growth last month exceeded ECB’s target of 2.0%, while the economy growth is not performing at the pace that would allow another rate hike soon.
Chinese yuan gained against dollar during today’s trading session in Shanghai, reaching 7.425 yuan/dollar rate. This appreciation of yuan was caused mainly by the falling U.S. dollar against euro, pound and other currencies.