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Swiss National Bank's Martin: Inflation likely to remain elevated for some time
Swiss National Bank (SNB) Vice Chairman Antoine Martin is addressing the press conference following the September monetary policy assessment, in which the central bank held interest rates unchanged at 0%.
Swiss National Bank's Tschudin: GDP growth exceptionally strong in Q2
Swiss National Bank governing board member Petra Tschudin said at the post-monetary policy assessment press conference on Thursday that the âSwiss GDP growth was exceptionally strong in Q2.â
Swiss National Bank's Schlegel: Will continue to monitor situation and adjust policy if necessary
Swiss National Bank (SNB) Chairman Martin Schlegel is speaking at the press conference after the June monetary policy assessment, explaining the reasons behind leaving the interest rate unchanged at 0%.
Australian Dollar: RBA may follow hawkish market pricing â Commerzbank
Commerzbankâs Volkmar Baur now expects the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to follow market pricing and deliver a rate hike next week, despite earlier assumptions of no further tightening.
Bank of Englandâs Lombardelli: Policy likely needed to tighten if energy risks persist
 Bank of England (BoE) Deputy Governor Clare Lombardelli said on Thursday that âpolicy is increasingly likely to need to tighten if elevated energy prices persist, absent clear evidence of disinflation or weaker activity.â
Germanyâs IFO Business Climate Index arrives higher at 89.9, beats 89.0 estimates
The German IFO Institute Business Climate Index improves at a faster-than-expected pace in September. The sentiment data arrives higher at 89.9 from estimates of 89.0 and 88.8 in August.
Germany IFO â Expectations above expectations (89.3) in September: Actual (90.4)
Germany IFO â Expectations above expectations (89.3) in September: Actual (90.4)
Germany IFO â Current Assessment above forecasts (89) in September: Actual (89.5)
Germany IFO â Current Assessment above forecasts (89) in September: Actual (89.5)
Norway Norges Bank Interest Rate Decision in line with forecasts (4.5%)
Norway Norges Bank Interest Rate Decision in line with forecasts (4.5%)
Germany IFO â Business Climate above expectations (89) in September: Actual (89.9)
Germany IFO â Business Climate above expectations (89) in September: Actual (89.9)
0.7000: Key support zone for Australian Dollar ahead of Trump-Xi meeting
The Australian Dollar (AUD) recovers a majority of its early losses against the US Dollar (USD) on Thursday. In early European session, the AUD/USD pair is marginally down to near 0.7035.
Japanese Yen: Volatility watch over autumn holidays â MUFG
MUFGâs Teppei Ino reviews recent USD/JPY price action, noting the pair opened near 153.41 before US Dollar (USD) buying ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and Bank of Japan (BoJ) meetings lifted it above 157.50.
Forex Today: US Dollar stands tall as focus remains on central bank commentary
Here is what you need to know on Thursday, September 24: