Board newcomer Goushi Kataoka dissented to the decision to stand pat.
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All 17 economists forecast the RBNZ would stand pat on Sept.
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Analysts widely expect the Fed to stand pat on interest rates.
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The other eight economists expected the central bank to stand pat.
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The first-place Islanders decided to stand pat at the deadline.
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Make no mistake: Trump isn't going to stand pat on economic policy.
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All 40 economists polled by Reuters expected the bank to stand pat.
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Beyond the rhetoric, the mainland is also likely to stand pat for now.
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All 35 economists polled by Reuters had expected the bank to stand pat.
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Overall, the report shows, Clinton is offering a mostly stand-pat tax plan.
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One forecast a 50 basis point hike, and other predicted BI would stand pat.
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Even if the Thunder stand pat after their draft-night blockbuster, they're still awfully good.
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He could either tighten monetary policy, or he could stand pat and let inflation rip.
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Moody's Analytics expects the BOT to stand pat with its current 1.5 percent benchmark rate.
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It looks as if the Federal Reserve will stand pat on interest rates on Wednesday.
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As for Musk, he and Tesla are urging investors and Tesla buyers to stand pat.
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But political campaign strategists want Facebook to stand pat, Mike Isaac of the NYT reports.
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All but one of 4.03 economists polled by Reuters had expected the bank to stand pat.
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The country's central bank is expected to stand pat when it decides interest rates on Thursday.
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A majority of the economists polled by Reuters expected the bank to stand pat on rates.
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"It shows the players, 'Hey, we're not going to stand pat here,'" Manager Terry Collins said.
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If he stops short of recommending that, it gives Republicans room to stand pat for now.
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On balance, the best move at this time is to stand pat and remain neutral on rates.
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The kiwi surged as not all in the market had expected the central bank to stand pat.
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Later in the day, Colombia's central bank is expected to stand pat on rates at its meeting.
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All 51 Republicans stand pat, in which case some Democrats will go ahead and confirm Judge Kavanaugh.
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The central bank cut interest rates three times last year before deciding in December to stand pat.
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The minutes will reinforce a market consensus that the Bank of Korea would stand pat for some time.
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Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve is expected to stand pat on policy at its meeting that ends on Wednesday.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve meets later this week, where market watchers expect policymakers to stand pat on rates.
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A sizeable minority expected the bank to stand pat, while some bet on another 50 basis-point reduction.
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If McConnell refuses to yield to the political process that generates, Pelosi can stand pat until he caves.
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Analysts said they expected the central bank could stand pat on interest rates for a few more quarters.
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But Fed Chairman Jerome Powell strongly hinted that the Fed is going to stand pat for the time being.
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Later on Thursday, the Bank of England will also announce a policy decision, and is expected to stand pat.
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Clients are likely to stand pat with their financial advisor, even amid a change in custodians, industry experts say.
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The Fed's decision to stand pat under Trump came after he harshly criticized the Fed on the campaign trail.
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But Paul Sirani, chief market analyst at Xtrade, said the data would let the South African central bank stand pat.
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The central bank cited signs of an export-led economic recovery and mild inflation for its decision to stand pat.
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Even if authorities stand pat on the property cooling measures, there are signs that the downturn's days may be limited.
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Trump Economic Advisor Peter Navarro cited softness in manufacturing and construction jobs as a reason the Fed would stand pat.
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It is expected to stand pat, and the baht , Asia's best performer this year, was largely unchanged in morning trade.
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Despite the macro-economic environment deteriorating, analysts expected the central bank to stand pat on its current policy for now.
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"Unless there is a huge market-driven global shock, the BOJ will probably stand pat," one of the sources said.
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In the meantime, with spot physical prices around 650 yuan ($94) per tonne, the government is content to stand pat.
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But the stakes are too high for Cleveland to stand pat and hope their biggest obstacle spontaneously falls from grace.
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Other regional markets rose, barely reacting to an expected move by the U.S. Fed to stand pat on interest rates.
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Powell has tried to calm markets over the past couple months by suggesting the Fed will stand pat on rates.
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A strong U.S. jobs data last week has renewed bets that the Federal Reserve would stand pat on interest rates.
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Japan's Nikkei rose 0.4%, showing limited reaction to the Bank of Japan's widely anticipated decision to stand pat on monetary policy.
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The combination of low wage growth and high debt means the RBA will stand pat on rates for a while yet.
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Five of 6 members on the rate setting monetary policy committee voted to stand pat, while one voted for a hike.
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The Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to stand pat on rates, a widely expected move, also had little impact on trading.
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Central bank chief Ilan Goldfajn has repeatedly stated plans to cut the benchmark Selic rate next month and then stand pat.
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Jim Benning, however, is not a smart GM and will probably stand pat at the deadline as his team fades away.
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I only hope the Colonel will stand pat on his offer of $50,000 and call the big fellow's bluff about retiring.
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The Bank of Japan is starting its two-day policy review on Monday but is also widely expected to stand pat.
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The BOJ is likely to stand pat for the coming months, barring a yen spike to 90-95 to the dollar.
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Harumi Taguchi, principal economist at IHS Economics, says the BOJ will likely stand pat unless it sees heightened risks to the recovery.
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Earlier, the Swiss central bank decided to stand pat on its monetary policy, leaving its interest rates unchanged at record-low levels.
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The solid outlook will also give the central bank leeway to stand pat on interest rates at its policy review on Thursday.
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One, stand pat on some important achievements such as tax reform, leave Washington as soon as possible, and get used to 2023.
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The Australian dollar showed little reaction to the Reserve Bank of Australia's widely-expected policy decision to stand pat on monetary policy.
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"While today's data may encouraging for the BOJ, that doesn't necessarily mean it can stand pat as inflation remains weak," he said.
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A recent poll showed most economists expect the bank to stand pat until 2017, but a minority anticipate another cut this year.
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Of 27 economists surveyed, 26 forecast the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would stand pat at its policy meeting on March 6.
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Fifteen of 0.63 respondents see a rate cut coming between now and 2020, while three forecast the bank to stand pat through 2020.
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Keeping Score One of the biggest stories of the N.B.A.'s trade deadline was the decision by the Toronto Raptors to stand pat.
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Thursday's decision by BI to stand pat "was an easy one", said Trinh Nguyen, senior Asia economist of Natixis Asia in Hong Kong.
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Twelve out of 15 economists in a Reuters poll expect the central bank to stand pat on policy in Thursday's monetary policy meeting.
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Rivers didn't come to Los Angeles to rebuild, but if the Clippers stand pat things will likely get worse before they get better.
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The Washington Nationals own the second-best record in baseball but are not content to stand pat in front of the trade deadline.
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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is due to meet Tuesday, with analysts largely expecting the central bank to stand pat on rates.
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Investors have been in risk-on mode again, encouraged by the Fed's decision to stand pat on rates at a meeting this week.
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Fifteen of 0.63 respondents see a rate cut coming between now and 2020, while three forecast the bank to stand pat through 2020.
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The Federal Reserve is expected to stand pat at its meeting Wednesday, bowing this time to global volatility from the U.K.'s Brexit vote.
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Of the 32 economists polled, 30 forecast the RBA would stand pat at its policy meeting on July 3, with one predicting a cut.
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Investors in Mexican assets await the central bank's interest rate decision meeting on Thursday, when the bank is expected to stand pat on rates.
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Fifteen of the 23 respondents see a rate cut coming between now and 2020, while three forecast the bank to stand pat through 2020.
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The Fed is widely expected to stand pat on interest rates, but may offer hints on the possibility of a rate hike in June.
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The central bank is widely expected to stand pat on policy and investors will be watching for hints of a rate hike in June.
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In doing so, these self-styled progressives have in fact become paragons of stand-pat-ism, defenders of a system that was clearly broken.
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Market watchers also expect the Fed to stand pat at this week's policy meeting, but Innes said traders will be watching the accompanying statement closely.
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All 65 economists polled by Reuters forecast the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would stand pat on May 2, following two rate cuts last year.
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Richard Mallinson, a geopolitical analyst at Energy Aspects, told CNBC on Wednesday that OPEC members like Saudi Arabia were happy to stand pat on production.
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While the Fed is considered certain to stand pat on interest rates, expectations are divided on whether the RBNZ will cut or stay on hold.
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This is no time to stand pat -- Congress should pass -- and the President should sign -- legislation on election security before the 2020 election, not after.
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Out of 48 economists who were polled, 47 forecast the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would stand pat at its policy meeting on Feb. 6.
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With turmoil like this, it's easy to see why the Federal Reserve would stand pat on interest rates, as it did on Wednesday: safety first.
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The BOJ is widely expected to stand pat on monetary policy after adopting negative rates in January, but some speculate it could lower rates further.
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Investors have been in risk-on mode again, encouraged by the Federal Reserve's decision to stand pat on interest rates at a meeting this week.
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Stateside, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is due to meet on Tuesday and Wednesday, with traders largely expecting the Fed to stand pat on rates.
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In a substantial revision to its prior forecasts that the central bank would stand pat, Goldman now sees a likelihood of two rate reductions this year.
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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is expected to stand pat on its 1.5 percent cash rate at its monthly policy meeting later in the day.
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Many central bankers prefer to stand pat as they feel that underlying trend inflation continues to improve, with companies gradually raising prices reflecting a moderate recovery.
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The central bank holds its November policy meeting next week and is widely expected to stand pat as it gauges the full impact of the easing.
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That, along with overseas risks and financial market volatility, caused the Fed to stand pat on policy since hiking rates from near zero back in December.
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Australia's central bank is expected to stand pat on its cash rate at a record low of 1.5 percent, a Reuters poll of economists showed on Friday.
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Asia markets were mostly lower on the final trading day of the week, as investors digested major central banks' decisions to stand pat on their monetary policies.
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Most analysts expect the Fed to stand pat on rates, while half of the analysts polled by Reuters expect the BOJ to ease its monetary policy further.
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"Our main scenario is that the BOJ will stand pat if the yen stays at the current level," said Hidenobu Tokuda, senior economist at Mizuho Research Institute.
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Steady economic growth is pushing up prices and will likely convince the Federal Reserve to stand pat on interest rates at their meeting, which ends on Wednesday.
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This brings us back to square one: stand pat, sustain continuity, and enter the 2017-18 season with slightly better versions of Sam Dekker and Clint Capela.
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We don't know what CBS and ABC will do in that time slot yet, but odds are the latter will stand pat with its Shonda Rhimes dramas.
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The bank was widely expected to stand pat on rates and there were signals Wednesday that the likelihood of two further rate hikes in 2016 was increasingly unlikely.
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Labor shortages notwithstanding, the slowing economy is keeping prices in check, giving the central bank leeway to stand pat on interest rates after hiking four times in 2018.
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In Asia, markets were mostly lower on the final trading day of the week, as investors digested major central banks' decisions to stand pat on their monetary policies.
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The Australian dollar showed little reaction to the Reserve Bank of Australia's widely-expected policy decision to stand pat on monetary policy, edging down 0.1 percent to $0.7664 .
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The Fed is widely expected to stand pat on monetary policy this time but open the door for an interest rate cut at its next meeting in July.
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The Fed is widely expected to stand pat on monetary policy this time, but open the door for an interest rate cut at its next meeting in July.
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The central bank last month held off on expanding stimulus, underscoring a market view that it will stand pat unless a severe shock threatens to derail economic recovery.
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Analysts in a Reuters poll expect the central bank to stand pat but cut at least once more early next year to revive inflation and a slowing economy.
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Gold though added 0.1 percent to $1,314 an ounce, on expectations that the Fed will stand pat on rates when it ends its two-day meeting on Wednesday.
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But Spiegel and Murphy already know that selling their stock would look terrible, and doing so would have been much more surprising than Spiegel's promise to stand pat.
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With inflation struggling to accelerate towards its 2 percent price target, the Bank of Japan is widely expected to stand pat at its policy-setting meeting this week.
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The Bank of Japan began its two-day policy review on Monday and was also widely expected to stand pat, particularly after broad hints from Governor Haruhiko Kuroda.
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The Fed is widely expected to stand pat on monetary policy this time but open the door for an interest rate cut at the next meeting in July.
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The U.S. central bank is widely expected to stand pat on policy, but investors were bracing for any possible signals from the Fed about a tightening later this year.
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But there is a key reason why MSCI may stand pat, according to to Richard Martin, executive vice president at IMA Asia: bad debt piled up by China's companies.
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In fact, I was becoming skeptical that the Fed would stand pat following significant pressure from the White House as well as recent comments coming from the Fed itself.
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Japan's central bank last month held off on expanding stimulus, underscoring a market view that it will stand pat unless a severe external shock threatens to derail economic recovery.
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On Wednesday, at its first meeting of 2019, the central bank is expected to stand pat, with 17 out of 19 economists seeing key rates steady at 24 percent.
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To stand pat with free-market fervor or to go backward, such as eliminating the Affordable Care Act, will deprive many of medical care while still driving up costs.
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Fed officials have pledged to be patient before making further increases, and all of them want to stand pat until economic data push them in one direction or another.
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All but two of the 83 surveyed expected a 28 bp move; one predicted a less aggressive cut to 22015% and one reckons the central bank will stand pat.
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Traders in interest rate futures are wagering that the Federal Reserve will stand pat on rates in 2019 in the face of growth risks both at home and globally.
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"The Fed will stand pat on Wednesday and cannot sound too hawkish," DiMartino Booth told CNN Business, meaning that it is unlikely to hint at any future rate hikes.
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"I think we stand pat now and wait to see how the data comes," Harker said during a question and answer session at an OMFIF financial markets event in London.
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"The BoJ can stand pat now because the economy is still in fairly good shape," said Sayuri Shirai, a former BoJ board member who retains close contact with incumbent policymakers.
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" Kirill Yankovskiy, director of Equity Sales at Otkritie Capital, told CNBC on Friday that he believed the bank would stand pat on rates, although a rate cut could be "beneficial.
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While they might not directly admit it, we feel the June 23 "Brexit" vote, on whether Britain will leave the European Union, likely contributed to the decision to stand pat.
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While markets in general have reacted positively to the Federal Reserve's decision to stand pat on interest rates, some types of stocks may stand out more than others going forward.
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Minutes of that meeting released on Tuesday showed a majority of BOK board members see inflation pressures remaining weak, reinforcing market consensus that policymakers would stand pat for some time.
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JGBs took in stride a decision by the Bank of Japan to stand pat on monetary policy on Thursday following its two-day meeting, as the outcome was well anticipated.
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After hesitating or worrying that the Fed would raise interest rates, investors piled into high-dividend stocks when the central bank decided yet again to stand pat on interest rates.
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So whether Google finally gives Facebook the courage — and cover — to make its own changes in its fruitful relationship with Mr. Trump, or stand pat, has all of Washington agog.
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All 21 analysts polled by Reuters had predicted the BOK would stand pat on Thursday, with a small majority seeing a rate hike in the first half of next year.
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When the Fed earlier this week decided to stand pat on rates, Fed Chair Janet Yellen said she felt the labor market had more room to run before it could overheat.
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Next, Russia, France and Germany will stand pat until major elections are over before implementing hard reforms and China prioritizes stability over reforms until its leadership transition late in the year.
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While the Fed is widely expected to stand pat on interest rates, investors are awaiting the central bank's statement, due on Wednesday, for clues regarding the future path of rate hikes.
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The Bank of England, Swiss National Bank and the Bank of Japan will also meet this week, and are similarly expected to stand pat on policy with the Brexit vote looming.
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But it's more likely that: The worst-case scenario is that Benning either doesn't want to sell or isn't allowed to, and the Canucks stand pat or even try to buy.
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Investors also awaited the outcome of the Reserve Bank of Australia's policy meeting later in the day, although most participants expect the bank to stand pat on its record-low rates.
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Dell may in the end decide to stand pat, but Michael Dell and his financial backers at Silver Lake Partners have shown that they are not afraid of making bold moves.
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The new television series is an even bolder move by the Cellar's owner, Noam Dworman, who is not content to stand pat even though his space packs in crowds every night.
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The central banks of the United States, Britain and Switzerland all hold policy setting meetings this week, but investors expect them to stand pat given uncertainty over the looming UK referendum.
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ANZ expects the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to stand pat in April with a 40 percent chance of easing by pushing the center of the currency band 1 percent lower.
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Forty-six percent want it to stand pat with current policy while 40 percent said they would prefer that the central bank sought some sort of exit from its ultra-easy stance.
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Only four of 33 economists who replied to an extra question expected the bank to hike rates before the second half of 2019, while six predicted it would stand pat until 2020.
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Growing speculation that the Fed would stand pat on interest rates after hiking for the first time in nearly a decade in December have helped push gold 26 percent higher this year.
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The Boston Celtics chose to stand pat at the NBA trade deadline while the Toronto Raptors continued to tweak their roster in advance of the two teams meeting Friday night in Canada.
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The BoE is widely expected to stand pat and focus is on how strong the signals are for the possibility of rate increases at the next policy meetings in August and December.
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The BOJ will probably stand pat, especially since the impact of any monetary easing at this point could be limited while the market is preoccupied by the Brexit risk, the trader said.
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The central bank's policy committee announced Wednesday that while the case for another rate hike "continued to strengthen," it is going to stand pat on interest rates and wait for more information.
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Thirty-five percent believe the central bank will cut one more time (likely on Wednesday) and then stand pat, while 40% see two more quarter-point cuts before the year is out.
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Investors, however, will be watchful of Reserve Bank of Australia's monthly policiy meeting later in the day, where the central bank is expected to stand pat on its record low cash rate.
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"If it was just me, I'd stand pat where we are and I'd try to react to data as it comes in," he said Friday in an interview with CNBC's Steve Liesman.
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Following mixed signals from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, all eyes are now on the Bank of England's policy move, due at 1100 GMT, where it is expected to stand pat on rates.
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SARA EISEN: But it's a little confusing as far as the outlook, where seven members say there will be another cut this year and 10 members say stand pat or raise rates.
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Policymakers were already divided over whether to head off economic fears with significant further rate cuts or to stand pat because people are still finding jobs, taking home fatter paychecks and spending money.
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"Inflation expectations have moderated and the perception of a dovish Fed strengthens the case for [the Brazilian central bank] to stand pat," strategists at MRB Partners wrote in a note earlier this month.
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Unlike passive index-tracking funds, which are obliged to buy China stocks to avoid tracking errors, active funds benchmarked against the indexes can stand pat as China's weighting is so tiny, Wang said.
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Markets may have punished the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) surprise decision to stand pat on policy at its meeting last week, but it was the right call, Bank of America-Merrill Lynch said.
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The suggestion that the Fed could move in September — and potentially again in December — was enough to increase volatility, and for that reason, policymakers are likely to stand pat in September, he said.
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Read MoreFed holds line; rate hikes still on the table Larry Kudlow, CNBC senior contributor, said the Fed's decision to stand pat indicates they are "completely freaked out" about the markets right now.
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The RBA is likely to stand pat at its monthly board meeting on Tuesday - a decision is due at 0430 GMT - though financial markets are fully pricing in a third easing by November.
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The Bank of Japan's well-anticipated decision to stand pat on monetary policy on Tuesday had little lasting impact, although the dollar did briefly rise above 20.1 following the announcement before drifting lower again.
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Taiwan's central bank is likely to cut interest rates as inflation has remained relatively stable but rates in the Philippines will stand pat since Manila has enjoyed solid industrial production and stabilizing exports data.
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While many central bankers would prefer to stand pat, Friday's batch of weak data casts doubt on their argument that Japan's underlying price trend is improving against the background of a solid economic recovery.
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Though it had been expected to stand pat, there are expectations that Governor Haruhiko Kuroda could make a stronger show of its readiness to ease policy further at his news conference at 0630 GMT.
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"I recognize the politics are hard for them because the easier thing to do is to give in to the most extreme voices within their party and stand pat and do nothing," Obama said.
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Interest rate futures are pricing the Fed to stand pat on rates through 2019, a turnaround from the four hikes delivered by the central bank last year in a major boost to the dollar.
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That's despite expecting the BOJ will stand pat on policy amid signs that spare capacity in the economy was narrowing and growth in part-time wages had picked up, suggesting price pressures would strengthen ahead.
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Still, analysts expect the central bank to stand pat at least throughout next year with the domestic property market already cooling at a time when Asia's fourth-largest economy is slowing and inflation remains low.
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"If it was just me I'd stand pat where we are and I'd try to react to data as it comes in," Bullard told CNBC at an annual central bankers' conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
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Still, before the game, Cashman said the Yankees would not stand pat with their rotation, which needs reinforcement behind the ace Luis Severino, unless the price in a thin market for starting pitchers became prohibitive.
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With the majority of market watchers expecting the Federal Reserve to stand pat on interest rates at the next meeting, Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker said the next rate increase should happen sooner rather than later.
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Meanwhile, the Japanese yen, considered a safe-haven asset, traded at 104.69 against the dollar, after pushing as high as 103.58 following the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) decision to stand pat on monetary policy on Thursday.
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Still, futures traders see no chance the Fed will stand pat in September, with CME's FedWatch tool showing about a 67% probability of a 25 basis-point cut and 173% odds for a 50-point cut.
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The BoE is widely expected to stand pat on policy this time and focus is on how strong the signals are for the possibility of rate increases at the next policy meetings in August and December.
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Despite a weak inflation report, the RBI is seen by markets as having ruled out a rate cut, and is expected to stand pat on rates for a fourth straight time at its impending monetary meeting.
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The Turkish lira slipped before a central bank meeting on Thursday, when analysts expect the bank to sound hawkish but stand pat on interest rates after raising them 625 basis points last month to 24 percent.
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Still, futures traders see no chance the Fed will stand pat in September, with CME's FedWatch tool showing about a 2200% probability of a 210 basis-point cut and 210% odds for a 20.2-point cut.
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The Dodgers were a comfortable 14 games up in the N.L. West at the end of July but did not stand pat, bolstering their relief by landing Cingrani from the Reds and Watson from the Pirates.
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Seven of 28 analysts in a Reuters poll had correctly predicted Thursday's decision by the board, while the other six had expected it to stand pat as higher financing costs were starting to dampen economic growth.
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"Domestic demand may slow temporarily ... though in the long-term, it will stay resilient," BOJ Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya said on Thursday, adding that now was the time to stand pat and carefully watch upcoming data.
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Australia's central bank is seen likely to stand pat on rates at least until mid-2020, a Reuters poll showed, as a recent run of soft economic data quashed any probability of an earlier rate hike.
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The bank lowered its cash rate by 25 basis points at the last meeting in May, and all 15 economists polled by Reuters had predicted policymakers would stand pat at this week's meeting to assess conditions.
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The yen showed little reaction to the Bank of Japan's decision to stand pat on monetary policy even as it slightly cut its inflation forecast for the current fiscal year, an outcome that had been widely expected.
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Expectations are for the bank to stand pat on interest rates following gloomy jobs data and rising concerns over a Brexit should the U.K. vote to leave the European Union (EU) in a referendum on June 25.
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"Europe's higher weighting to banks/resource will help it vs the U.S." The U.S. Federal Reserve meets on Tuesday and Wednesday and is widely expected to stand pat while reaffirming the outlook for further gradual rate rises.
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The central bank is expected to stand pat on interest rates, but its policy views will be closely watched after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand shocked the markets last week by adopting a dovish policy stance.
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The U.S. central bank is widely expected to stand pat on policy at its meeting today, but analysts will be closely watching the wording of the Federal Open Market Committee's statement for cues on the direction ahead.
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The Bank of England was also meeting, with it widely expected to stand pat after cutting rates and ramping up its stimulus programme last month in a bid to limit any Brexit damage to the UK economy.
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The data is among the latest in a string of surveys that show the A$1.6 trillion economy is humming along, cementing views the central bank will stand pat on interest rates after easing twice last year.
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"We don't think Chairman Jay Powell pays much attention to the president, but cynics in the bond market and elsewhere would howl that a stand-pat Fed has become politicized," Valliere told clients in a recent note.
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South Korea's central bank trimmed its 2019 growth forecast to a seven-year low while keeping its policy rate unchanged on Thursday, reinforcing expectations it could stand pat for some time amid conflicting risks to the economy.
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Despite the broad pull-back in U.S. Treasury yields, markets were pricing a greater probability of a rate increase in December, even though some analysts warned that higher risk aversion may force the Fed to stand pat.
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A decision to stand pat would keep Japan in line with the U.S. Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank, which have both signaled that monetary policy will be in a holding pattern for the time being.
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A decision to stand pat would keep Japan in line with the U.S. Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank, which have both signalled that monetary policy will be in a holding pattern for the time being.
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The decision to stand pat keeps Japan in line with the U.S. Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank, which have both signalled their respective monetary policies will be in a holding pattern for the time being.
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The decision to stand pat keeps Japan in line with the U.S. Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank, which have both signaled their respective monetary policies will be in a holding pattern for the time being.
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Indeed, BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Thursday the central bank will scrutinise economic developments until the last minute in deciding policy this month, suggesting that whether to stand pat or increase stimulus will be a close call.
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Indeed, BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Thursday the central bank will scrutinize economic developments until the last minute in deciding policy this month, suggesting that whether to stand pat or increase stimulus will be a close call.
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The President: Disrupt or stand pat Trump pointed out in his post-election news conference on Wednesday that although he believes the Russia investigation is "very bad for our country" he has so far not shut it down.
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Although a majority of market players expect the Bank of Japan to stand pat following its policy review on Tuesday, there is speculation that the BOJ may try to spring a surprise as it has in the past.
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While the central bank was widely expected to stand pat, some traders had been speculating the RBA might deliver hawkish signals after the European Central Bank and the Bank of England took a more hawkish bent last week.
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The median of a Reuters poll saw a 50-point cut, with one camp of economists predicting 100 points and another expecting the bank would stand pat given inflation strength and lira weakness toward the end of 2019.
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Hunkered down in a Washington immersed in political drama, the Federal Reserve's latest no-drama decision to stand pat on interest rates feels like the calm eye in the midst of the Trump administration hurricane and Twitter storms.
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Conservatives, many of whom opposed the House repeal bill, now warn that it is untenable to stand pat on the issue — and that lawmakers will face retribution if they do not return to the repeal-and-replace effort.
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The Fed is widely expected to stand pat on monetary policy, and investors will be sifting through its statements for any hint of a near-term rate increase following recently firm U.S. economic indicators that have revived tightening expectations.
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New Zealand's unemployment rate fell in the final quarter of 2019, but jobs growth softened in a mixed bag of labour data released on Wednesday that cemented a view the central bank will stand pat on rates next week.
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The market will keep an eye on the European Central Bank's policy meeting later in the session, although few expect the gathering to result in fireworks as the central bank is widely anticipated to stand pat on monetary policy.
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But Goushi Kataoka, a newcomer to the board, may propose ramping up stimulus after dissenting last month to a decision to stand pat on policy, setting back the BOJ's quest to dial back its massive monetary support, analysts say.
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Trump even has spoken fondly of the negative rates that prevail in parts of Europe and Japan, though Fed officials also have said they don't see that happening in the U.S. "The board ought to stand pat," Whalen said.
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While the Fed is widely expected to stand pat on monetary policy, investors will be sifting through its statements for the merest hint of a near-term rate increase following recently firm U.S. economic indicators that have revived tightening expectations.
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That improvement in growth, along with expectations that the Federal Reserve may raise rates next month on growing evidence the U.S. economy is on a more solid footing will likely weaken the euro, allowing the ECB to stand pat for now.
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Expectations are for the bank to stand pat on interest rates following gloomy jobs data and rising concerns over the possibility of a Brexit, should the U.K. vote to leave the European Union (EU) in a referendum on June 23.
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The central bank's two-day policy meeting will end on Tuesday, at which it is expected to stand pat on its 0.23-year government bond yield target as the weaker yen helps Japan's economic prospects, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.
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If the Fed continues to stand pat, inflation may soon move above 2%, but if it attempts to raise interest rates well above the global level it may be inviting destabilising financial flows and an economy-choking rise in the dollar.
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Markets expect the BOJ to stand pat at a rate review next week, though some investors say the recent batch of soft indicators may pile pressure on policymakers to add to the central bank's already massive stimulus later in the year.
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But if the Dolphins decide to stand pat with Ryan Fitzpatrick, Rosen could remain on Arizona's payroll into summer, when the Cardinals would seem to have even less leverage for a trade barring an injury to another team's starting quarterback.
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After years of cheap borrowing costs, the bank's view that an economy more sensitive to rate hikes warrants caution does not hold water, said Krishen Rangasamy of National Bank, though he expects the bank to stand pat on policy next month.
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The White Sox opted to stand pat at the trade deadline as they prepare to wrap up an eight-game road trip with a visit to the red-hot Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night for the first of three contests.
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The Bank of Japan is likely to stand pat at its two-day rate review that ends on Thursday as stable markets, a truce in U.S.-China trade talks and robust domestic demand give it room to save its limited ammunition.
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Some policymakers, perhaps including Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker who opposed the Fed's most recent rate cut, may take this emerging equilibrium in the labor market as more reason for the Fed to stand pat for the rest of the year.
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FOMC members too have been all over the place: St. Louis Fed President James Bullard advocates a reduction in the central bank's benchmark Fed Funds interest rate of 0.50 percent, while Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren wants to stand pat.
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But their certainty around the timing has faltered in recent days, with the probability that the Fed will stand pat rising from about a fifth to 33% this week, while expectations for two more rounds of cuts by Christmas remain intact.
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A decision to stand pat would put the Japanese central bank in line with the U.S. Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank, which have both signaled that monetary policy will be in a holding pattern for the time being.
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The Bank of Japan (BOJ) held off on expanding stimulus on Tuesday, despite pushing back the time frame for hitting its 2 percent inflation target, signaling that it will stand pat unless a severe market shock threatens to derail a fragile recovery.
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There still seem to be some expectations that the BOJ could cut interest rates deeper into negative territory, said Sim Moh Siong, FX strategist for Bank of Singapore, adding that the yen is likely to rise if the BOJ were to stand pat.
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"They are likely to take this opportunity to evaluate the impact of negative interest rates on the economy, while remaining mindful of the Upper House election in early summer," Maybank analysts said in a note, explaining the bank's decision to stand pat.
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Economists believe the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates at least once this year, but market participants are betting policymakers will stand pat once again after seeing them threaten to take away the punch bowl only to let the good times roll.
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The Bank of Japan on Tuesday held off on expanding stimulus on Tuesday despite pushing back the time frame for hitting its 2 percent inflation target, signaling that it will stand pat unless a severe market shock threatens to derail a fragile recovery.
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Benchmark 10-year and 2-year U.S. Treasury yields fell to their lowest levels since early January, pushed lower by the weak U.S. economic data and the growing perception the Fed will stand pat on raising rates for the rest of the year.
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CHANTILLY, France (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Thursday the central bank will scrutinise economic developments until the last minute in deciding policy this month, suggesting that whether to stand pat or increase stimulus will be a close call.
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Benchmark 13-year and 2-year U.S. Treasury yields fell to their lowest levels since early January, pushed lower by the weak U.S. economic data and the growing perception the Fed will stand pat on raising rates for the rest of the year.
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Other policymakers, including three who dissented on the Fed's decision to stand pat at its September meeting in favor of an immediate increase, fear the central bank getting behind the curve on inflation and that low rates could increase financial stability risks.
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Benchmark 13-year and 2-year U.S. Treasury yields fell to their lowest levels since early January, knocked down by the weak U.S. economic data and the growing perception the Fed will stand pat on raising rates for the rest of the year.
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OTTAWA/TORONTO, July 10 (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada on Wednesday looks set to raise its second-quarter economic growth forecast and stand pat on interest rates, taking a different tack from some major peers, which are signaling plans for additional stimulus.
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The euro briefly hit a six-day high against the dollar of $1.1283 after data showing weaker-than-expected U.S. retail sales for August, which analysts said solidified expectations that the Fed would stand pat on rates at its meeting next week.
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"Given signs of economic recovery, easing external uncertainties amid an (imminent) U.S.-China trade deal and the government's commitment to curb home prices, the Bank of Korea will likely stand pat," said Shin Dong-soo, fixed-income analyst at Eugene Investment & Securities.
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U.S. producer prices edged up in December as a rise in the cost of goods was offset by weakness in services, the latest indication of tame inflation pressures that could allow the Federal Reserve to stand pat on interest rates this year.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve should still raise interest rates gradually this year given the economy's resilience, a top Fed official said on Friday, explaining she did not want to wait too long despite having supported last month's decision to stand pat.
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Benchmark 13-year and 2-year U.S. Treasury yields fell to their lowest levels since early January, knocked down by the weak U.S. economic data and the growing perception the Fed will stand pat on raising rates for the rest of the year.
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TOKYO, Nov 1 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan held off on expanding stimulus on Tuesday despite pushing back the time frame for hitting its 2 percent inflation target, signalling that it will stand pat unless a severe market shock threatens to derail a fragile recovery.
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"The lack of inflationary pressure in the PCE deflator measures of prices is another reason why the Fed could stand pat in March," said Paul Ashworth, chief U.S. economist at Capital Economics in Toronto, referring to the Fed's next interest rate-setting policy meeting.
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BRASILIA, April 10 (Reuters) - Brazil will likely cut interest rates once more in May to a new record low to assure inflation will accelerate towards its target, but could stand pat if downside price pressures fade, central bank chief Ilan Goldfajn said on Tuesday.
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While the PBOC had been expected to stand pat and has not always followed the Fed in lockstep, the decision highlights diverging policy paths for the world's largest economies, with China's economy slowly losing momentum and facing more pressure from escalating U.S. trade tariffs.
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The Bank of Japan was scheduled to begin a two-day policy meeting on Monday, at which it is expected to stand pat on its 10-year government bond yield target as the weaker yen helps Japan's economic prospects, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.
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"We have to be a little pre-emptive in making sure that we're moving the interest rate up so that we can keep the expansion sustained," said Mester, one of three Fed policymakers to dissent against last month's decision to stand pat on rates.
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Not only does human nature often force our hand by making it difficult to stand pat, but professional investors often make unnecessary changes to justify their fees, find comfort in the crowd, prove their intelligence or show clients that they're doing something with their money.
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The Fed raised its target interest rate four times in 2018 and expects two more hikes this year, though the market is expecting the policymaking Federal Open Market Committee to stand pat with the funds rate in a target range of 2.25 to 2.5 percent.
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One analyst predicted a 50 bps increase to 5.00 percent on Wednesday, and another, Taye Shim of Mirae Asset Sekuritas, said BI will stand pat to monitor the effect of the 25 bps increase - the first since 2014 - that it made on May 17.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - The European Central Bank's decision to hold off on immediate policy easing likely heightens the chance the Bank of Japan will stand pat next week, too, using words rather than action to signal its readiness to fend off growing global risks to the economy.
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Under Obama, they sought and failed to condition disaster relief on cuts to unrelated domestic discretionary programs and specific bêtes noires like Planned Parenthood; under Clinton they might decide to stand pat, or simply to let flood, earthquake, tornado, and hurricane-ravaged communities fend for themselves.
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That's because analysts broadly expect the Fed to stand pat on policy while turning more hawkish in its statement, while the BOJ, which has promised a comprehensive assessment of its current quantitative easing and negative interest rate policies, can only surprise the wide-ranging predictions for its next moves.
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"I think we stand pat now and wait to see how the data comes," Harker said during a question and answer session at an Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum event in London, adding that he thought rates were one or two hikes away from their 'neutral' level.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's March factory output is forecast to have slipped for the first time in two months, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, though the central bank is expected to stand pat on policy as it bets on a gradual economic recovery despite rising risks to growth.
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"While the Bank of England are almost certainly set to stand pat and leave rates unchanged this Thursday, there remains plenty to suggest further tightening going forward as long as there's not a large adverse Brexit-related shock," said David Cheetham, a market analyst at currency brokers XTB.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan may steal the thunder from the U.S. Federal Reserve and its chair Janet Yellen this week if it chooses to give more monetary stimulus in its latest effort to jumpstart its economy and the U.S. central bank decides to stand pat on interest rates.
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The Australian dollar edged up 0.1 percent to $0.7462 after surging more than 1 percent in the previous session to a one-month high of $0.7465 following the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to stand pat on monetary policy and hint it was not in a hurry to raise rates.
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Advocates for even deeper rate reductions now agree the current setting is helping the economy enough that the Fed can stand pat while Mester and others who worried that lower rates might court faster inflation or risky lending have concluded that at this point there is little cause for concern.
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NEW YORK/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan may steal the thunder from the U.S. Federal Reserve and its chair Janet Yellen this week if it chooses to give more monetary stimulus in its latest effort to jumpstart its economy and the U.S. central bank decides to stand pat on interest rates.
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And even by March 9, less than a week before the meeting, directors at the influential New York Fed wanted the Fed to stand pat on its discount rate, which is what commercial banks are charged for emergency loans and which typically moves in tandem with the Fed's main short-term policy rate.
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He added that investors are staying on the sidelines before the BOJ's policy decision later in the day when it is widely expected to stand pat, adding that for the rest of week their focus will be on the Federal Reserve policy meeting on Wednesday and the U.S. jobs report on Friday.
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"I recognize that the politics are hard for them, because the easier thing to do is to give in to the most extreme voices within their party and stand pat and do nothing, but that's not our job," Mr. Obama told reporters in the Oval Office after a meeting with King Abdullah II of Jordan.
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The decision by the central bank's Governing Council, its main policy board, to stand pat was expected by analysts as the bank measures the impact of a wide-ranging set of aggressive moves it took last month to stimulate the eurozone's moribund economy: to pump money into the economy, encourage lending by banks and raise inflation from levels considered dangerously low.
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"I recognize the politics are hard for them, because the easier thing to do is to give in to the most extreme voices within their party and stand pat and do nothing, but that's not our job," Mr. Obama said in the Oval Office, taking nine minutes at the end of a meeting with King Abdullah II of Jordan to insist on his right to advance a nominee to the nation's highest court.
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"Any changes in supply policy ... will be decided on the basis of their assessment of the duration of the impact of the coronavirus," BNP Paribas global head of commodity strategy Harry Tchilinguirian told the Reuters Global Oil Forum, adding, "If the producer group believes the outbreak to be contained with effects tapering out after a short period, like SARS, they have the option to stand pat and weather the lower-price environment until demand returns."
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"Markets seems to have speculatively priced in the next couple of months of potential monetary and fiscal stimulus within a few weeks," said Angus Nicholson, a market analyst at brokerage firm IG. Nicholson added there were some lingering doubts among investors that the BOJ could elect to stand pat on rates later this week, after the Bank of England and the European Central Bank chose to leave their monetary policies unchanged earlier this month.
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Fed rate hike * Top European shares close up 2 pct * Dollar gains after hitting one-week low * Long-dated Treasury yields rise after initially falling * Oil prices last up more than 3 pct (Updates to close of European markets) By Sam Forgione NEW YORK, Sept 2 (Reuters) - U.S. shares inched higher and European shares rallied on Friday after weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs data gave the Federal Reserve more leeway to stand pat on interest rates, while the dollar gained and longer-dated Treasury yields edged up.
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