U.S. Treasuries slump ahead of 5-year auction, FOMC members’ speeches
Feb 26, 2020 13:37 pm UTC| Commentary Economy
The U.S. Treasuries slumped during Wednesdays afternoon session ahead of the countrys 5-year auction, due to be held today by 18:00GMT. Also, speeches by FOMC members, Kaplan and Kashkari, awaiting to be delivered today by...
UK gilts gain ahead of BoE MPC members’ speeches
Feb 26, 2020 11:39 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The United Kingdoms gilts gained during European trading hours Wednesday ahead of a host of speeches by members of the Bank of Englands (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), all due to be delivered through this week, for...
German bunds mixed ahead of ECB President Lagarde’s speech, February employment report
Feb 26, 2020 11:32 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The German bunds remained mixed during afternoon session Wednesday ahead of the European Central Banks (ECB) Governor Christine Lagardes speech, due to be delivered today by 13:30GMT and the countrys employment report for...
BoK may frontload rate cut at tomorrow’s monetary policy meeting, says DBS Economics & Strategy
Feb 26, 2020 10:23 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
The Bank of Korea (BoK) is expected to deliver a 25bps rate cut at tomorrows monetary policy meeting, given the deterioration in the local COVID-19 situation, according to the latest research report from DBS Economics ...
Australian construction work done falls in Q4, largest quarterly decline in over a year
Feb 26, 2020 09:32 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Australian construction work done fell 3.0 percent q/q in Q4, the largest quarterly decline in over a year and substantially larger than expected (-1.0 percent q/q). The downturn in residential activity accelerated but it...
India's IPO plan likely to benefit insurance industry, says Fitch Ratings
Feb 26, 2020 06:08 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The Indian governments proposed IPO of state-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) will improve the accountability and transparency of the countrys largest insurer and benefit the insurance industry, Fitch...
SGD likely to remain susceptible to a broader market tone, says Scotiabank
Feb 26, 2020 05:35 am UTC| Economy Commentary
The Singaporean dollar is expected to remain susceptible to a broader market tone, according to the latest research report from Scotiabank. The city-states MAS core inflation eased to 0.3 percent y/y in January from 0.7...