German bunds continue uptrend ahead of ECB President Draghi’s speech, 30-year auction
Jan 15, 2019 09:40 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The German bunds gained during European session Tuesday ahead of the European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghis speech, scheduled to be held today by 15:00GMT. Also, the countrys 30-year auction, due to be held on...
RBI likely to soften monetary policy stance amid easing inflation, says Scotiabank
Jan 15, 2019 08:54 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to soften its monetary stance to neutral from current calibrated tightening at the February 7 rate meeting, according to the latest research report from Scotiabank. Further,...
Australia’s weekly consumer confidence rebounds following recovery in current financial conditions
Jan 15, 2019 07:25 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Australias ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence was up 1.4 percent last week. Current financial conditions were up 2.8 percent, rebounding after three consecutive falls. Future financial conditions registered the fifth...
JGBs mixed in quiet trading ahead of December national CPI, BoJ Governor Kuroda’s speech
Jan 15, 2019 06:10 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The Japanese government bonds remained mixed on the second trading day of the week Tuesday amid a quiet session ahead of the countrys national consumer price inflation (CPI) data and Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kurodas...
Australian bond yields climb as risk sentiment improves; 10-year yield up 2 bps
Jan 15, 2019 04:05 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Australian government bond yields climbed across the curve during the Asian trading session Tuesday as risk sentiment improved and Wall Street shares trimmed previous losses. The yield on Australias benchmark 10-year...
U.S. Treasuries continue rally tracking ongoing government shutdown ahead of busy trading week
Jan 14, 2019 11:25 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The U.S. Treasuries rallied during late afternoon session Monday, tracking cues from the ongoing government shutdown, besides, a handful of economic data, starting on Tuesday with the Empire Manufacturing survey for...
Ramaphosa sets out a bold vision for South Africa. But can he pull it off?
Jan 14, 2019 10:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
As South Africa heads for the polls in a few months time in its sixth democratic election, political party electioneering has begun in earnest. President Cyril Ramaphosa kick started the governing African National...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects