Jan 03, 2019 08:51 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The United States nonfarm payrolls is expected to have risen by 185k during the month of December, according to the latest report from Barclays Research, underlying a combination of labor market data, which points to some...
Jan 03, 2019 07:17 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The Japanese economy is expected to growth 0.9 percent through this year, while in 2020, the consumption tax hike will likely weigh on growth but the impact should be much smaller than after previous tax hikes; growth in...
Jan 03, 2019 06:10 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
The Bank of Korea (BoK) is expected to stay on hold till late 2019 given South Koreas slowing growth and benign inflation, after delivering a November rate hike, according to the latest research report from...
Australian 10-year bond yield hits over 26-month low amid concerns over global growth slowdown
Jan 03, 2019 03:51 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Australian government bonds gained across the curve during early Asian session Thursday as investors moved to safe-haven buying amid rising concerns of a global growth slowdown. Also, demand for U.S. Treasuries and German...
UK gilts climb despite better-than-expected December manufacturing PMI; construction PMI in focus
Jan 02, 2019 09:53 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The UK gilts climbed during Wednesdays afternoon session after the countrys manufacturing PMI for the month of December, released today, beat market expectations, also higher than the previous reading in November....
Jan 02, 2019 09:21 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The German bunds jumped during European session Wednesday after the countrys manufacturing PMI for the month of December, released today, remained unchanged, also meet market expectations. Investors will now look...
Singaporean economy expands slower by 2.2 pct y/y in Q4 2018; 2019 GDP forecast at 2.7 pct y/y
Jan 02, 2019 07:32 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The Singaporean economy expanded by a slower 2.2 percent y/y (1.6 percent q/q saar) in Q4 2018, marking a modest slowdown from 2.3 percent y/y (3.5 percent q/q saar) in Q3 2018 but also the slowest y/y growth since 3Q16...
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