10-year JGB yield jumps following improvement in October household spending; Q3 GDP closely eyed
Dec 07, 2018 06:05 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The Japanese 10-year government bond yield jumped on the last trading day of the week Friday following an improvement in the countrys household spending for the month of October, albeit surprising market participants who...
Australian bonds narrowly mixed in subdued session; markets await U.S. November employment report
Dec 07, 2018 04:26 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Australian government bonds traded narrowly mixed across the curve during Asian session on Friday as investors remain sidelined in any big deal amid lack of any major domestic events. Still, the sentiment was weighed down...
U.S. Treasuries surge ahead of November ADP non-farm employment, Fed Chair Powell’s speech
Dec 06, 2018 11:17 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The U.S. Treasuries surged during late afternoon session Thursday ahead of the countrys ADP non-farm employment change for the month of November, scheduled to be released today by 13:15GMT. Besides, the initial jobless...
German bunds climb in silent trading hours ahead of Eurozone Q3 GDP
Dec 06, 2018 09:54 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The German bunds climbed during European session Thursday amid silent trading hours as investors wait to watch the Eurozones gross domestic product (GDP) for the third quarter of this year, scheduled to be released on...
USD/INR likely to track oil prices in near-term; RBI seen on hold till H1 2019: Commerzbank
Dec 06, 2018 09:00 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The USD/INR currency pair is expected to track oil prices in the near-term, with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) seen to maintain its policy stance and keep policy rate on hold into H1 2019, given the upcoming federal...
Global Geopolitical Series: Huawei CFO arrest triggers renewed trade war fear
Dec 06, 2018 07:56 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Global stock markets suffered another round of selloffs on Thursday, as an arrest of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Chinese telecom giant Huawei in Canada triggered concerns over the recent trade truce. The United States...
Dec 06, 2018 07:21 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Australias trade balance for the month of October deteriorated, owing to improvements in imports of capital goods and intermediate goods, which is consistent with the solid pipeline of business investment and government...
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