Global Geopolitical Series: Trump threatens to leave WTO unless reforms implemented
Aug 31, 2018 12:06 pm UTC| Commentary Economy
Speaking to Bloomberg reporters yesterday, before leaving for a campaign-style rally in Indiana ratchet up the pressure on the World Trade Organization (WTO), which he accused many a time of bias against the United States....
U.S. Treasuries climb in muted session amid trade negotiations with Canada, Mexico
Aug 31, 2018 11:02 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The U.S. Treasuries climbed Friday before ending the trading week with the final University of Michigan consumer confidence survey results for August and Chicago PMI. On the preliminary results, the headline Michigan...
German bunds lose strength despite fall in August Eurozone CPI; July unemployment rate unchanged
Aug 31, 2018 09:49 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The German bunds lost ground during European session Friday after investors have shrugged-off the fall in Eurozones consumer price inflation (CPI) data for the month of August. Further, eurozones unemployment rate for the...
Aug 31, 2018 08:22 am UTC| Commentary Economy
New Zealands Consumer confidence remains about par, according to the ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence Index, which was unchanged in August at 118, around the historical average. The Current Conditions Index fell 1 point...
Aug 31, 2018 07:00 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The New Zealand bonds closed higher Friday after the countrys dairy giant Fonterra lowered global milk price forecast for 2018-19, citing increased supply in Europe and the United States ahead of the GlobalDairyTrade (GDT)...
Aug 31, 2018 05:24 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Japanese government bonds slightly gained on the last trading day of the week Friday after the countrys unemployment rate and industrial production for the month of July, both disappointed market sentiments, forcing buyers...
Australian bond yields slump tracking U.S. counterpart amid ongoing NAFTA negotiations
Aug 31, 2018 03:46 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Australian bond yields slumped during Asian session Friday, tracking a similar movement in U.S. peer amid ongoing trade negotiations over NAFTA with Canada and Mexico. The yield on Australias benchmark 10-year note,...
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