Nov 03, 2017 11:12 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Today October NFP report is to be published at 12:30 GMT from the US. What is NFP report? NFP or non-farm payroll report is the monthly statistics on labour condition in the US released by US department of labour...
U.S. under Trump Series: Trump effect evident in Jobs market
Nov 03, 2017 11:01 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Today, U.S. Labor Department will release much anticipated non-farm payroll report. On Wednesday, ADP employment report was released and it was a blockbuster report. The report indicated that the Trump effect is quite...
Forcing the banks to hand over our credit history might help with a home loan but it has risks
Nov 03, 2017 08:28 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Law
The federal government will be forcing banks to hand over half their credit data ready for reporting by mid-2018 (with the remainder available in 2019). It seems rather quaint in the age of big data that the big four...
Nov 03, 2017 06:32 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Under the Trump administration, the U.S. commerce department, under the guidance of Secretary Wilbur Ross continues to take a tough stance on countries that have used unfair means to promote exports. Cracking down on U.S....
U.S. Treasuries flat ahead of initial jobless claims, FOMC speeches
Nov 02, 2017 10:48 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The U.S. Treasuries flat Thursday as investors wait to watch the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) members Powell, Dudley and Bostics speeches, scheduled for later in the day. Also, the countrys initial jobless claims,...
German bunds slide after manufacturing PMI cheers markets, jobless total falls
Nov 02, 2017 09:39 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The German bunds slid Thursday after the countrys manufacturing PMI for the month of October remained unchanged and the number of unemployed people fell during the period. Also, the jobless rate remained at...
Australia net exports likely to add 0.3 ppt to Q3 real GDP growth, says ANZ Research
Nov 02, 2017 08:17 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Australias net exports are expected to add 0.3ppts to third quarter real GDP growth, according to the latest report from ANZ Research. The countrys trade surplus widened in September to AUD1,745 million from a downwardly...
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