Fundamentals to watch out for this week
Oct 30, 2017 07:47 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
This week is a quite heavy with volatility risks, both in terms of data and events. What to watch for over the coming days: Central banks: Bank of Japan (BoJ) will announce interest rate decision on Tuesday....
USD/INR likely to trade with upward potential towards 66.0 level over weeks ahead, says Scotiabank
Oct 30, 2017 06:58 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The USD/INR currency pair is expected to trade with an upward potential towards the 66 level in the weeks ahead on rising hopes for a US tax overhaul and solid US fundamentals. In general, the INR is expected to follow a...
Oct 30, 2017 06:00 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The New Zealand long-term bonds ended flat Monday as investors remained sidelined in any major trading activity amid lack of sufficient economic data through the day. However, the benchmark short-term 2-year bond yields...
Japanese bonds trade tad higher ahead of BoJ's policy decision; 10-year yields down over 1/2 bp
Oct 30, 2017 04:16 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Japanese bonds traded a little higherMondayas investors awaited the Bank of Japans second last two-day monetary policy meeting scheduled to heldOctober 30-31. Also, the bond yields fell following firmness in the U.S....
Oct 30, 2017 02:44 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Australian bonds gainedMondayfollowing firmness in the U.S. Treasuries as speculations increased over the appointment of less hawkish Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury...
U.S. Treasuries remain flat as investors await Q3 GDP
Oct 27, 2017 11:36 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The U.S. Treasuries traded flat Friday ahead of the countrys third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP), scheduled to be released today by 12:30GMT. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury hovered around 2.44...
U.S. third quarter GDP preview
Oct 27, 2017 10:37 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Today, U.S. third-quarter flash GDP figure will be released at 12:30 GMT. This is the first flash reading of the third quarter GDP of the United States. This would be a very vital piece of an economic docket to assess...
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