U.S. Treasuries jump ahead of 10-year auction, April consumer inflation
May 10, 2017 12:00 pm UTC| Commentary Economy
The U.S. Treasuries jumped Wednesday as investors look forward to the 10-year note auction, due to be held late in the day. Also, the countrys consumer price inflation for the month of April, scheduled to be released on...
Eurozone inflation outlook improves in ECB survey, adds to the central bank's dilemma
May 10, 2017 11:59 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks
The recently released European Central Bank (ECB) Survey of Professional Forecasters for the second quarter of 2017 shows that inflation in the eurozone will pick up in future but remain driven by volatile food and energy...
May 10, 2017 10:13 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The CAD performed relatively well in the early stages of 2017, so well, in fact, that the Bank of Canada (BoC) Governor Poloz was forced to remind investors that broader CAD strength would hurt Canadian exporters which...
ECB’s first deposit rate hike seen in the first half of 2019, says Nordea Markets
May 10, 2017 09:41 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
The European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to adopt its first deposit rate hike in the first half of 2019, followed by a very gradual rate normalization of all policy rates. The background picture for the ECB is an...
UK gilts gain ahead of BoE’s monetary policy meeting, March manufacturing production
May 10, 2017 09:00 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The UK gilts gained as investors wait to watch the Bank of Englands (BoE) monetary policy meeting, scheduled to be held on May 11. Also, the countrys manufacturing production for the month of March, due for release on the...
German bunds bounce ahead of Q1 GDP, April consumer inflation
May 10, 2017 08:21 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The German bunds bounced Wednesday as investors are closely eyeing the countrys first-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) and consumer price inflation (CPI) for the month of April, scheduled to be released on May...
Subdued wage pressure likely to keep core inflation low in euro area, says Danske Bank
May 10, 2017 06:42 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Wage growth in the euro area remains low despite the continued labour market progress. Nevertheless, consumers have recently benefited from very high real wage growth due to the extraordinarily low inflation. Looking...
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