Apr 18, 2017 05:57 am UTC| Market Roundups
Market Roundup Japan government nominates reflationists to BoJ Policy Board to replace dissenters Kiuchi, Sato, both Goushi Kataoka and Hitoshi Suzuki hail from MUFJ Group, Kataoka has written on tax barriers, Suzuki...
Apr 17, 2017 20:24 pm UTC| Market Roundups
Market Roundup US April NAHB Housing Market Index 68 (f/c 70) versus 71 in March. US economyis seen growing at 0.5% in Q1 vs. +0.6% estimate April 7- Atlanta Feds GDPNow Model. NY Feds Empire State Current...
Apr 17, 2017 06:14 am UTC| Market Roundups
Market Roundup US Treasury No major trading partner met all three thresholds for enhanced engagement on currency manipulation in 16 under 88 law, China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Germany and Switzerland to remain...
Apr 13, 2017 21:36 pm UTC| Market Roundups
Market Roundup US weekly jobless claims point to tightening labor market, 234k v 245k forecast; 4-wk Avg -3k. US PPI final demand y/y 2.3% v 2.4% forecast, 2.2% previous, m/m -0.1% v 0% forecast, 0.3% previous. ...
Apr 13, 2017 11:56 am UTC| Market Roundups
Market Roundup EUR/USD -0.2%, USD/JPY -0.15%, EUR/JPY -0.2%, EUR/GBP -0.2% DXY -0.5%, DAX -0.25%, FTSE -0.5%, Copper +1.1%, Gold +0.1% EUR/JPY hits 5-month low at 115.91. EUR/GBP 6-week low at...
Apr 13, 2017 06:51 am UTC| Market Roundups
Market Roundup Trump USD getting too strong, will not label China a currency manipulator, likes low interest rate policy, likes and respects FOMC Chair Yellen, Ex-Im Bank good thing Wall Street Journal. TsySec...
Apr 12, 2017 20:55 pm UTC| Market Roundups
Market Roundup US March import prices -0.2% (forecast -0.2%) vs. Feb +0.4% (previous (+0.2%). US March Petroleum import prices -3.6% vs. Feb +1.3%. Bank of Canada holds o/n interest rate at 0.50%; says econ...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects