German bunds plunge despite lower-than-expected July manufacturing PMI; 10-year auction in focus

Aug 01, 2018 09:08 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The German bunds plunged during European session Wednesday after investors have largely shrugged-off the countrys lower-than-expected manufacturing PMI for the month of July. Investors are awaiting the long-term 10-year...

Global Geopolitical Series: U.S. slaps duties on plastic ribbons from China

Aug 01, 2018 08:51 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Yesterday, the U.S. Commerce Department concluded its preliminary investigations into imports of certain plastic decorative ribbon from China and it has found that exporters from China are selling the above-mentioned...

New Zealand’s Q2 employment report remains mostly robust, likely to provide relief to RBNZ: Westpac Research

Aug 01, 2018 08:37 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

Labour market conditions were generally firmer in the June quarter. Jobs growth was robust, though the unemployment rate ticked up slightly. With the economy moving closer to full capacity, the first signs of a stirring in...

Fed likely to maintain target range at 1.75-2.00 pct at today’s meeting, says Danske Bank

Aug 01, 2018 07:27 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

The Federal Reserve is expected to maintain the target range at 1.75-2.00 percent at its upcoming monetary policy meeting, scheduled for later in the day, according to the latest research report from Danske Bank. No new...

New Zealand bonds end sloppy as investors shift toward riskier assets following ongoing U.S.-China trade discussions

Aug 01, 2018 06:25 am UTC| Commentary Economy

New Zealand bonds ended Wednesdays session on a choppy note as investors have started to shift away from safe-haven assets towards riskier counterparts, like oil and equities, following rise of slight optimism from the...

FxWirePro: Latest ‘GDPNow’ suggests U.S. economic out-performance to continue in third quarter

Aug 01, 2018 06:14 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Last weeks GDP report showed that the U.S. economy grew by 4.1 percent in the second quarter on an annualized basis, which was the highest pace of growth since 2014. The GDP growth beat the GDPNow forecast that predicted a...

JGBs slump on improvement in investors’ risk appetite as U.S.-China trade war fears ease

Aug 01, 2018 05:09 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The Japanese government bonds slumped during Asian session Wednesday after investors risk sentiments improved, following an ease in global trade tensions between the United States and China, on deemed possibility of a...