Bank Indonesia likely to maintain neutral stance despite surge in inflation

Mar 01, 2017 10:37 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks

Indonesias annual inflation rate increased in February, data from the statistics bureau showed on Wednesday. Indonesias February annual headline inflation climbed 3.83 percent compared with Januarys 3.49 percent. The rise...

Migrant Crisis Series

Want a stronger economy? Give immigrants a warm welcome

Mar 01, 2017 07:41 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Immigrants have long been a scapegoat when economies are sputtering, jobs are being lost or security is a concern. President Donald Trumps planned wall along the Mexican border, for example, is premised on the notion...

EUR/HUF likely to trade around 320.00 by end-2017, says Commerzbank

Mar 01, 2017 06:34 am UTC| Commentary Economy

CE3 economies are strongly geared to German demand; they export around 30 percent of their total exports to Germany and another 35 percent to other developed European Union nations. Still, the acceleration in German demand...

Thailand total export growth likely to exceed government’s initial 3 pct target this year, says DBS

Mar 01, 2017 05:36 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Export growth continued its pretty strong run, coming in at 8.8 percent y/y in January. Export growth averaged 6.5 percent over the past 6 months. At the current pace, total export growth for the year is likely to exceed...

FxWirePro: The Day Ahead- 1st March 2017

Mar 01, 2017 05:11 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

Lots of economic dockets and events scheduled for today and some with high volatility risks associated. Data released so far: United Kingdom: BRC shop price index is down 1 percent y/y in February. Australia:...

South Africa's fiscal tightening headwind for the economy, SARB may cut rate to offset fiscal drag

Feb 28, 2017 15:09 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

South Africas private sector credit expanded at the fastest pace in three months in January, the South Africa Reserve Bank reported Tuesday. Private sector credit rose 5.56 percent y/y in January after rising 5.1 percent...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Driving forces of Asian growth in 2017 - Option trading radar in Asian EMFX pool

Feb 28, 2017 10:41 am UTC| Economy Insights & Views

Asia focus: 2017 growth drivers: With GDP growth for the final quarter of 2016 rolling in from around the region. As per the JPMs projections, EM Asia GDP grew 5.8% in 2016, in line with their expectations at the beginning...