Australian bonds edge lower following recovery in risk sentiments; trade tensions could favour prices

Mar 26, 2018 03:03 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Australian government bond yields edged loweron Mondayas investors moved their funds to high yielding alternative assets like equities. The yield on Australias benchmark 10-year note, which moves inversely to its price,...

U.K. consumer confidence likely to have remained unchanged in March

Mar 23, 2018 20:32 pm UTC| Commentary

The U.K. consumer confidence dropped in February, falling to -10 from -9 as households sentiment in the wider economy and their prospects for major purchases weakened. While the squeeze on household real incomes has begun...

U.S. new home sales rise in line with expectations in February

Mar 23, 2018 20:19 pm UTC| Commentary

New home sales in the U.S. rose in line with consensus expectations in February. New home sales came in 618k, as compared with expectations of 620k. It was little changed from Januarys upwardly revised print of 622k. New...

U.S. durable goods orders recover in February, equipment investment likely higher in Q1 2018

Mar 23, 2018 19:07 pm UTC| Commentary

U.S. durable goods orders recovered in the month of February. On a sequential basis, headline durable goods orders rose 3.1 percent, as compared with consensus expectations of 1.6 percent. Moreover, the January print was...

Canadian consumer prices accelerated above expectations in February

Mar 23, 2018 17:31 pm UTC| Commentary

Canadian consumer prices accelerated more than expected in February. On a year-on-year basis, headline inflation accelerated to 2.2 percent, as compared with consensus expectations of 1.9 percent. The acceleration in price...

Canadian retail sales rise in January, economy likely to grow around 1.4 pct in Q1 2018

Mar 23, 2018 16:34 pm UTC| Commentary

Canadian retail sales grew in January. Sales rose 0.3 percent in the month after falling sharply in December. Price rises were behind much of the gain. In real terms, sales rose 0.1 percent. Sales rose in two-thirds of the...

Commodities snapshot (precious & industrial)

Mar 23, 2018 14:08 pm UTC| Commentary

The metal pack is down today. The performance this week at a glance in chart table - Gold: Gold is heading higher as tensions mount over trade friction pushing equities lower. Todays range $1328-1351 Gold is...