India unlikely to witness recovery in consumption or investment growth owing to sluggish demand, says ANZ research

Sep 19, 2019 15:20 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

ANZ Researchs latest monthly update for the Indian economy does not point to any meaningful recovery in either consumption or investment growth. Activity indicators have also weakened in August compared to July, led by...

Likelihood of RBA adopting alternative policy measures rises with cash rate getting closer to effective lower bound, says ANZ Research

Sep 19, 2019 13:46 pm UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

With the cash rate getting closer to its effective lower bound, the likelihood of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) adopting alternative policy measures is growing, according to the latest report from ANZ...

U.S. Treasuries slightly gain ahead of weekly initial jobless claims, 10-year TIPS auction

Sep 19, 2019 11:36 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The U.S. Treasuries slightly gained during Thursdays afternoon session ahead of the countrys weekly initial jobless claims, scheduled to be released today by 12:30GMT and the 10-year TIPS auction, also due today by...

UK gilts nearly flat after fall in August retail sales, BoE’s unchanged policy decision

Sep 19, 2019 11:08 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The United Kingdoms gilts remained nearly flat during European trading hours Thursday, after the countrys retail sales for the month of August fell, albeit meeting market expectations. Also, the Bank of Englands (BoE)...

German bunds suffer in muted trading session ahead of August producer price index

Sep 19, 2019 09:47 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The German bunds suffered during European trading session Thursday amid a muted trading session that witnessed data of little economic significance ahead of the countrys producer price index (PPI) for the month of August,...

New Zealand economy grows 0.5 pct q/q in June quarter, in line with RBNZ’s May MPS forecast

Sep 19, 2019 09:08 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

The New Zealand economy grew 0.5 percent q/q in three months to June 2019, a touch stronger than the 0.4 percent pencilled in by ANZ Research. The small positive surprise means annual growth has been running a touch...

EM Asian currencies likely to advance if US and China make concrete progress in renewed trade negotiations, says Scotiabank

Sep 19, 2019 07:09 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The emerging market Asian currencies are expected to advance if the US and China make a concrete progress in the renewed trade negotiations, remaining susceptible to the headlines in the coming weeks till the Washington...