Briferendum Aftermath Series

Briferendum Aftermath Series: Sturgeon might issue ultimatum this week

Mar 13, 2017 07:42 am UTC| Commentary

Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Nicola Sturgeon is likely to be issuing an ultimatum this week to the UK government. The United Kingdoms lower chamber of the parliament, known as the House of Commons will be voting on...

Oil in Global Economy Series

Oil in Global Economy Series: Rig count increase adds downside pressure on oil

Mar 13, 2017 07:21 am UTC| Commentary

US economy registered an increase in the number of active oil rigs in the country for aneighth consecutive week that pushed the headline number to the highest level since September 2015. The numbers of active rigs declined...

JGBs remain flat ahead of BoJ’s monetary policy meeting

Mar 13, 2017 07:13 am UTC| Commentary

The Japanese government bonds traded flat Monday as investors remain cautious ahead of the Bank of Japans (BoJ) 2-day monetary policy meeting, scheduled to be held on March 15-16, announcing its decision on...

Fed likely to maintain signal of three hikes this year; awaits more clarity on 'Trumponomics': Danske Bank

Mar 13, 2017 06:52 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The Federal Reserve is expected to maintain a signal for three interest rate hikes this year in line with the message Chair Janet Yellen set in her recent speech. Further, the upbeat February jobs report has removed the...

Fundamentals to watch out for this week

Mar 13, 2017 06:50 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

This week is pretty risk heavy in terms of data and events, some of them can even trigger very high volatility. What to watch for over the coming days: Central banks: European Central Bank (ECB) president...

Fed Hike Aftermath Series

Fed Hike Aftermath Series: Hike odds review

Mar 13, 2017 06:01 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

With January meeting gone, there are eight more Fed meetings scheduled ahead for this year and according to the December projection, the Fed is expected to hike rates by 25 basis points in three of them. The financial...

New Zealand bonds jump at close on expectations of weaker Q4 GDP

Mar 13, 2017 05:59 am UTC| Commentary

The New Zealand government bonds jumped Monday at the time of closing, following expectations of a drop in the countrys fourth-quarter gross domestic product (GDP), scheduled to be released on March 15. The yield on the...