German bunds gain ahead of 5-year auction, ECB policy decision  

Mar 07, 2017 08:09 am UTC| Commentary

The German government bunds gained Tuesday ahead of the 5-year auctions scheduled to be held on March 8. Also, investors remain keen to watch the European Central Banks (ECB) monetary policy decision scheduled to be held...

Dutch Election: Latest odds of most seats

Mar 07, 2017 07:53 am UTC| Commentary

The first European election of 2017 is almost upon us. On March 15th, the people of Netherlands would go to polls and it is expected that the right-wing, anti-Islamic Party for Freedom (PVV) led by Mr. Geert Wilders are...

French Election: Latest updates

Mar 07, 2017 07:38 am UTC| Commentary

French election this year is getting most of the attention among all the other elections in Europe, including Germany and Netherlands. Possibly because the right-wing National Front (NF) leader Marine Le pen has a real...

Central Banking Series

ECB likely to maintain dovish stance this week despite inflation hitting 2 pct goal, says Danske Bank

Mar 07, 2017 06:57 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy

The European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to maintain its dovish stance in the monetary policy meeting scheduled to be held on March 9 by 12:45GMT, although the countrys inflation has hit the central banks 2 percent...

JGBs remain muted in flat trade; investors eye Q4 GDP

Mar 07, 2017 06:27 am UTC| Commentary

The Japanese government bonds remain muted Tuesday as investors refrain from any major trading activity during a session that witnessed data of less economic significance. Also, the fourth-quarter gross domestic product...

Central Banking Series

RBA monetary policy: Assessing future bias

Mar 07, 2017 05:56 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) chose to keep the interest rate steady at 1.5 percent. Lets look at the details of policy announcement to assess the bias of RBA. Key highlights: RBA notes that the global...

India likely to grow by 7.1 pct in FY2016-17, says Fitch Ratings

Mar 07, 2017 05:44 am UTC| Commentary

Indias gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by 7.1 percent in the fiscal year 2016-17, before picking up to 7.7 percent in both FY17-18 and FY18-19. Gradual implementation of the structural reform agenda is...