UK gilts rise ahead of August consumer price inflation, BoE’s policy rate meeting

Sep 17, 2019 10:48 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The United Kingdoms gilts rose during European trading hours Tuesday, ahead of the countrys consumer price inflation (CPI) data for the month of August, scheduled to be released on September 18 by 08:30GMT and the Bank of...

Canadian manufacturing sales likely to have dropped in July

Sep 17, 2019 10:44 am UTC| Commentary

Canadian manufacturing sales data for the month of July is set to release later today. According to a TD Economics research report, the manufacturing sales are likely to have dropped 0.2 percent sequentially which would...

Swedish jobless rate rises in August, employment rate falls further

Sep 17, 2019 10:19 am UTC| Commentary

Swedish unemployment came in at 7.4 percent in August, higher than expected. Employment continued to drop. On a seasonally adjusted basis, unemployment rate rose to 7.4 percent from 7.1 percent in the prior month....

German bunds remain mixed after September ZEW economic sentiment improves, albeit in contraction

Sep 17, 2019 10:11 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The German bunds remained mixed during European trading session Tuesday after the countrys ZEW economic sentiment improved, albeit still in contraction while investors keep a close eye on the eurozones consumer price...

Government bonds likely to benefit less from ‘safe haven’ inflows going forward due to worries over valuation and volatility, says DNB Markets

Sep 17, 2019 09:24 am UTC| Commentary Economy

While the bond market rally is expected to resume as global growth weakens and trade tensions continue to build, government bonds could benefit less from safe haven inflows going forward, due to worries over valuation and...

Singaporean NODX continues to shrink in August, likely to contract less severe in Q3 and Q4

Sep 17, 2019 09:08 am UTC| Commentary

Singaporean NODX contracted 8.9 percent year-on-year in August, as compared with consensus expectations of a contraction of 10.6 percent year-on-year and Julys figure of a contraction of 11.2 percent. Sequentially, NODX...

Developments surrounding Brexit do not justify a GBP rally seen since mid-August, keep close eye on options market: Commerzbank

Sep 17, 2019 08:56 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Developments surrounding Brexit do not justify a GBP rally that markets have seen since mid-August; instead keeping a close eye on the options market is recommended, according to the latest research report from...