Malaysia’s consumer price inflation decelerates slightly in October

Nov 25, 2016 05:47 am UTC| Commentary

Malaysias headline consumer price inflation slowed a bit in October, with the drop in transport costs more than countering the moderate increase in prices of food. The headline inflation fell slightly to 1.4 percent in...

Canada’s CFIB small business barometer index rises in November, but trend remains flat at low level

Nov 25, 2016 05:13 am UTC| Commentary

Canadas CFIBs Business Barometer index was up in November. The index has been showing slight improvement since April. The index rose 1.7 points to 59.4 in November. However, the sentiment reading is averaging just 59...

Australian bonds nearly flat in subdued trade

Nov 25, 2016 05:03 am UTC| Commentary

The Australian government bonds traded nearly flat Friday as markets were mostly quiet with little in the way of market-moving news, and with no important data scheduled for release in Asia today. The yield on the...

New Zealand’s trade deficit narrows in October, trade balance to continue improving in H1 2017

Nov 25, 2016 04:26 am UTC| Commentary

New Zealands trade balance improved in October and came in better than expectations, with a stronger than anticipated export performance. New Zealands trade balance came in a deficit of NZD 846 million month-on-month. On a...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Should NZD/USD be hedged for bearish risks? A fairly assessment of Kiwis upbeat trade balance flashes, road map ahead for RBNZ and NZD

Nov 25, 2016 02:44 am UTC| Central Banks Commentary

The US dollar index rose to a fresh 14-year high early London but then retraced to be unchanged on the day. The Kiwis trade balance for October was -$846m which is better than anticipated, with a stronger than projected...

Chart of the Day Series

Chart of the Day: Pyramid out of balance

Nov 24, 2016 16:43 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

The figure of the wealth pyramid shows the very nature of financial inequality that exists globally and according to many, the easy monetary policies of central banks have just worsened it. 0.7 percent of the world...

Sweden's producer price inflation sees first rise in 16-months

Nov 24, 2016 16:42 pm UTC| Commentary

Data released by Statistics Sweden on Thursday showed that Swedens producer price inflation rose 2.2 percent year-over-year between September and October, reversing a 0.1 percent slight decrease in the previous...