Canadian economic output grows above expectations in April

Jun 28, 2019 14:24 pm UTC| Commentary

Canadian economic output rose slightly above market expectations in April. Sequentially, the GDP grew 0.3 percent in the month. The healthy performance follows a gain of 0.5 percent in March, marking the most solid two...

Swedish wages rise at moderate rate in April, wage growth likely to rise in 2019 and 2020

Jun 28, 2019 13:31 pm UTC| Commentary

Swedish wages rose moderately in April at the rate of 2.5 percent, as compared with expectations of a rise of 2.4 percent. Wages in the public sector rose 2.7 percent while wages in the business only grew 2.5...

Euro area headline inflation remains unchanged in June, core rate accelerates

Jun 28, 2019 13:09 pm UTC| Commentary

The euro area core inflation accelerated in June. Core rate rose to 1.1 percent from Mays 0.8 percent. However, this is not the start of a sustained rise in underlying inflation as hoped for by the European Central Bank....

U.S. Treasuries edge slightly lower as investors await PCE data, G-20 Summit details

Jun 28, 2019 11:41 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The U.S. Treasuries edged slightly lower during Fridays afternoon session, ahead of the countrys personal income and spending data, scheduled to be released today by 12:30GMT, with major focus concentrated on the G-20...

German bunds steady following eurozone’s unchanged June CPI; investors cautious as G-20 Summit kicks in

Jun 28, 2019 10:28 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The German bunds traded steady during European trading session Friday after eurozones consumer price inflation (CPI) data for the month of June, remained unchanged from that in May. However, investors remained cautious...

Riksbank likely to lower rate path, signal delayed rate hike until next year: DNB Markets

Jun 28, 2019 08:43 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy

The Riksbank is expected to lower the rate path and push the next rate hike into next year, while keeping the benchmark interest rate unchanged at the upcoming monetary policy meeting on July 3, according to the latest...

JGB yields plummet in line with global counterparts on anxiety before Trump-Xi meeting

Jun 28, 2019 06:35 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The Japanese government bond yields plummeted at close on the last trading day of the week Friday as investors grew anxious and nervous before the United States President Donald Trump and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are...