Italian bonds gain on weak industrial production figure

Apr 11, 2016 09:16 am UTC| Commentary

The Italian government bonds gained on Monday after reading weak February industrial production figure. The benchmark 10-year bonds yield, which is inversely proportional to bond price fell 1.72 pct to 1.297 pct and 3-year...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Reasons for safeguarding Aussie export payables—A glimpse on the AUD/USD hedging drivers

Apr 11, 2016 08:55 am UTC| Commentary

Over the longer-term, we expect AU growth to remain subpar and AUD to drift lower. But, there have been a few key things to watch out in H2 of 2016. Federal election must be held by Jan 2017 (more fiscal...

US Election Series

U.S. Election Series: Bernie Sanders secures seventh consecutive win in Wyoming

Apr 11, 2016 08:50 am UTC| Commentary Politics

Democratic Partys second runner Bernie Sanders won every primary since Idaho on March 22nd and by winning Wyoming over the weekend, Mr. Bernie secured his seventh consecutive win against front runner Hilary Clinton. He...

Denmark’s inflation likely to exceed 1% by late 2016

Apr 11, 2016 08:46 am UTC| Commentary

In March, inflation in Denmark remained unchanged, the second-lowest reading since observations on monthly basis began in late 1960s. Marchs figure was below consensus forecast of 0.3%. Inflation figures for March are...

Consumer spending again to contribute strongly to New Zealand’s Q1 GDP growth

Apr 11, 2016 08:44 am UTC| Commentary

In March, retail spending on electronic cards in New Zealand grew moderately weaker than expected at 0.1%, as compared with Februarys rise of 0.6% sa. Core spending, excluding motor vehicle and fuel related spending, grew...

Indonesian bonds gain on Bank Indonesia easing expectations

Apr 11, 2016 08:13 am UTC| Commentary

The Indonesian long-term bonds gained on Monday as market anticipate another 25-50 bps cut in 2016 due to soft economic growth. The benchmark 10-year bonds yield, which is inversely proportional to bond price fell 0.40 pct...

Construction activity to remain major contributor of Canada’s economic growth in 2016

Apr 11, 2016 07:47 am UTC| Commentary Economy

In March, Canadas housing starts dropped to 204k from Februarys 219k, seasonally adjusted at annual rate. Housing starts, on a six-month moving average trend, dropped to 197k units last month from Februarys 202k units....