Oil in Global Economy Series: U.S. decision to not renew Iran SREs to hurt Asian customers most

Apr 23, 2019 10:39 am UTC| Commentary

Last November, when the United States re-imposed sanctions on Iran and its oil imports, it granted six months Significant Reduction Exceptions (SRE), better known as the sanctions waiver to several countries including...

German bunds slump ahead of 10-year auction, April Ifo business climate index

Apr 23, 2019 10:00 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The German bunds slumped during European trading session Tuesday ahead of the countrys Ifo business climate index for the month of April and 10-year auction, both scheduled to be released on April 24 by 08:00GMT and...

Global Geopolitical Series: No more SREs for India as election done with

Apr 23, 2019 09:21 am UTC| Commentary

Indian government has been at the forefront of negotiations with the United States over oil imports from Iran last November, when the Trump administration re-imposed majority of the sanctions, which were withdrawn after...

USD/INR likely to consolidate in the near term, currently holds below 70 level: Commerzbank

Apr 23, 2019 09:12 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The USD/INR currency pair is expected to consolidate over the near term, currently holding just below the 70 level, according to the latest research report from Commerzbank; the pair had risen steadily off the low 68.00...

Monetary Authority of Singapore likely to leave policy settings unchanged for rest of this year, says ANZ Research

Apr 23, 2019 08:28 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is expected to leave policy settings unchanged for the rest of this year, with yet another month of weaker than expected inflation numbers, according to the latest report from ANZ...

Global Geopolitical Series: Arab league pledges $100 million support to Palestine after reportedly rejecting ‘deal of the century’

Apr 23, 2019 07:28 am UTC| Commentary

President Donald Trumps deal of the century aimed at securing a peace agreement in decades-long dispute between Israelis and Palestinians isnt impressing the Arab League, a regional organization of 22 countries from the...

Taiwan’s export orders remain weak in March; likely to see some stabilisation and recovery further out, says ANZ Research

Apr 23, 2019 07:10 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Taiwans export orders remained weak during the month of March on an annual basis, but sequential data showed some improvement both at the headline level and in the electronics and infocomm product segments; however, some...