FxWirePro: S&P 500 Q1 earnings update

Apr 22, 2019 09:05 am UTC| Commentary

So far, 15 percent of the companies in the SP 500 have reported their Q1 earnings. Lets take a look at the key takeaways, Earnings: So far, 78 percent of the companies that reported actual results, reported better...

RBI likely to adopt 25-50 bps rate cuts in rest of 2019 on account of the benign inflation outlook, says Morgan Stanley

Apr 22, 2019 09:00 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to adopt 25-50 bps in rate cuts in the rest of the year on account of the benign inflation outlook, easing household expectations and a favorable external environment a dovish...

Fundamentals to watch out for this week

Apr 22, 2019 07:41 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

In terms of volatility risks, this week is relatively light with the focus on central banks and economic data, What to watch for over the coming days: Central Banks: Bank of Canada (BoC) will announce rate...

Latest Commitment of Traders positions (FX) as at April 16th 2019

Apr 22, 2019 07:21 am UTC| Commentary

CFTC commitment of traders report was released on Friday (19th April) and cover positions up to Tuesday (16th April). The COT report is not a complete presenter of entire market positions since the future market is...

JGBs gain in muted trading session ahead of BoJ’s monetary policy decision

Apr 22, 2019 06:02 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The Japanese government bonds remained higher at the time of closing Monday amid a muted trading session that witnessed data of little economic significance ahead of the Bank of Japans (BoJ) monetary policy meeting,...

Scotiabank remains moderately bullish on Chinese yuan amid rising risk-free interest rate in China

Apr 22, 2019 04:59 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Scotiabank remains moderately bullish on the Chinese yuan amid rising risk-free interest rate in China. Chinese companies bought a net USD 2.47bn worth of foreign currencies in FX spot market in March, down from a net...

Fed Hike aftermath Series: Hike probabilities over coming meetings

Apr 22, 2019 04:52 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

FOMC followed through its promise and hiked rates four times in 2018 and forecasted two more rate hikes for 2019. Current Federal funds rate - 225-250 bps (Note, all calculations are based on data as of 22nd...