Euro area flash composite PMI indices fall in March, imply softness in overall economic activity

Mar 22, 2019 12:50 pm UTC| Commentary

The March Euro area flash PMI came in below expectations, implying that the overall economic activity continues to be weak at the best. The composite PMI, which combines the manufacturing and services surveys, dropped to...

UK gilts rally after EU leaders agree to Article 50 deadline extension to avoid no-deal Brexit next week

Mar 22, 2019 11:35 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The United Kingdoms gilts rallied during Fridays afternoon session, after the European Union leaders have finally agreed to an extension of the Article 50 deadline to avoid a no-deal Brexit next week. If the House of...

Malaysian headline inflation contracts year-on-year in February, BNM likely to cut rates by 25 bps in May

Mar 22, 2019 11:26 am UTC| Commentary

Malaysian headline inflation contracts year-on-year but rises sequentially in February; however, the underlying momentum does not imply that inflation will become a constraint to policy easing. However, on a year-on-year...

Cryptocurrency Derivatives Series: Caspian’s integration with Derbits for Crypto F&O trading

Mar 22, 2019 10:36 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views Commentary

There has been anannouncement about the integrationof Deribit with Caspian to offer futures and options (FO) trading services for crypto-assets on Derbits platform. Well, Caspian is actually in the picture, especially...

German bunds jump following lower-than-expected March manufacturing PMI

Mar 22, 2019 10:16 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The German bunds jumped during European session Friday after the countrys manufacturing PMI for the month of March came in lower than market expectations. This mornings European dataflow has added new downwards pressure to...

Germany manufacturing PMI for March registers lowest reading in over six-and-half years

Mar 22, 2019 09:29 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Germanys manufacturing PMI for the month of March, released by IHS Markit, registered 44.7 in March, down from 47.6 in February and its lowest reading in over six-and-half years. The index has now fallen in 14 of the past...

JGB 10-year yield slump to over 2-year low tracking global peers after Fed delivers dovish stance

Mar 22, 2019 06:51 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The Japanese 10-year government bond yield slumped to over 2-year low Friday tracking a buying in the global debt market after the Federal Reserve delivered a dovish stance at its monetary policy meeting held on...