National Bank of Hungary likely to stand pat in February, may tighten monetary policy in April-May

Feb 25, 2019 14:32 pm UTC| Commentary

The Hungarian central bank is set to meet tomorrow for its monetary policy decision. According to a KBC Market Research report, the National Bank of Hungary is likely to keep its monetary policy unchanged during its...

Fundamentals to watch out for this week

Feb 25, 2019 14:21 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

In terms of volatility risks, this week is extremely heavy with the focus on Brexit, key economic data, trade talks, and central bankers, What to watch for over the coming days: Central Banks: Fed chair Powell...

Domestic demand likely drove Polish economy in Q4 2018, growth likely to decelerate to 4 pct in Q1 2019

Feb 25, 2019 13:50 pm UTC| Commentary

Polish fourth quarter economic growth data is set to release this week. The structure of the economic growth in general affirm that domestic demand was the pillar of growth in 2018, noted Erste Group Research in a report....

FxWirePro: Trump tweets down oil price to new session low

Feb 25, 2019 13:16 pm UTC| Commentary

President Trump is at it again, As the price of WTI was showing strength since morning, while it gradually approaches the $60 level, President Trump took a jab on oil bulls via his usual tweeter account. About an...

FxWirePro: S&P 500 earnings update

Feb 25, 2019 12:48 pm UTC| Commentary

So far, 89 percent of the companies in the SP 500 have reported their Q4 earnings. Lets take a look at the key takeaways, Earnings: So far, 69 percent of the companies that reported actual results, reported better...

Singapore’s headline and core inflation come in below expectations in January

Feb 25, 2019 12:35 pm UTC| Commentary

Singaporean headline inflation and core inflation came in below expectations in January. On a sequential basis, consumer price inflation came in at -0.3 percent, a deceleration from Decembers print of 0.1 percent. On a...

UK gilts suffer after PM May admits to delay in new Brexit deal till March 12; PM’s speech eyed

Feb 25, 2019 11:31 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The United Kingdoms gilts suffered during Mondays afternoon session, after the countrys Prime Minister Theresa May admitted that she would not be able to secure a new deal with the EU this week, and would instead aim for a...