Indian consumer price inflation eases again in January on weak food prices

Feb 12, 2019 15:49 pm UTC| Commentary

Indias consumer price index eased in the month of January, coming below market expectations. The headline inflation eased to 0.29 percent sequentially from Decembers 0.50 percent. On a year-on-year basis, the headline...

U.S. Treasuries slump ahead of December JOLTs job openings data, host of FOMC speeches

Feb 12, 2019 14:20 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

The U.S. Treasury yields fell during late European session Tuesday as investors wait to watch the countrys JOLTs job openings data for the month of December and a host of speeches by Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)...

U.S. NFIB Small Business Optimism Index falls in January to lowest since 2016

Feb 12, 2019 14:08 pm UTC| Commentary

The U.S. NFIB Small Business Optimism Index dropped in January. The index fell 3.2 points to 101.2, the lowest since 2016. The monthly fall was possible because of financial market volatility and the recent partial...

FxWirePro: RBNZ likely to boost USD with dovish comments at tomorrow’s meeting

Feb 12, 2019 13:39 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Tomorrow Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) will announce its monetary policy at 1:00 GMT, followed by a press conference at 2:00 GMT. Over the past 4 years or so, RBNZ has reduced rates from 3.5 percent to 1.75 percent,...

Can Cryptocurrencies or DLT Rescue the Risks of Overseas Remittances Loopholes?

Feb 12, 2019 13:35 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views Commentary

We interviewed couple of beneficiaries of overseas remittances, like, exporters, consultants working for abroad companies and some non-residents about such transactions TAT (Turn Around Time), processing charges, and the...

Australian weekly consumer sentiment falls on RBA’s downgrade of economic outlook

Feb 12, 2019 11:49 am UTC| Commentary

Australian weekly consumer sentiment eases. Last week, the ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian consumer confidence index fell 3.4 percent, with all the confidence subindices falling. The fall took the index to a three-month low....

UK gilts suffer ahead of BoE Governor Carney’s speech, January CPI data

Feb 12, 2019 11:27 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The United Kingdoms gilts suffered during Tuesdays afternoon session, ahead of Bank of Englands (BoE) Governor Mark Carney keynote speech on February 12 by 13:00GMT and the countrys consumer price inflation (CPI) data for...