Oil in Global Economy Series: Key oil market updates

Feb 04, 2019 16:00 pm UTC| Commentary

While the oil market continues to focus on supply/demand fundamentals, these are some key updates that you need to keep a tab on, U.S. oil rig count: The production last week remained at a record high of 11.9 million...

Polish National Bank likely to keep interest rate on hold in February

Feb 04, 2019 14:25 pm UTC| Commentary

The Polish National Bank is set to meet this week for its monetary policy decision. According to an Erste Group Research report, the central bank is expected to keep the interest rate on hold at 1.5 percent. We think...

Italian preliminary inflation accelerates sequentially in January, slows down year-on-year

Feb 04, 2019 13:52 pm UTC| Commentary

The Italian consumer price index accelerated on a sequential basis in January. According to preliminary estimate, the headline inflation came in at 0.1 percent in the month. On a year-on-year basis, the inflation slowed to...

Fundamentals to watch out for this week

Feb 04, 2019 13:36 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

In terms of volatility risks, this week is heavy with the focus on Brexit, and central banks, What to watch for over the coming days: Central Banks: RBA will announce theinterest rate decision on Tuesday. Federal...

FxWirePro: S&P 500 earnings update

Feb 04, 2019 13:05 pm UTC| Commentary

So far, 46 percent of the companies in SP 500 have reported their Q4 earnings. Lets take a look at the key takeaways, Earnings: So far, 70 percent of the companies that reported actual results, reported better...

Turkish consumer price inflation accelerates in January

Feb 04, 2019 12:50 pm UTC| Commentary

Turkish consumer price inflation accelerated above expectations in January. On a sequential basis, the headline inflation accelerated to 1.06 percent, as compared with consensus expectations of a rise of 1 percent. On a...

U.K. construction sector growth loses momentum in January, PMI index falls to 50.6

Feb 04, 2019 11:57 am UTC| Commentary

U.K. construction sector recorded a loss of momentum in the month of January, with business activity growth easing to its softest in 10 months. The headline seasonally adjusted IHS UK Construction Total Activity Index fell...