Singaporean retail sales contract further in December, likely to fall in 2020 as well

Feb 12, 2020 13:05 pm UTC| Commentary

Singaporean retail sales dropped in the month of December. On a year-on-year basis, the retail sales fell 3.4 percent, while it dropped 1 percent sequentially. For the whole of 2019 retail sales contracted 2.8 percent...

Riksbank keeps repo rate on hold at 0.00 pct, likely to remain unchanged until Q2 2022

Feb 12, 2020 12:03 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The Swedish central bank, Riksbank, kept the repo rate on hold today at 0.00 percent and hinted at an unchanged repo rate until the second quarter of 2022. The central bank did not give any news regarding its purchases of...

German bunds flat as investors keenly eye Q4 GDP, eurozone’s 2-tier data

Feb 12, 2020 11:53 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The German bunds remained flat during afternoon session Wednesday as investors reacted dull amid a slow trading day that witnessed data of little economic significance. However, the countrys gross domestic product (GDP)...

Malaysia records weakest growth in a decade owing to weak external demand

Feb 12, 2020 09:39 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Malaysia recorded the weakest growth of 3.6 percent y/y in a decade during the last quarter of 2019, primarily owing to weak external demand. With the Malaysian economy facing myriad headwinds, including lower tourism...

Weak UK growth unlikely to translate into BoE rate cut, says ING Economics

Feb 12, 2020 09:08 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

The UK economy failed to grow in the fourth quarter, but this is old news for markets. Optimism has increased among businesses, and while this may not fully translate into faster growth, we think it would take a more...

Digital Currency Revolution

CME’s Chief Economist Relishes Bitcoin As Modern-day’s Diversification Tool

Feb 12, 2020 08:41 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Commentary

CMEs Chief Economist at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), Bluford Putnam seems to be optimistic on Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies. He considers such digital assets are to be worth for further investigation...

USD/CNY unlikely to show big movement for the time being, says Commerzbank

Feb 12, 2020 08:24 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The USD/CNY currency pair is not expected to show any big movement for the time being given the spreading Coronavirus epidemic that largely affected various parts of the country, bringing trade and business to a...