German bunds jump tracking U.S. Treasuries after attack on Iranian military general
Jan 06, 2020 10:33 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The German bunds jumped during European session at the start of week Monday tracking a similar movement in the United States Treasuries after the U.S. killed a top Iranian military general Soleimani, which in turn, weighed...
Jan 06, 2020 07:23 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The EM Asian currencies is expected to trade defensively at the moment but to advance again when US-Iran tensions fade away, according to the latest research report from Scotiabank. Growing factory activity in the...
Chinese yuan likely to advance moderately over coming weeks, says Scotiabank
Jan 06, 2020 06:18 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The Chinese yuan is expected to advance moderately in the coming weeks, catching up with recent gains in regional peers such as the KRW and TWD, according to the latest research report from Scotiabank. The Peoples Bank...
Soaring Australian house prices unlikely to prevent further easing, says Capital Economics
Jan 06, 2020 03:53 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Soaring house prices in Australia is not expected to prevent any further monetary policy easing by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), according to the latest research report from Capital Economics. With bushfires...
Australian bonds surge on risk-aversion following US’ strike on Iranian military general
Jan 06, 2020 02:35 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The Australian bonds surged during Asian session of the first trading day of the week Monday as investors turned risk-averse, after the United States carried out a strike on Iranian military general Soleimani. This in...
German bunds surge on disappointing December employment report; CPI in focus
Jan 03, 2020 10:28 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The German bunds surged during early European session of the last trading day of the week Friday after witnessing disappointment in the countrys employment report for the month of December, while eyes still remain on the...
Japan GDP likely to shrink by 0.2 pct next year, says Capital Economics
Jan 03, 2020 08:55 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects