Australia’s annual wage growth steadies in Q1’19, makes RBA’s policy decision foggy
May 15, 2019 07:16 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Australias annual wage growth steadied at 2.3 percent in Q1 2019. The quarterly result of 0.5 percent was marginally lower than expected but wasnt far off 0.6% at two decimal places. Annual growth in wages including...
Australian bonds rally as trade tensions continue to bother; eyes on April employment report
May 15, 2019 03:58 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Australian government bonds rallied during Asian trading session Wednesday as trade tensions continued to bother market sentiments, thus pushing them towards safe-haven assets, while the countrys employment report for the...
U.S. Treasury yields revive strength ahead of FOMC speeches, host of 2-tier economic data
May 14, 2019 11:34 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The U.S. Treasury yields revived strength during Tuesdays afternoon session, ahead of a host of speeches by members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) scheduled for later in the day members George and Daly will...
German bunds fall despite lower-than-expected May ZEW economic sentiment; Q1 GDP closely eyed
May 14, 2019 09:54 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The German bunds fell during European trading session Tuesday after investors have largely shrugged-off the lower-than-expected ZEW economic sentiment for the month of May, while markets will be keeping a close eye on the...
May 14, 2019 07:29 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
The Czech National Bank (CNB) is expected to keep the countrys benchmark interest rates unchanged over the course of this year, on expectations that the inflation rate will fall to the central banks target of 2 percent in...
Australia’s ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence falls last week, closing below 4-week moving average
May 14, 2019 07:00 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Australias ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence fell by 2.1 percent last week, closing below its four-week moving average but remaining above the long-term average. Financial conditions were not the cause of the fall,...
May 14, 2019 05:30 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The Indian rupee is expected to remain susceptible to the general election results due on May 23, the US-China trade talks and crude oil prices. Further, in the near term, the USD/INR currency pair is likely to rise...
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