JGBs remain mixed at close ahead of March trade balance, February industrial production data
Apr 15, 2019 06:10 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The Japanese government bonds remained mixed at the time of closing Monday ahead of the countrys trade balance data for the month of March and industrial production data for the month of February, scheduled to be released...
Australian bonds plunge on slight improvement in risk appetite ahead of RBA meeting minutes
Apr 15, 2019 04:14 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Australian government bonds plunged during Asian session Monday as investors risk appetite improved slightly ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australias (RBA) monetary policy meeting minutes, scheduled to be released on April...
U.S. Treasury yields jump on last trading day ahead of 2-tier economic data
Apr 12, 2019 11:52 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The U.S. Treasury yields jumped on the last trading day of the week Friday ahead of todays preliminary University of Michigans consumer confidence survey for April, scheduled for release at 14:00GMT. Also, the countrys...
German bunds slump tracking eurozone’s better-than-expected February industrial production data
Apr 12, 2019 09:51 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The German bunds slumped during European trading session Friday tracking eurozones better-than-expected industrial production data for the month of February, released early today amid an otherwise, muted trading session...
New Zealand’s migration data shows tentative signs of stabilising in February
Apr 12, 2019 06:39 am UTC| Commentary Economy
New Zealands migration data showed tentative signs of stabilising in Feb. But strong annual inflows seem a little out of whack with the recent slowdown in economic momentum. It appears there is still noise in these data,...
Apr 12, 2019 06:10 am UTC| Commentary Economy
More progress in US-China trade talks is expected to improve risk sentiment across the markets, supportive of the yuan and other EM Asian currencies, according to the latest research report from Scotiabank. Chinas CPI...
Apr 12, 2019 04:02 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Australian government bonds plunged during Asian session Friday after the United States 30-year Treasury yield touched 3-week high tracking a solid reading of the latters labour market, unveiled late yesterday. The...
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