UK gilts trade steady ahead of 10-year auction, February manufacturing production
Apr 08, 2019 11:22 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The United Kingdoms gilts remained steady amid a silent trading session that witnessed data of little economic significance ahead of the countrys 10-year auction and manufacturing production for the month of February,...
Apr 08, 2019 10:05 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The German bunds remained flat during European trading session Monday even as the countrys trade balance data for the month of February came in better than market expectations ahead of the European Central Banks (ECB)...
Australian ANZ job advertisements fall further with no signs of immediate recovery
Apr 08, 2019 08:36 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Australian ANZ job advertisements fell by a further 1.7 percent m/m in March, to be down 6 percent Y/Y and in trend terms, job ads were flat for the month and on a Y/Y basis fell by 3.4 percent. Job ads are not showing...
Apr 08, 2019 07:23 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The USD/CNY currency pair is expected to range trade for now and then head for 6.60 once the United States and China reach a trade deal in April-May. Further, the CFETS RMB Index will likely fluctuate at around the 95...
JGB yields close lower following investors’ risk aversion, BoJ’s bond-buying operation
Apr 08, 2019 07:01 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The Japanese government bond yields closed lower on Monday after investors shifted away from riskier assets towards safe-haven counterparts as Tokyo shares declined amid a regular debt-purchasing operation conducted by the...
Those future tax cut promises... they're nowhere near as big as you'd think
Apr 08, 2019 05:31 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The 2018 budget contained big tax measures worth A$143 billion over the next decade initially targeted at lower and middle income Australians, but after five or so years to be heavily weighted towards higher income...
$500m for station car parks? Other transport solutions could do much more for the money
Apr 08, 2019 05:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Half a billion dollars sounds like a lot of money, but that really depends on what youre spending it on. In Tuesdays federal budget, the Coalition government announced its Commuter Car Park Fund, a A$500 million package...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight