UK gilts maintain upside ahead of today’s Parliament Indicative votes on Brexit; Q4 GDP eyed too
Mar 27, 2019 11:20 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The United Kingdoms gilts gained during Wednesdays afternoon session, as investors will remain focussed today on the House of Commons ahead of the MPs first round of indicative votes on various Brexit scenarios. These...
Mar 27, 2019 09:36 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
Major central banks are not expected to adopt any rate hikes in the near-term and market rates could drop further in the short to medium-term if negative equity view plays out as expected. There still exists a large risk...
Eurozone household demand likely to improve shortly, growth seen at 1.2 pct next year: DNB Markets
Mar 27, 2019 09:09 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Eurozones household demand is expected to improve and with German car production seen to normalise shortly, the slowdown in business investments will have material effect on GDP growth, which is now expected to be 0.8...
Mar 27, 2019 05:41 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The Japanese government bonds remained nearly flat towards the close of Asian session Wednesday amid a silent day that witnessed data of little economic significance ahead of the countrys industrial production and retail...
Mar 27, 2019 05:10 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The pace of appreciation in the Indian rupee is expected to face headwinds from the continued rise in the countrys foreign exchange reserves, at a time when the USD/INR currency pair is trading at around a major support...
Mar 27, 2019 03:37 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Australian government bonds rallied during Asian trading session Wednesday as investors moved towards safe-haven buying on fear that the partly inverted U.S. yield curve would bring the much-anticipated recession...
Brazilian Real likely to remain under downward pressure for the time being, says Commerzbank
Mar 26, 2019 10:21 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The Brazilian real is expected to remain under downward pressure for the time being, according to the latest research report from Commerzbank. The arrest of former President Michel Temer and his Minister of Energy,...
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