Australia’s ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence falls despite generally positive local economic data
Nov 20, 2018 06:46 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Australias ANZ-Roy Morgan weekly consumer confidence fell by 1.7 percent last week despite generally positive local economic data. Financial conditions sub-indices were negative, with current financial conditions and...
RBA policymakers likely to begin groundwork for policy normalization by late 2019, says Scotiabank
Nov 20, 2018 05:25 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks
The Reserve Bank of Australia(RBA) is expected to begin to laying the groundwork for policy normalization in late 2019, given that current market expectations are relatively muted, according to the latest research report...
Australian bonds slump after RBA November minutes flags further decline in unemployment rate
Nov 20, 2018 03:28 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Australian government bonds slumped across the curve during the Asian session on Tuesday after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) flagged that there could be a more pronounced decline in the unemployment rate in the...
Nov 19, 2018 11:57 am UTC| Commentary Economy Digital Currency Market Roundups
BTC/USD: Bitcoin prices plunged to fresh 2018 low during late European session Monday, as investors continued panic sell-off after a flood of regulatory warnings thronged the digital currency industry. The crypto king has...
U.S. Treasuries fall ahead of FOMC member Williams’ speech amid silent trading session
Nov 19, 2018 11:14 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The U.S. Treasuries fell during late afternoon session Monday ahead of todays speech from FOMC member Williams amid an otherwise, silent trading day. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasuries rose nearly 1-1/2 basis...
German bunds suffer ahead of 5-year auction, ECB’s account of monetary policy meeting
Nov 19, 2018 10:07 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The German bunds traded lower during afternoon session Monday ahead of the countrys 5-year auction, scheduled to be held on November 21 by 10:40GMT and the European Central Banks (ECB) account of monetary policy meeting,...
EUR/NOK unlikely to exceed 9.57-9.60 for now, should slowly trend back towards 9.50: Commerzbank
Nov 19, 2018 09:30 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The EUR/NOK currency pair is not expected to exceed the 9.57-9.60 range for now and should slowly trend back towards 9.50, according to the latest research report from Commerzbank. Weaker CPI data alone does not mean...
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Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
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