Bank Negara Malaysia likely to keep OPR unchanged at 3.25 pct for some time, says ANZ Research
Nov 16, 2018 08:31 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is expected to maintain its current accommodative stance and keep the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) unchanged at 3.25 percent for some time, owing to expectations of a muted inflation in the...
Global Geopolitical Series: U.S. initiates duty investigations on Magnesium from Israel
Nov 16, 2018 08:20 am UTC| Commentary Economy
In a continuation of the toughened stance against both Allies and adversaries, the U.S. Commerce Department initiated investigations into imports of Magnesium from Israel. Yesterday, the Commerce Department announced that...
FxWirePro Poll: No near-term relief for Bitcoin; could see small gains next year
Nov 16, 2018 08:17 am UTC| Economy Commentary Digital Currency Insights & Views
There will be little respite for the bruised Bitcoin this year, depressed by the United States Securities and Exchange Commissions (SEC) announcement of more regulatory actions on the initial coin offering (ICO) over the...
Nov 16, 2018 06:44 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The ongoing US-China trade war has underlined the risk of concentrating production in a single country and has triggered a restructuring of supply chains, according to the latest report from ANZ Research. As businesses...
Global Geopolitical Series: U.S. Commerce Department announces duties quartz products from China
Nov 16, 2018 06:14 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Yesterday, the U.S. Commerce Department concluded its preliminary anti-dumping investigations into imports of quartz surface products from China and it has found that exporters are dumping the product in the United States...
Global Geopolitical Series: U.S. imposes heavy duties on rubber bands from China
Nov 16, 2018 06:07 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Earlier this week, the U.S. Commerce Department concluded its final investigations into imports of rubber bands from China and it has found that exporters are dumping the product in the United States at a margin of 27.77...
Australian bonds surge tracking U.S. Treasuries following Brexit chaos, sell-off in stocks
Nov 16, 2018 03:59 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Australian government bonds surged during Asian session Friday tracking a similar movement in the United States Treasuries, after chaos struck over Brexit negotiations as UK Minister Dominic Raab resigned on late...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects