Brazilian real likely to trade at slightly weaker levels against USD by year-end, says Commerzbank
Oct 26, 2018 09:12 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The Brazilian real is expected to trade at slightly weaker levels against USD by year-end; it would seem that the financial markets are very optimistic regarding the new governments willingness to implement reforms,...
Malaysia underlying inflation seen to remain low and stable through H1 2019, says ANZ Research
Oct 26, 2018 07:08 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Malaysias underlying inflation is expected to remain low and stable through the first half of 2019. Combined with more moderate economic activity and external factors such as trade tensions, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to...
Australian bonds narrowly mixed in muted trading session; global stock market starts to recover
Oct 26, 2018 05:30 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Australian government bonds remained narrowly mixed on the last trading day of the week Friday as investors remained side-lined amid a muted trading session that witnessed data of little economic significance. Further, the...
Oct 25, 2018 09:38 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The German bunds remained tad lower during European session Thursday after investors have shrugged-off the lower-than-expected Ifo business climate index for the month of October. Investors will now eye the European...
Oct 25, 2018 07:58 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The USD/MYR currency pair is currently holding steady at 4.17 level but it has risen steadily by 8 percent since the low in March of around 3.8550. According to Commerzbanks latest research report, the bias remains to the...
Global Geopolitical Series: U.S. slaps duties on steel wheels from China
Oct 25, 2018 07:09 am UTC| Commentary Economy
In a continuation of the toughened stance against China, the U.S. Commerce Department slapped additional duties on certain Chinese goods. Yesterday, the Commerce Department concluded its preliminary investigations into...
Oct 25, 2018 07:05 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Global risk sentiments are expected to stabilize and improve gradually with a lower 10-year United States Treasury (UST) yield in the coming sessions, which would then bring a temporary relief to EM Asian currencies,...
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Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects