May 17, 2017 20:11 pm UTC| Commentary Economy
Singapores NODX surprisingly drops 0.7 percent year-on-year and 9 percent sequentially in April. This is the first drop since October 2016 and compared to the March performance of 16.5 percent year-on-year rise and 1.1...
U.K. household finances continue to stay under great pressure
May 17, 2017 18:28 pm UTC| Commentary Economy
The seasonally adjusted household finance index of the U.K. hinted that the squeeze on U.K. consumers continued in May. Furthermore, the extent of pressure on the financial wellbeing was amongst the sharpest seen for...
Australian wage growth likely to stay subdued for some time
May 17, 2017 17:01 pm UTC| Commentary Economy
The WPI data are widely in line with market expectations and imply that wage growth is stabilizing, although at low levels. The wage price index, stripping bonuses, rose 0.5 percent sequentially and is up 1.9 percent...
UK's weakening wage trend adds to fears of slowdown in economic growth
May 17, 2017 11:25 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
UK ILO labour market figures for the 3 months to March released today showed that UKs unemployment rate resumed its move lower, dipping to 4.6 percent, a new post-crisis low. Data was better than market expectations which...
UK gilts bounce despite fall in March unemployment rate; investors eye April retail sales
May 17, 2017 10:26 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The UK gilts sharply bounced Wednesday despite a fall in the countrys unemployment rate for the month of March. Further, the release of retail sales, due on May 18, will provide further direction to the debt market. The...
May 17, 2017 09:33 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The German bunds slightly gained on Wednesday after reading the Eurozones consumer price inflation index (CPI) for the month of April, released today that matched consensus estimates. Investors are all looking forward to...
ECB likely to keep policy rates on hold until second half of 2018, says Lloyds Bank
May 17, 2017 08:51 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
The European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to continue with its current pace of asset purchases until the end of the year. It is further likely to communicate a reduction in asset purchases in 2018 at the September...
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