May 17, 2017 08:03 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Malaysias core inflation is expected to stay relatively modest and the Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to maintain its policy rate at 3.00 percent throughout 2017. Also, at this juncture, growth dynamics do not point to the...
KRW likely to advance further amid resumed equity inflows, says Scotiabank
May 17, 2017 06:46 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The KRW will likely advance further amid resumed equity inflows while remaining susceptible to positioning, external liquidity conditions and hovering geopolitical uncertainty. The currency pair is expected to trade...
New Zealand bonds gain at close despite rise in dairy prices at latest GDT auction
May 17, 2017 06:04 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The New Zealand bonds gained at the time of closing Wednesday despite witnessing a rise in dairy prices at the latest GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) price auction. At the time of closing, the yield on the benchmark 10-year...
May 17, 2017 04:46 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The Australian government 10-year bond yields slumped Wednesday, tracking strength in U.S. Treasuries. Also, investors now remained focused on the countrys employment report for the month of April, scheduled to be released...
Riksbank proposes to scrap CPI as formal target in favour of CPIF
May 16, 2017 22:50 pm UTC| Commentary Economy
On Tuesday, the Swedish central bank, Riksbank, proposed to scrap the CPI as the formal target in favour of the CPIF. Moreover, the central bank also implied that the tolerance bank of plus or minus 1 percentage point...
Australia’s underlying inflation drivers remain largely subdued, says ANZ
May 16, 2017 19:50 pm UTC| Commentary Economy
The ANZ Inflation Risk Index for Australia continues to imply that the nations underlying inflation drivers continue to be greatly subdued. The risk of below-target inflation continues to be high at about 40 percent in...
Two Swedish economists foresaw the backlash against globalisation – here's how to mitigate it
May 16, 2017 16:54 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The first article in our series Globalisation Under Threat looks at work from the 1930s that anticipated the backlash against globalisation. Economists Eli Heckscher (1879-1952) and Bertil Ohlin (1899-1979) died more...
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
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