Australia business outlook remains optimistic; profit, pricing expectations lift
Apr 28, 2017 06:44 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The Australian economy is into its eighth year of economic expansion and while business confidence is well off its peak, survey indicators are still pointing to solid growth. Firms are optimistic about their own...
New Zealand bonds close higher on short-covering; investors await March trade balance
Apr 28, 2017 06:03 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The New Zealand bonds closed lower Friday as investors covered previous short positions. Also, the countrys trade surplus for the month of March limited the rise in bonds. At the time of closing, the yield on the...
Apr 28, 2017 05:22 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The Australian government bonds rallied on the last trading day of the week, tracking firmness in the global debt market. Also, investors are eyeing the Reserve Bank of Australias (RBA) monetary policy meeting, scheduled...
FxWirePro: The Day Ahead- 28th April 2017
Apr 28, 2017 05:18 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks
Lots of economic dockets and events scheduled for today and some with high volatility risks associated. Data released so far: Australia: Producer price inflation grew by 1.3 percent in the first quarter from a...
Vital Signs: what will end up in Scott Morrison's 'good' books?
Apr 28, 2017 00:39 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Vital Signs is a weekly economic wrap from UNSW economics professor and Harvard PhD Richard Holden (@profholden). Vital Signs aims to contextualise weekly economic events and cut through the noise of the data affecting...
FxWirePro: Mexican Peso whipsaws on Trump comments
Apr 27, 2017 11:17 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The Mexican peso reached its weakest point since mid-March after President Trumps commerce secretary Wilbur Ross said that the United States is imposing duties ranging from 3-24 percent on five Canadian companies that...
Apr 27, 2017 10:25 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) is expected to cut the key rate by 25 basis points to 9.50 percent, as does consensus, at its monetary policy meeting scheduled to be held on April 28. CBR governor Elvira Nabiullina...
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