New Zealand bonds gain at close after RBNZ Acting Governor Spencer hints at uncertainties, fails to surprise markets

Mar 22, 2018 06:21 am UTC| Commentary Economy

New Zealand government bonds gained at the times of closing Thursday after the Reserve Bank of New Zealands (RBNZ) Acting Governor Grant Spencer hinted that a number of uncertainties continue to hover and the central bank...

JGBs gain as manufacturing PMI falls to 9-month low in February

Mar 22, 2018 04:48 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Japanese government bonds gainedThursdayafter manufacturing PMI declined to nine-month low for the month of February. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves inversely to its price, fell 1/2 basis...

Australian bonds climb after February unemployment rate ditches market expectations

Mar 22, 2018 03:20 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Australian government bonds gainedon Thursdayafter unemployment rate for the month of February ditches market expectations, rising to 5.6 percent. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves inversely...

U.K. public finances deficit rises slightly above expectations in February

Mar 21, 2018 21:15 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

The U.K. public finances saw a slightly above expected deficit in the month of February. The deficit came in at GBP 1.3 billion. This was a deterioration of GBP 2.5 billion compared to last February, owing to lower income...

U.K. average earnings growth rises above expectations in January

Mar 21, 2018 18:47 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

Average earnings growth in the U.K. came in above predictions to a 28-month high of 2.8 percent in January, as private sector earnings growth reached 3 percent year-on-year and its three month-on-three-month rate, which...

Malaysian headline inflation decelerates in February, likely to ease further in 2018

Mar 21, 2018 14:23 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

Headline inflation in Malaysia slowed in February from the prior month. The consumer price index dropped to 1.4 percent year-on-year from 2.7 percent. On a sequential basis, headline inflation came in flat in February,...

UK gilts slump following better-than-expected January employment report; BoE’s policy decision in focus

Mar 21, 2018 10:21 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The UK gilts slumped Wednesday following better-than-expected employment rate for the month of January. Investors now shall be focussing on the Bank of Englands (BoE) monetary policy decision, scheduled to be released on...