USD/MXN unlikely to witness solid momentum in near-term owing to heightened political uncertainty, says Commerzbank

Apr 23, 2018 09:54 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The Mexican peso is not expected to witness any solid momentum over the near-term, owing to heightened political uncertainties within the domestic premises of the economy ahead of the July 1 Presidential elections....

FxWirePro: U.S. 10-year Treasury yield likely to rally up to 3.00 psychological level amid bounce in energy prices

Apr 23, 2018 08:04 am UTC| Commentary Economy Insights & Views

The United States 10-year Treasury yield is expected to rally up to the 3.00 psychological mark, having already reached a 4-year high of 2.79 at the end of closing Friday amid a bounce in energy prices. This is, however,...

New Zealand 10-year bond yields close near 6-week high after U.S. benchmark Note approaches 3 pct; Asian stocks struggle to perform                             

Apr 23, 2018 06:25 am UTC| Commentary Economy

New Zealand 10-year government bond yields close Tuesdays session at near 6-week high, after the United States benchmark counterpart, was seen approaching 3 percent, with yields up since January 2014 as Asian stocks...

JGBs edge lower after U.S. 10-year Note yield hits highest since 2014; BoJ's policy decision in focus

Apr 23, 2018 05:18 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The Japanese government bonds edged slightly on the downside Monday, tracking similar movement in the U.S. 10-year benchmark counterpart, which hit its highest in over 4 years, following disappointment in the Asian stocks...

Australian 10-year bond yield hits 2-month high, tracking weakness in U.S. Treasuries

Apr 23, 2018 02:59 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Australian bonds slumped across the board on the first day of the trading weekMondayfollowing weakness in the U.S. Treasuries, where the latters 10-year yields rose to highest since January 2014. The yield on Australias...

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US-China trade war's global ramifications explained

Apr 21, 2018 16:10 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Economic acrimony has been bubbling between the US and China since Donald Trump became president. Now the tensions have boiled over into escalating tit-for-tat announcements of tariffs on key imports. This is serious not...

Euro area flash consumer sentiment index rises in April

Apr 20, 2018 20:52 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

Consumer confidence in the euro area rose at the beginning of the second quarter. Most euro area economic sentiment surveys followed a downward trend in the first few months of this year. Indeed, in January having reached...