JGBs gain despite jump in industrial production; investors eye 10-year auction

Jan 31, 2018 05:46 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Japanese government bonds gained even as the countrys industrial output grew in December at the fastest pace in eight months, and up for a third straight month, in a sign that its humming factories have likely driven...

Australian bonds jump sharply after Q4 CPI disappoints market expectations

Jan 31, 2018 04:46 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Australian government bonds jumped sharply during early Asian session Wednesday as the countrys fourth-quarter consumer price inflation data disappointed market expectations, although remaining unchanged on a q/q...

Brazilian economic growth likely to continue expanding strongly in 2018

Jan 30, 2018 20:31 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

The Brazilian economy recorded strong growth in 2017. According to a BNP Paribas research report, the economy is likely to continue experiencing strong growth this year as well. The real GDP had grown 0.1 percent...

Jakarta: social and housing justice should not be a gamble on global market's table

Jan 30, 2018 13:24 pm UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate Economy

As a sociologist and media scholar with an interest in emerging forms of civic engagement, I initially came to Jakarta - the worlds Twitter capital - to research innovative social media uses. Instead, my first visits to...

Parliament may not have what it takes to fix its crumbling house

Jan 30, 2018 12:36 pm UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate Economy

Back in 2015, a detailed analysis of the Palace of Westminster concluded that the risk of catastrophic failure is increasing … a major failing of the existing service infrastructure is inevitable. As the subsequent...

Here's how workers would spend the corporate tax cut – if they had a voice

Jan 30, 2018 12:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Over 200 CEOs have said they will raise wages or give bonuses as a result of the large corporate income tax cut passed late last year by Congress. Some view their plans as simply a public relations move, others as a...

U.S. Treasuries climb ahead of FOMC’s policy decision, President Trump’s speech

Jan 30, 2018 11:14 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The U.S. Treasuries remained on the upside Tuesday ahead of a host of events scheduled for this week President Donald Trump is scheduled to deliver a keynote speech on January 31 by 02:00GMT and the ADP non-farm...