Global economy likely to run at robust 3.8 pct growth in 2018, says TD Economics

Jun 29, 2018 06:41 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Global growth is expected to run at a robust 3.8 percent this year, similar to last year. However, this steady performance hides a weaker-than-expected start in the Euro Area and the UK, which can be partly chalked up to...

Global economy likely to run at robust 3.8 pct growth in 2018, says TD Economics

Jun 29, 2018 06:41 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Global growth is expected to run at a robust 3.8 percent this year, similar to last year. However, this steady performance hides a weaker-than-expected start in the Euro Area and the UK, which can be partly chalked up to...

Japanese 10-year bond yield suffers after May unemployment rate drops to fresh 25-year low, industrial production tops estimates

Jun 29, 2018 05:21 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The Japanese 10-year government bond yield suffered during Asian session Friday after the countrys unemployment rate for the month of May dropped to fresh 25-year low and the industrial production for the similar period...

Australian bonds slump following weakness in U.S. Treasuries; RBA's policy decision in focus

Jun 29, 2018 03:53 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Australian government bonds slumped on the last trading day of the weekFridayfollowing weakness in the U.S. Treasuries, pushing the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note rose to 2.849 percent compared with...

FxWirePro Call Review: SGX FTSE China A50 future short call nears target; book partial profits

Jun 28, 2018 12:56 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

In May this year we called on our readers to go short in Chinese shares; to be specific SGX China A50 future, which is a future contract on largest 50 A share companies by full market capitalization of the securities...

FxWirePro Call Review: Short Hang Seng call nears target; final target extended further

Jun 28, 2018 12:26 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

In February this year, we called on our readers go short on Hong Kongs benchmark Hang Seng index as problems continued to mount of the economy, especially due to the higher interest rate in the United States and U.S. trade...

Global investment, employment to suffer on extended trade tensions; markets under threat of heightened volatility: ANZ Research

Jun 28, 2018 11:01 am UTC| Commentary Economy

As the second half of 2018 gets under way, US trade policy is growing in importance for businesses and financial markets. Trade frictions appear to be escalating and geostrategic tensions have intensified with Washington...