Australian bonds gain on weak capital expenditure; firmer U.S. Treasuries provide support

Mar 01, 2018 02:57 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Australian government bonds gained Thursdayafter new capital expenditure declined in the last quarter of 2017, which is negative for the economy. Also, tracking firmness in the U.S. Treasuries supported the bond...

Danish economic growth rebounds in Q4 2017, economy to continue on solid growth path in years ahead

Feb 28, 2018 17:02 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

Denmarks economy grows in the whole of 2017 at the highest rate in the past 11 years. This is expected to continue in 2018. The Danish economy expanded 1 percent on a sequential basis in the fourth quarter. However,...

Malaysian consumer price inflation eases in January, central bank likely to hike in September

Feb 28, 2018 13:46 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

Malaysian consumer price inflation eased in the month of January. On a year-on-year basis, the headline inflation slowed to 2.7 percent from 3.5 percent. This suggests a sequential rise of 0.3 percent. The easing of...

Global Geo-political Series: U.S. commerce department announces final AD and CVD on imports of Aluminum foil from China

Feb 28, 2018 10:58 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Yesterday, the U.S. Commerce Department announced final results of the Anti-dumping Duty and Countervailing Duty investigations on imports of Aluminum foil from China. The investigations were initiated based on a petition...

Euro area economic sentiment index falls in February, euro area economy likely to grow 0.6 pct in Q1

Feb 27, 2018 20:33 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

The Euro area Commissions February survey adds to evidence of moderation in growth momentum since the turn of the year. The headline euro area economic sentiment index dropped for the second straight month, and by 0.8...

Australian weekly consumer confidence index rebounds

Feb 27, 2018 13:32 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

Australian weekly consumer confidence rebounded. The ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian consumer confidence rose 2.3 percent, partially rebounding from the 3.5 percent fall in the previous week. The details were widely positive,...

China’s housing prices drop in January, housing investment likely to moderate over time

Feb 26, 2018 19:21 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

Chinas housing prices fell in the big cities in January. For the first time since May 2015, housing prices in the nations first-tier cities recorded a yearly drop. This evidently hints that the deceleration in property has...