USD/CNY likely to weaken towards 7.10 by end-2017, says ANZ Research

Mar 16, 2017 11:17 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The Chinese yuan is expected to weaken mildly against the greenback, touching almost a level of 7.10 by the end of this year. Despite various administrative measures to reduce capital outflow pressures, the tendency...

Political uncertainty likely to hold back economic activity in Korea until new President comes in place, says Fitch Ratings

Mar 16, 2017 09:51 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Political uncertainty is likely to hold back economic activity until a new president is elected. Uncertainty will delay investment and weigh on consumer confidence. In December 2016, consumer confidence fell to levels not...

PBoC likely to hike another 20bps by end-2017, says ANZ Research

Mar 16, 2017 08:57 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy

The Peoples Bank of China (PBoC) is expected to raise its interest rate further by around 20 basis points by the end of this year leading the 7-day reverse repo rate to 2.65 percent, assuming that the United States Federal...

BOJ monetary policy: Assessing future bias

Mar 16, 2017 08:50 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

At todays meeting, policymakers at the Bank of Japan (BoJ) kept the policy unchanged, and the benchmark interest rate at -0.1 percent. Lets look at the current monetary policies, Bank of Japan had already shifted...

JGBs resemble firm U.S. Treasuries; BoJ keeps policy rate unchanged

Mar 16, 2017 07:08 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The Japanese government bonds gained ground Thursday, tracking firmness in the U.S. Treasuries after the Federal Reserve delivered a 25 basis points rate hike on Wednesday, in tandem with market pricing. Also the Bank of...

Australian February unemployment rate disappoints, wage growth to remain subued for some time

Mar 16, 2017 06:29 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Australias February labour market report disappointed, with a fall of 6.4k jobs and a rise in the unemployment rate to 5.9 percent. The detail was slightly more positive than the headline with full-time jobs rebounding...

New Zealand bonds track U.S. Treasuries; 10-year yields sink to over 2-week low

Mar 16, 2017 05:53 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The New Zealand bonds nose-dived Thursday, tracking weakness in the U.S. counterpart, with the 10-year yields sinking to over 2-week low after investors crowded demand in safe-haven assets, following lower-than-expected...