Mar 05, 2015 09:57 am UTC| Insights & Views
Today European Central Bank (ECB) is to provide further guidance in policy meet. Result to be announced at 12:45 GMT, followed by press conference at 13:30 GMT. Meeting is to be held in Cyprus. Current policy - Deposit...
Rate hikes only to increase Brazil and Real’s pain
Mar 05, 2015 08:59 am UTC| Insights & Views
Brazils central bank raised interest rates by 50 basis points to 12.75 percent to contain the inflationary pressure. Inflation exceeds the central banks target of 4.5 percent (with 2 percent range) to annualized 7.14...
Chinese government slashes GDP target to seven percent
Mar 05, 2015 08:11 am UTC| Insights & Views
Chinas policy makers are holding their annual conference in China on various issues including economy and Geo- political that is expected to continue further over the week. Updates so far - Seems like consensus have...
Guide to today’s important data & events
Mar 05, 2015 07:34 am UTC| Insights & Views
Today is of moderate data risk but high profile event risk. Todays focus is on governor Draghi. Data released so far - Australia - Retail sales picked up in January by 0.4 percent mom compared to previous 0.2 percent....
Dollar strengthens as yields rise
Mar 04, 2015 16:48 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Strong US economic dockets further fuelling the Dollar run and yields push as possibilities of a rate hike seems imminent. Currency segment - Dollar index pushed to further heights over strong ADP payroll and PMI...
Services PMI across globe at a glance
Mar 04, 2015 16:15 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Services PMI data released today suggest despite divergence, global growth is improving as a whole. Key highlights - China services continued to expand at better rate 52 Spain come back is still robust at 56.2 ...
Mar 04, 2015 15:45 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Energy segment still continue to suffer over supply side issues and comments. Performance this week at a glance in chart table - Oil (WTI) - WTI is failing to gain above $50 as supply glut continue to weigh on price....
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects