German bunds trade higher ahead of ECB member Lautenschlaeger’s speech, March manufacturing PMI
Mar 23, 2017 09:25 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The German bunds trade higher Thursday as investors wait to watch the European Central Bank member Lautenschlaegers speech, scheduled for later in the day. Also, market participants remain keen to read the March...
GBP/EUR likely to gradually appreciate towards 1.18 by end-2017, says Lloyds Bank
Mar 23, 2017 08:33 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Since the start of the year, GBP/EUR has been limited to a range of 1.13-1.20. For both respective legs of the pair, political uncertainty is likely to be the key risk in the coming months. On the EUR side, the German,...
BoE, ECB unlikely to change monetary policy stances through 2017, says Lloyds Bank
Mar 23, 2017 07:58 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
Neither the Bank of England (BoE) nor the European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to change their monetary policy stances throughout the remainder of 2017. However, following their latest respective policy meetings, the...
Indonesia core inflation to rise moderately to 1.3 pct in 2017, says ANZ Research
Mar 23, 2017 06:29 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Headline inflation has and will continue to edge up on the back of increases in energy-related costs and administered prices. Nonetheless, demand-pull pressures and core inflation, by implication, should remain muted given...
Flying into uncertainty: Western Sydney's 'aerotropolis' poses more questions than answers
Mar 23, 2017 06:29 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
While Melburnians sombrely reflect on the risks of intensive commercial development near airport runways, Sydneysiders are enthusiastically scoping the development spin-offs that will come with their new airport in the...
Explainer: the financialisation of housing and what can be done about it
Mar 23, 2017 06:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Real Estate
A recent United Nations report on the right to adequate housing identifies the financialisation of housing as an issue of global importance. It defines the financialisation of housing as: … structural changes...
New Zealand bonds close modestly higher after RBNZ maintains neutral policy stance
Mar 23, 2017 05:51 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The New Zealand bonds closed modestly higher Thursday after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) maintained a neutral policy stance at its monetary policy decision, held earlier today. The yield on the benchmark...