Australian bonds mixed on better-than-expected December employment report

Jan 23, 2020 03:40 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The Australian bonds traded mixed during Asian session Thursday after the countrys employment report for the month of December exceeded market expectations, amid the increase in the number of cases and geographical spread...

U.S. Leading Economic Index likely to have dropped in December

Jan 22, 2020 19:18 pm UTC| Commentary

The U.S. Leading Economic Index data for the month of December is set to release tomorrow. According to a Wells Fargo research report, tomorrows reading is expected to indicate towards a very modest drop in economic growth...

European Central Bank likely to stand pat in January

Jan 22, 2020 18:40 pm UTC| Commentary

The European Central Bank is set to meet tomorrow for its interest rate decision. According to a DBS Bank research report, the ECB is unlikely to give out any fresh measures. In Decembers assessment, the ECB President...

Singaporean inflation likely remained stable in December, expected to accelerate in months ahead

Jan 22, 2020 17:50 pm UTC| Commentary

Singaporean consumer price inflation data for the month of December is set to release tomorrow. According to a DBS Bank research report, the headline inflation is expected to have remained stable but up marginally to 0.7...

U.S. existing home sales rise in December

Jan 22, 2020 16:54 pm UTC| Commentary

U.S. existing home sales rose 3.6 percent sequentially to 5.54 million units annualized in December, the highest level since February 2018. Todays rise follows a 1.7 percent fall seen in November. Both single-family home...

Canadian consumer price inflation remains unchanged in December

Jan 22, 2020 15:45 pm UTC| Commentary

Canadian consumer price inflation remained the same in the month of December. On a year-on-year basis, the headline inflation remained at 2.2 percent, roughly in line with market expectations of a rise of 2.3 percent. On a...

Philippine GDP growth likely to have accelerated in Q4 2019

Jan 22, 2020 13:18 pm UTC| Commentary

Philippine fourth quarter GDP data is set to release tomorrow. According to a DBS Bank research report, the GDP growth is likely to have accelerated to 6.2 percent year-on-year from recent bottom of 5.5 percent...