Australian bonds plunge tracking U.S. Treasuries on trade deal optimism, buoyant economic data

Dec 19, 2019 04:47 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The Australian bonds plunged during Asian session Thursday tracking a similar movement in the United States Treasuries as trade deal optimism flooded investor sentiments amid rather buoyant economic data that indicated...

Canadian headline inflation accelerates in November on energy price rise

Dec 18, 2019 15:45 pm UTC| Commentary

Canadas headline inflation accelerated in November. On a year-on-year basis, the consumer price inflation accelerated to 2.2 percent from Octobers 1.9 percent. Todays print is in line with consensus expectations. On a...

Bank of Thailand keeps interest rate unchanged at 1.25 pct, likely to stand pat in 2020

Dec 18, 2019 14:12 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Bank of Thailand maintained its polict rate at 1.25 percent and cut its growth and inflation forecasts for both 2019 and 2020. The decision to keep rate on hold was unanimous. The central bank had previously lowered its...

U.S. Treasuries jump amid muted trading ahead of Fed President Evans’ speech

Dec 18, 2019 14:02 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

The U.S. Treasuries jumped during Wednesdays afternoon session amid a muted trading session that witnessed data of little economic significance. Also, a speech by Federal Reserve President Evans, due later in the day shall...

Ifo business climate for Germany rises considerably in December, domestic demand likely to stay steady

Dec 18, 2019 11:53 am UTC| Commentary

The Ifo business climate for Germany rose considerably in December. The index rose to 96.3 from Novembers 95.1, strengthening the hopes of a better economy next year. Todays rise is mainly linked to more positive business...

Digital Currency Revolution Series: Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining, Crypto Cloud No Exception

Dec 18, 2019 11:33 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views Commentary

As saying goes nothing is permanent is this universe, except change. Change being the only constant, weve seen many evolution and revolutions in all walks of our lives. From the last 3-4 centuries, our medium of exchange...

German bunds tad higher despite higher-than-expected rise in December Ifo business climate index

Dec 18, 2019 11:19 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The German bunds remained tad higher during European session Wednesday despite a better-than-expected rise in the countrys Ifo business climate index for the month of December, along with a rise in eurozones November...