EM Asian currencies likely to advance in weeks ahead, remain susceptible to headlines till first week of Jan: Scotiabank

Dec 16, 2019 07:05 am UTC| Commentary Economy

EM Asian currencies are expected to advance in the weeks ahead, while remaining susceptible to the headlines till the first week of January, according to the latest research report from Scotiabank. The Fed left its...

Regulatory Series on Cryptocurrencies: CFTC Chair Highlights Regulatory Approach on Key Issues of Crypto-Assets At Harvard Kennedy School

Dec 16, 2019 05:14 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views Commentary

While the SEC maintains the conservative approach on cryptocurrencies by constantly declining bitcoin ETF proposals and by stating Bitcoin and Ethereum Are Not Securities, the CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission)...

Australian bonds flat on improved risk sentiments; eyes on Dec policy meeting minutes

Dec 16, 2019 05:12 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The Australian bonds remained flat during Asian session of the first trading day of the week Monday despite an improvement in investors risk sentiments after the United States and China announced to reach a historic phase...

FxWirePro: Asian markets start a new week on mixed note, gold stabilizes above $1,470 mark

Dec 16, 2019 05:03 am UTC| Commentary

All the major Asian indices were trading on a mixed note on Monday. Gold was trading around $1,474 mark while silver was trading around $16.94 mark. Japans Nikkei was trading 0.03 pct higher at 24,029.50...

U.S. overall import prices recover in November

Dec 13, 2019 18:17 pm UTC| Commentary

U.S. overall import prices recovered in November after the sharp fall in the previous month. They were stimulated by a solid monthly rise in industrial supplies and materials. Nevertheless, the remainder of the report was...

U.S. retail sales grow below expectations in November

Dec 13, 2019 17:09 pm UTC| Commentary

U.S. retail sales grew in November, but came in below consensus expectations. Sales rose 0.2 percent, as compared with expectations of a rise of 0.5 percent. On the other hand, data for October was upwardly revised to 0.4...

New Zealand’s house prices accelerate in November, likely to rise further in 2020

Dec 13, 2019 14:55 pm UTC| Commentary

New Zealands house prices rose in the month of November. Sequentially, house prices rose 1.5 percent in the month, continuing a string of solid monthly prints. On a year-on-year basis, the house prices rose 4.2 percent,...