Turkish headline inflation eases year-on-year in October

Nov 04, 2019 08:10 am UTC| Commentary

Turkish headline inflation accelerated sequentially in the month of October. The consumer price inflation accelerated to 2 percent from prior months 0.99 percent, as compared with consensus expectations of an acceleration...

EM Asian currencies likely to advance further on high bar for future Fed rate hikes, rising optimism U.S.-China trade deal: Scotiabank

Nov 04, 2019 06:36 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The emerging market Asian currencies are expected to advance further on a high bar for future Fed rate hikes and increasing optimism for the US and China to reach the phase-1 trade deal, according to the latest research...

Australian nominal sales rise below expectations in September

Nov 04, 2019 06:26 am UTC| Commentary

Australian nominal sales rose weakly in the month of September. On a sequential basis, retail sales grew 0.2 percent, below market expectations of a rise of 0.4 percent. With rapidly accelerating food prices, this is not...

Australian bonds plunge despite disappointment in September retail sales; RBA’s decision eyed

Nov 04, 2019 04:32 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The Australian government bonds plunged during Asian session of the first trading day of the week Monday even as investors remained disappointed on lower-than-expected rise in the countrys retail sales for the month of...

Norwegian registered unemployment falls slightly in October

Nov 01, 2019 11:11 am UTC| Commentary

Norwegian registered unemployment dropped in October by 100 persons on a seasonally adjusted basis, as compared with the expectations of a fall by 500. The downward trend in unemployment has decelerated considerably and...

Turkish lira likely to remain stable in near-term, USD/TRY to trade around 7 by March 2020

Nov 01, 2019 08:45 am UTC| Commentary

Yesterday, the Turkish lira rallied alongside CEE peers following Turkeys central banks release of Q4 Inflation Report with optimistic forecasts. The rally was possibly also boosted by investors switching from South...

Thai headline inflation decelerates for third straight month in October, BoT likely to cut rates again by 25 bps

Nov 01, 2019 06:53 am UTC| Commentary

Thai headline inflation decelerated for the third consecutive month in October. On a year-on-year basis, the consumer price inflation slowed down to 0.11 percent, driven by a sharper drop in energy prices and a slower pace...