Risk of Netherland’s exit seems low post the elections, formation of PVV government remains far-fetched: Danske Bank

Feb 06, 2017 07:58 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The far-right Freedom Party (PVV) led by Geert Wilders is likely to become the largest faction in the lower house after the parliamentary elections on 15 March, while established parties from the governing coalition will...

Indian sovereign bonds trade narrowly mixed ahead of RBI’s monetary policy meeting

Feb 06, 2017 07:08 am UTC| Commentary

The Indian sovereign bonds traded narrowly mixed Monday as investors await to watch the Reserve Bank of Indias (RBI) first 2-day bi-monthly monetary policy meeting of 2017, scheduled to be held on February 7-8. However,...

ANZ Australia job ads rise strongly in January, labor market strong to support gradual drop in jobless rate in 2017

Feb 06, 2017 07:02 am UTC| Commentary

Australias job advertisements increased strongly in the beginning of 2017. Job advertisements rose 4 percent sequentially in January, more than reversing the drop of 2.2 percent seen in December. On a year-on-year basis,...

China’s business activity growth slows in January, sentiment positive towards 12-month business outlook

Feb 06, 2017 07:01 am UTC| Commentary

Chinas business activity rose modestly in January. The Caixin China Composite PMI data hinted at a slight weakening of growth momentum throughout the nation at the beginning of this year. The Composite Output Index dropped...

Central Banking Series

Bank Indonesia likely to remain on hold throughout this year, says ANZ

Feb 06, 2017 06:32 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

The Bank Indonesia (BI) is expected to remain on hold throughout this year, closely peering through the rise in the countrys inflation. Higher anticipated GDP growth (2017 forecast of 5.4 percent versus 2016 forecast of...

Australia’s retail sales drop in December, Q1 2017 average growth likely to be slow

Feb 06, 2017 06:14 am UTC| Commentary

Australias retail sales came in quite below expectations in December. On a sequential basis, the retail sales dropped 0.1 percent in December, as compared with market expectations of 0.3 percent growth. In November, the...

U.S. employment growth strong in January, Fed likely to hike rates twice in 2017

Feb 06, 2017 05:48 am UTC| Commentary

Non-farm payrolls in the U.S. rose in January, coming in above the market expectations. Non-farm payrolls increased 227,000, as compared with the 180,000 projected by market. Previous years data was revised, indicating...