U.S. retail sales seem to have rebounded in August

Sep 14, 2016 07:22 am UTC| Commentary

U.S. retail sales are expected to have rebounded in August after giving a disappointing performance in July. The subdued report in July was mainly due to the weakness in the control group that remained flat after rising...

Short-term JGBs gain on BoJ easing hopes; super-long follows US Treasuries

Sep 14, 2016 07:15 am UTC| Commentary

The Japanese bond traded mixed Wednesday as investors speculate that the Bank of Japan will lower its key interest rate further into negative territory. On the contrary, long-term JGBs slumped as the United States 10-year...

Japan’s industrial production registers surprise fall in July, BoJ to remain in limelight next week

Sep 14, 2016 07:02 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

Industrial production in Japan, a broad measure of factory output registered a surprise fall during the month of July; however, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) is expected to steal the limelight in its monetary policy meeting...

Oil in Global Economy Series: Saudi Arabia’s effort to push out high cost shale oil from market would fail

Sep 14, 2016 06:52 am UTC| Commentary

The oil production has been rising in Saudi Arabia throughout this year and according to the latest data Saudi Arabia is producing 10.65 million barrels of oil per day, overtaking the United States as the largest oil...

New Zealand house sales rebound in August but prices decline in sequential terms

Sep 14, 2016 06:51 am UTC| Commentary

New Zealand house sales rebounded in August following a sharp decline in July in seasonally adjusted terms. But despite the increase, sales are almost 10 percent off their peak recorded in May. House sales in August rose...

Indonesian exports likely to witness double-digit fall in August; BI easing pressures may loom

Sep 14, 2016 06:46 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

Indonesian exports are likely to have degraded to a double-digit figure during the month of August; also easing pressure on Bank Indonesia is expected to loom further, if trade balance deteriorates in the near...

FxWirePro Medium Term Outlook: Buy FTSE at dips targeting 8100

Sep 14, 2016 06:12 am UTC| Commentary

In our analysis, we found that since the UK referendum in June, in terms of economic numbers, there have been 26 key releases. Out of which 50 percent can be considered as good, 35 percent can be considered as bad and only...