Australia's double-dissolution election outcome hard to predict

Jul 01, 2016 13:34 pm UTC| Commentary

Australians go to the polls Saturday to elect a new government while the final outcome is hard to predict. This is Australias double dissolution early general election and all seats of both houses of Parliament are up for...

Indonesian economic growth and inflation likely to decline marginally in next two years

Jul 01, 2016 12:49 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

Indonesian inflation or economic growth is unlikely to be impacted by Brexit in 2016. But the economic growth is expected to be marginally lower in 2017 and 2018, said Societe Generale in a research report. Effect on GDP...

US Treasuries rally on dovish comments by BoE’s Carney

Jul 01, 2016 12:47 pm UTC| Commentary

The US Treasury rallied across the curve on Friday, reportedly driven just by Asian buying as JGB yields continue to slide after Bank of England Governor Carney suggested that he was prepared to deliver fresh stimulus in...

Norwegian export sector likely to be hit by weaker global growth

Jul 01, 2016 12:29 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

The Norwegian export sector is expected to be hit by a recession in the UK and the euro area, including the overall impacts on global trade, noted Danske Bank in a research report. Based on Danskes expected GDP growth...

Australia election preview: polls suggest result too close to call

Jul 01, 2016 12:18 pm UTC| Commentary Economy Insights & Views

The Australian federal election is scheduled to be held on July 2. The opinion polls conducted by various corporate suggest a close call, although market participants expect a win for the Liberal-National coalition....

India's services exports and investment likely to suffer as fallout of Brexit

Jul 01, 2016 12:15 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

India is expected to be affected limitedly from pro-Brexit vote via the trade channel on a net trade basis. But given the uncertainty around Brexit, lower investment flows from the UK and slightly lower services exports to...

Italy’s economic growth likely to be volatile in coming quarters

Jul 01, 2016 12:07 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

Italian economy is not expected to gain much traction. Moreover, it is expected to be volatile in the quarters to come as the economy will have to take in several uncertainty shocks. The economic outlook is fogged by...