Briferendum Series

Briferendum Series: European leaders and media call on Britons to stay

Jun 21, 2016 06:37 am UTC| Commentary

The European Union leaders and the media this week called on Britons to stay in the Union. Hungarys Prime Minister Viktor Orban bought a full-page ad in the Daily Mail, aUK-based newspaper to urge people to vote in favor...

BoJ April meeting minutes showcase economic worries, overseas risks

Jun 21, 2016 06:32 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy

The Bank of Japans minutes of the April meeting, released Tuesday showcased that some members are worried over the Japanese economy and believe that overseas economies continue to pose downside risks to Japans economy and...

Norwegian house price growth likely to slow down

Jun 21, 2016 06:29 am UTC| Commentary Economy

In Norway, housing prices have increased 7.3 percent in the past year throughout the country. However, the Norwegian economic growth outlook has significantly weakened, while joblessness has increased and wage growth...

Bank of Thailand likely to maintain policy rate at 1.5 pct

Jun 21, 2016 06:13 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Bank of Thailand (BoT)is likely to keep its policy rate on hold at 1.5 percent on Wednesday as easing of the policy might give limited help to the Thai economy and inflation, said Scotiabank in a research report. According...

New Zealand 10-year bond ends slightly lower on rising Bremain support

Jun 21, 2016 05:57 am UTC| Commentary

The New Zealand government bonds closed modestly lower on Tuesday as Brexit fears started to fade, boosting investor appetite for risk. The yield on benchmark 10-year bond, which moves inversely to its price rose 1/2...

Briferendum Series

Briferendum Series: Soros warns worse devaluation of sterling than on Black Monday

Jun 21, 2016 05:51 am UTC| Commentary

Billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros, best known as the Man who broke Bank of England warned that the devaluation of the British sterling could be much worse than that on Black Monday when the pound dropped...

Taiwan May export orders improve, decline less than expected

Jun 21, 2016 05:49 am UTC| Commentary

Taiwans export orders for the month of May improved, though they still declinedat a paceless than what the market had expected. The improvement can be largely attributed to low base effects, given that export orders are...