Five Star Movement beats Renzi's PD to clinch mayoral victories in Rome and Turin
Jun 20, 2016 11:40 am UTC| Commentary
Yet another blow for establishment politics in the European Union, which is already struggling to cope up with the rise of Euro-skeptics, far leftists, far-rightists, and thepopulists. In a Mayoral election, Italys...
Brazilian inflation likely to further slow down on decelerating food inflation
Jun 20, 2016 11:34 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Brazils inflation is likely to further slowdown as food inflation has also started to decelerate. Inflations broad trajectory continues to be downward given the base effect and stabilizing Brazilian real, said Societe...
Turkish economy begins to slow down; current account deficit likely to widen this year
Jun 20, 2016 11:14 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The Turkish economy is starting to slow down, based on certain signs. The Turkish economy grew 4.8 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of this year, as compared with the previous quarters 5.7 percent growth. On a...
Latest Commitment of Traders positions (Equities and Bonds) as at June 14th, 2016
Jun 20, 2016 11:07 am UTC| Commentary
CFTC commitment of traders report was released on Friday (17th June) and cover positions up to Tuesday (14th June). COT report is not a complete presenter of entire market positions, however, it represents a good chunk of...
Russian bonds rally as Ruble gains with crude oil prices
Jun 20, 2016 10:54 am UTC| Commentary
The Russian bonds rallied on Monday, as the ruble was bolstered by a rebound in crude oil prices, pushing the yield on 10-year bonds down 5 basis points. The benchmark 10-year bonds yield, which is inversely...
German Q2 growth likely to slow down sharply: Bundesbank
Jun 20, 2016 10:53 am UTC| Central Banks Commentary Economy
According to Bundesbank, Germanys second quarter growth is likely to slow down sharply, before re-bounding later in the year to return to a solid growth path. Growth is likely to witness a setback in the second quarter,...
China’s housing market recovery eases on reclining stimulus in major cities
Jun 20, 2016 10:41 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Chinas housing market recovery has slowed, tapering off the gains achieved during the first half of 2016. Easing stimulus measures from the government to buy housing properties in major cities have led to a flux in the...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects