Currency snapshot (commodity pairs)
Jun 16, 2016 12:41 pm UTC| Commentary
Dollar index trading at 95.04 (+0.47%) Strength meter (today so far) Aussie -0.91%, Kiwi -0.69%, Loonie -0.72% Strength meter (since last week) Aussie -0.37%, Kiwi -0.37%, Loonie -1.89% AUD/USD Trading at...
US Treasuries rally as Fed keeps policy rate steady, lowers economic outlook
Jun 16, 2016 12:36 pm UTC| Commentary
The US Treasuries rallied on Thursday in the wake of the June FOMC meeting that saw a diminished outlook for growth coupled with largely downgraded forecasts for the overnight rate, though median expectations remain...
Eurozone May CPI improves, though still in deflation
Jun 16, 2016 12:19 pm UTC| Commentary
The Eurozones consumer price index for the month of May improved, although it remained in a state of deflation. Sixteencountries in the EU remained in negative mode, with Romania leading the index, with the highest growth...
Eurozone May CPI improves, though still in deflation
Jun 16, 2016 12:19 pm UTC| Commentary
The Eurozones consumer price index for the month of May improved, although it remained in a state of deflation. Sixteencountries in the EU remained in negative mode, with Romania leading the index, with the highest growth...
US Election Series: Bernie best suited for VP
Jun 16, 2016 12:02 pm UTC| Commentary Politics
Bernie for Vice President. That could be the best strategy the Democrats can offer in the face of the two biggest problems the party is facing. Unite the divided: Maybe its not as bad as the Republicans but...
US employment growth to rebound again; jobless rate likely to reach 4.4 pct by 2017-end
Jun 16, 2016 11:51 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The USjobs report data for the month of May and April were not quite strong. Employment in the country grew just 38,000, the lowest rise since 2010. The sluggish rise was due to a Verizon strike that dragged the figure...
Correlation between crude oil and ruble begins to fade
Jun 16, 2016 11:22 am UTC| Commentary
In the past month, the Russian ruble was one of the best performing emerging market currencies, lifted by higher global oil prices. However, the correlation between the Russian ruble and crude oil is beginning to fade with...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects