Apr 18, 2016 12:40 pm UTC| Commentary
Crude oil manufacturers meeting on Sunday was evidently the major event of the previous two weeks. Before the meeting, the oil price even hit a 2016 high in anticipation of a possible agreement on oil production freeze by...
Currency snapshot (major pairs)
Apr 18, 2016 12:39 pm UTC| Commentary
Dollar index trading at 94.56 (-0.22%) Strength meter (today so far) Euro +0.32%, Franc +0.10%, Yen +0.27%, GBP -0.01% Strength meter (since last week) Euro -0.94%, Franc -1.64%, Yen -0.82%, GBP +0.35% EUR/USD...
Poland’s industrial output and retail sales growth likely slowed a bit in March
Apr 18, 2016 12:36 pm UTC| Commentary
Polands industrial production is expected to have declined a bit in March, according to Societe Generale. The output growth likely fell to 4.3% y/y last month, while, manufacturing and the water supply growth are expected...
Currency snapshot (commodity pairs)
Apr 18, 2016 12:15 pm UTC| Commentary
Dollar index trading at 94.6 (-0.16%) Strength meter (today so far) Aussie +0.03%, Kiwi +0.39%, Loonie -0.8% Strength meter (since last week) Aussie +0.03%, Kiwi +0.39%, Loonie -0.8% AUD/USD Trading at...
China’s refinery runs likely to decline in Q2 2016 due to maintenance
Apr 18, 2016 12:14 pm UTC| Commentary
In February, Chinas refinery runs reached a record of 12.2mb/d. Refinery runs in March increased 53kb/d y/y, reaching rate of 10.6mb/d. Post freeze in retail prices, refineries in China have enjoyed strong margins. In the...
Bank of Korea likely to keep interest rate on hold
Apr 18, 2016 12:13 pm UTC| Commentary
South Koreas central bank is likely to keep its rates unchanged tomorrow during its monetary policy review meeting, according to DBS Bank. The Bank of Korea is expected to lower its rates later in May or June of...
Apr 18, 2016 11:58 am UTC| Commentary
Equities are all mixed in todays trading. Kindly note all instruments mentioned here are CFDs, whose values might differ from cash or future traded. Performance this week at a glance in chart table - SP 500...
Gabon: post-coup dialogue has mapped out path to democracy – now military leaders must act
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects