New Zealand’s CPI slightly above forecasts, RBNZ likely to lower OCR
Apr 18, 2016 07:11 am UTC| Commentary
New Zealands Q1 headline consumer prices rose 0.2%, slightly above consensus projection of a rise of 0.1%; however, it was on par with the central banks expectations. The countrys annual CPI inflation accelerated to 0.4%....
Briferendum Series: Sturgeon threatens referendum upon Brexit
Apr 18, 2016 06:25 am UTC| Commentary Politics
Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Nicola Sturgeon has warned that Scotland should get another referendum if Britons vote in favor of exiting the European Union, thus bringing Scotland out of EU, against the will of...
Doha talks on oil production freeze fail, may again trigger price wars
Apr 18, 2016 06:09 am UTC| Commentary
The Doha meeting that took place on Sunday between 16 oil producing countries ended without an accord on oil production freeze. The ineffectiveness in reaching an agreement between non-OPEC and OPEC producers threatens to...
Japanese bonds gain as investors sentiment softens on Doha failure
Apr 18, 2016 06:07 am UTC| Commentary
The Japanese long-term government debt instrument gained on Monday as investors pour into safe-haven assets amid deepening economic growth fears after the frailer of Doha negotiation coupled with weak equities market. The...
Apr 18, 2016 06:00 am UTC| Commentary
Yen gapped up around 60 pips against Dollar and trading strong against almost all of its major counterparts benefiting from talks failure in Doha between oil producers and 7.3 magnitude aftershock hitting southern Japan on...
Doha talks failure sends risk waves through financial market
Apr 18, 2016 06:00 am UTC| Commentary
Failure of oil producers to agree over a production freeze just for six months to begin with, shows the fragile nature of any coalition among global oil producers. Saudi Arabia did exactly, what Saudi Prince Mohammad bin...
Australian bonds gain on weak risk appetite
Apr 18, 2016 05:26 am UTC| Commentary
The Australian government bonds gained on Monday as risk sentiment softens among investors after Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and Russia failed to strike a deal in Doha to freeze crude output. Investors sentiment...
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’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects