Fundamental Evaluation Series

Fundamental evaluation series: EUR/USD yield divergence review 2016

Mar 11, 2016 09:07 am UTC| Commentary

In this series, like we said before we will be reviewing the fundamental factors that influence currency movement in short, medium and longer term. One of such key fundamental is short term yield divergence, which...

ECB did surprise market but market surprised more

Mar 11, 2016 07:59 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

It would be fair to say that European Central Bank (ECB) succeeded in surprising the market, with big stimulus package it delivered, so the immediate effect was as intended. Bond yields were dropping, Euro was going down,...

How violent was Euro’s move yesterday against Dollar?

Mar 11, 2016 07:54 am UTC| Commentary

Euro suffered three of its biggest swings since the financial crisis, in last 12 months, while FED was responsible indirectly for one of them, ECB is twice guilty. One of them was yesterday, when Euro suffered heavy swings...

New Zealand’s annual current account deficit likely remained stable

Mar 11, 2016 07:53 am UTC| Commentary

New Zealands current account deficit in seasonally adjusted terms in expected to have widened in Q4, with both goods and services trade balance dropping. However, the quarterly projections leave the annual current account...

New Zealand’s economy likely expanded in Q4, goods-producing sectors to be strongest performers

Mar 11, 2016 07:43 am UTC| Commentary Economy

New Zealands Q4 national accounts to be released next week are likely to indicate that the economy is in reasonable shape. The economic growth momentum picked up in H2 2015 after a slowdown in H1. New Zealands economy is...

India’s industrial production likely declined slightly in January

Mar 11, 2016 07:19 am UTC| Commentary

Indias industrial production data is due to be released today. In the first two quarters for FY15/16, production data was on the mend; however, slowing external demand and heavy floods in the southern part of India led to...

Fiscal spending delay to drag on Indonesian economic growth in 2016

Mar 11, 2016 06:21 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Indonesias growth pace was disappointing in 2015, partially because of poor budget that was drag on the economy in the beginning of the year. There is a possibility that this might repeat in 2016 if the government...