Fund flow analysis: DM equity MF
Mar 10, 2016 12:10 pm UTC| Commentary
In our previous fund slow analysis of Global ETFs, major trends of 2016 was quite clear, as investors pulled money away from riskier assets in January to safe havens and that trend is now fading with once again investors...
BoE to keep interest rates on hold in March, likely to raise in Q4 2016
Mar 10, 2016 12:10 pm UTC| Commentary
The Bank of England is likely to unanimously vote to keep interest rates on hold during the monetary policy meeting in March. The MPC might have had relief from the recent short-squeeze in energy and commodities, but...
Mexico’s industrial output likely grew in January as manufacturing rebounds
Mar 10, 2016 11:57 am UTC| Commentary
In 2015, Mexicos industrial production was disappointing, and it slowed further in Q4. Industrial output had grown 1% in 2015, as compared with 2.6% growth in 2014. One part of the slowdown was because of slowdown in...
Polish central bank to hold key rates steady
Mar 10, 2016 11:35 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The National Bank of Poland is likely to keep its key interest rate on hold at 1.5% tomorrow, while the updated inflation report is not expected to show any change to the current monetary policy. The central banks report...
What will ECB do today: Analysts’ calls at big investment banks
Mar 10, 2016 11:27 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Our expectations are in sharp contrast to expectations from big investment banks. As situation has improved both in inflationary terms globally and financial markets, oil price edged up, along with industrial commodities...
Banking stocks likely to plunge if ECB cut rates further
Mar 10, 2016 10:36 am UTC| Commentary
Quantitative easing, while seen as positive for equities, recent reactions after Bank of Japan (BOJ) introduced negative rates suggest, negative rates may not be a very good option to execute. Weeks back, executive board...
Norway’s inflation accelerates above expectations in February on higher food and air prices
Mar 10, 2016 10:36 am UTC| Commentary
Norways core inflation accelerated to 3.4% in February, as compared with 3% in January and consensus expectation of 3.1%. Food prices grew 3.4% m/m, accelerating core inflation on year-on-year basis by 0.2 percentage...
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