Mar 02, 2016 08:23 am UTC| Commentary
GBP depreciated about 3% on a trade-weighted basis last week and is now slightly undervalued (2%), as perceptions of EU exit risk increased even though PM Cameron achieved an improved agreement with EU leaders and...
Key commentaries from Russia's Alexander Novak
Mar 02, 2016 07:51 am UTC| Commentary
For those who are not familiar with Mr. Novak, he is Russias oil minister and his commentaries below are very important, since it came after oil executives meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin in...
UK’s February construction PMI likely rose slightly
Mar 02, 2016 07:28 am UTC| Commentary
UK construction PMI is likely to rise slightly to 55.6 in February. There are three subsectors in construction PMI - commercial, housing and civil engineering. Housing, until mid-2015 was the best subcomponent performer,...
Canadian economic growth likely to accelerate further in 2016, led by manufacturing exports
Mar 02, 2016 07:12 am UTC| Commentary
Canadas real GDP grew at an annualized rate of 0.5% in Q4, surpassing expectations of a flat reading by both market and the Bank of Canada. Canadas GDP growth for the past quarters was also revised slightly. The GDP growth...
Guide to today’s important data and events
Mar 02, 2016 07:05 am UTC| Commentary
Not many economic dockets scheduled for today, however some are with high risks associated. Data released so far Australia - New home sales rose 3.1% in January. Fourth quarter GDP expanded by 0.6%, up 3% from a...
Negative rates series: Japanese embrace foreign bonds as fastest pace in six years
Mar 02, 2016 06:59 am UTC| Commentary
Bank of Japans (BOJ) introduction of negative rates having undesired consequences across financial markets and beyond. It is more likely Bank of Japan (BOJ) policymakers will be keeping a watchful eye over the...
Local and state government construction spending to boost US Q1 GDP growth
Mar 02, 2016 06:21 am UTC| Commentary Economy
US total construction spending expanded in January by 1.5% m/m, much above consensus expectations of a moderate increase of 0.3% m/m. According to the details of the report, local and state government spending are expected...
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