Poor China's PMIs suggests monetary easing from PBoC likely to continue
Mar 01, 2016 10:40 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks
Chinas central bank announced on Monday it would cut banks reserve requirement ratio, allowing banks to set aside fewer deposits which in turn encourages them to lend more. The unexpected move came one day ahead of the...
Eurozone labour market fragmentation continues
Mar 01, 2016 10:31 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Euro Zone is facing one of the most diverse economic recovery and labour market. Partial reforms pursued by governments coupled with easy monetary policy from European Central Bank (ECB) has led to the rise in employment...
Sweden’s February manufacturing PMI falls below forecast
Mar 01, 2016 10:30 am UTC| Commentary
Swedens manufacturing PMI in February declined much below forecasts to 51.7. With the recent development in the global indicators, a downturn should be expected. Moreover, the PMI of Sweden continues to be in its past...
Australia’s GDP likely expanded strongly with growth slightly below trend
Mar 01, 2016 10:25 am UTC| Commentary
Australias GDP in Q4 is expected to have expanded strongly, with growth slightly below the trend. Apart from a supportive external sector, the nations domestic demand is expected to have been helped by modest expansion in...
China’s subdued PMIs continue to signal weak underlying growth in Q1 and onwards
Mar 01, 2016 10:05 am UTC| Commentary
Chinas February NBS manufacturing PMI declined to 49, extending a seven-month contraction and reaching a seven-year low. The drop in PMI was mainly due to weakening of new orders, which dropped to 48.6 from 49.5, and...
Mar 01, 2016 10:03 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Current account deficit of Canada widened surprisingly in Q4, reaching $15.4 billion, as compared with the revised deficit of $15.3 billion in Q3. On a quarterly basis, the deficit was narrower than forecast, but on an...
Negative rates series: JGB 10 year auctioned at negative yield, first time in history
Mar 01, 2016 09:25 am UTC| Commentary
Bank of Japans (BOJ) negative rates policy is working fine, when it comes to Japanese government bond market. Japanese government bond yields are now trading up to 10 years in negative territory. 10 year yield is currently...
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