China's CPI softer, PPI remains in deflation, MSCI announcement due
Jun 09, 2015 07:21 am UTC| Commentary
May CPI and PPI inflation released this morning continued to point to weak domestic demand and subdued price pressures. CPI slowed to 1.2% y/y (market: 1.3%) from 1.5% previously. This was mainly due to lower food prices...
Mexican peso likely to trade more
Jun 09, 2015 07:14 am UTC| Commentary
The Mexican peso appreciated around 0.5% vs. the USD to USD-MXN 15.6294 by the end of the trading session yesterday. The peso traded with a better tone yesterday as electoral noise is slowly dissipating.Preliminary...
Switzerland may experience deflation
Jun 09, 2015 07:02 am UTC| Commentary
Levels below 1.0350 turned out to be too low in EUR-CHF recently. However, a glance at the slightly longer term charts suggests that the pair is unlikely to notably exceed 1.05 either (this morning the market is trading...
Euro zone GDP a non event today
Jun 09, 2015 06:52 am UTC| Commentary
The second publication of the GDP data for Q1 is due in the euro zone today. However, the second publication in the euro zone cannot be compared with that in the US.While GDP data on the other side of the Atlantic is often...
SGD rates to outperform USD on Fed rate normalisation
Jun 09, 2015 06:41 am UTC| Commentary
SGD rates is expected to outperform USD rates on the back of the expectation of an improvement in US economic data in H2."While USD-SGD is likely to head higher in Q3, the FX impact is likely to be marginal because of a...
Jun 09, 2015 06:31 am UTC| Commentary
Analysts have a Neutral outlook on IDR bonds. With the benchmark 9Y IDR bond yield trading c.8.65%, valuations are attractive. However, the Indonesian rupiah (IDR) remains vulnerable in an environment of broad USD...
Positive outlook on Indian Government Bonds
Jun 09, 2015 06:08 am UTC| Commentary
Analysts have a Positive outlook on Indian Government Bonds (IGBs), and hold the long 5Y IGB trade recommendation (entry: 8.04%; current: 8.00%; target: 7.65%; stoploss: 8.25%). The Positive outlook is underpinned by...
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