Turkey’s central bank (CBRT) will most likely keep rates unchanged
May 18, 2015 22:24 pm UTC| Commentary
Turkeys central bank (CBRT) holds its next Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on 20 May. It is likely to keep all rates unchanged, with the policy rate (one-week repo rate) at 7.50% and the interest-rate corridor...
BoE decision likely to remain unanimous
May 18, 2015 22:16 pm UTC| Commentary
The members of the Bank of England (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is expected to have voted unanimously to keep the bank rate unchanged at their May meeting.The minutes of the meeting, due on 20 May, will likely...
Taiwan export orders likely declined; current account surplus at a record high
May 18, 2015 21:58 pm UTC| Commentary
Taiwan is scheduled to release April export orders and Q1 current account (C/A) data on 20 May. According to the estimations the current account surplus reached a record USD 21bn, boosted by a strong trade surplus.Rising...
May 18, 2015 20:27 pm UTC| Commentary
Westpac Research notes:US 10yr treasury yields rose from 2.14% to 2.24%, retracing all of the previous days decline, despite a disappointing US homebuilder sentiment survey. The 2yr yield rose from 0.53% to 0.57%,...
May 18, 2015 20:26 pm UTC| Commentary
Westpac Research notes:Australian 3yr government bond yields followed suit and rose from 2.07% to 2.11% while the 10yr yield rose from 2.87% to...
May 18, 2015 20:24 pm UTC| Commentary
Westpac Research notes:AUD/NZD 1 day: Poised to resume the multi-week rally, targeting above 1.0895 during the days ahead.AUD/NZD 1-3 month: The RBA will probably remain on hold (albeit with easing risk), while the RBNZ...
May 18, 2015 20:23 pm UTC| Commentary
Westpac Research notes:NZD/USD 1 day: Starting to resume its multi-week decline, targeting 0.7320 next.NZD/USD 1-3 month: Multi-month, we expect the US dollar uptrend to resume with stronger US data in Q2 and Q3 and...
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