Equity funds see outflows due mainly to outflows from US equity funds
Apr 17, 2015 01:40 am UTC| Commentary
Fund flow data from the week ended 15 April portrayed a mixed picture despite positive market sentiment, with both emerging market (EM) and developed market (DM) assets delivering strong returns.DM high-yield (HY) funds...
Risk of default is rising as Greece talks yield little result so far
Apr 17, 2015 00:27 am UTC| Commentary
Euro-area data should continue to show signs of improvement but the focus will stay on the ongoing negotiations between Greece and the institutions - the European Commission, IMF and European Central Bank.Recent comments...
Turkey’s central bank likely to use non-interest-rate tools to ease policy
Apr 17, 2015 00:15 am UTC| Commentary
In the face of the Turkish liras (TRY) historical lows, Turkeys central bank (CBRT) should continue its policy of tightening liquidity and tweaking technical tools to improve the attractiveness of TRY deposits versus the...
Inflation pressures remain benign in Asia
Apr 16, 2015 23:44 pm UTC| Commentary
Chinas authorities are expected to respond to the growth slowdown by further monetary stimulus over the next two quarters.In the rest of Asia, there is also no sign that lower oil prices are prompting a growth surge;...
Apr 16, 2015 23:30 pm UTC| Commentary
The drop in oil prices since H2-2014 has, so far, provided a limited boost to output growth in the worlds two largest economies.Chinas GDP growth continued to moderate in Q1-2015 and US data prints have largely...
Canada: CPI and retail sales two top tier data releases Tonight
Apr 16, 2015 23:04 pm UTC| Commentary
Tonight we get two top tier data releases in Canada: CPI and retail sales. A still-firm, but on-consensus CPI report is expected (RBC: core 2.1%y/y, cons: 2.1%), and considering the BoC seems to be more focused on activity...
US CPI inflation data likely to support the Fed’s ‘no rush’ view
Apr 16, 2015 22:42 pm UTC| Commentary
US March CPI inflation data (08:30 ET, Friday) will be monitored closely for clues about the timing of the first Fed rate hike.In a 15 April interview, Fed Vice Chair Stanley Fischer said the Fed would like to see growth...
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Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
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