Room for another BI rate cut in Q2
Mar 17, 2015 08:56 am UTC| Commentary
Bank Indonesia (BI) kept the BI rate at 7.50%, the BI overnight deposit facility (FASBI) rate at 5.50%, and the BI overnight lending facility (repo) rate unchanged at 8.00% at its policy meeting on 17 March.The central...
Rates Review: Societe Generale
Mar 17, 2015 07:53 am UTC| Commentary
EU: 10y swaps around 0.61% in Asia. 3y GGB yield returned over 20% for the first time in over a month adding pressure on Athens ahead of the EU leaders summit this Thursday. The ECB bought 9.751bn of sovereign bonds last...
FX Market Review: Societe Generale
Mar 17, 2015 07:51 am UTC| Commentary
EUR/USD: 1.0552 - 1.0599 overnight range. Run of negative US data surprises (see chart) lifts spot back towards 1.06 handle but short EUR covering will depend on the FOMC tomorrow. EZ final CPI and German ZEW in focus...
India's disinflationary trend and fiscal indiscipline could raise India’s debt weight
Mar 17, 2015 07:49 am UTC| Commentary
For an economy that is officially expected to grow at 8.5% during FY16, up from 7.4%forecast for FY15, it might appear strange that the government aims to provide fiscalstimulus.However, the new Indias GDP series has...
Mar 17, 2015 07:38 am UTC| Commentary
EUR/NOK to bounce around the NB meeting before a trend lower in the cross constitutes. Leverage funds should look to sell EUR/NOK post the NB meeting. Corporates should hedge NOK income via option structures that maintain...
Norges Bank likely to deliver a 25bp rate cut
Mar 17, 2015 07:36 am UTC| Commentary
The wage growth in Norway ended up weaker than expected in 2014 and signalsfrom the labour market organisations point to a moderate wage settlement this year.Global rates have dropped since the December report, adding...
Germany's ZEW economic sentiment to keep rising
Mar 17, 2015 07:29 am UTC| Commentary
For a fifth straight month, the ZEW investor economic sentiment indicator is expected to rise strongly in March, to 59.4, on the positive winds blowing in Germany. This is turn is on the back of low oil prices, a weak euro...
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