Feb 18, 2015 19:55 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Westpac Research:- US 10yr treasury yields spiked around noon London time to 2.16% - a six week high - but then returned to 2.11% (little changed from the previous days NY close) before the FOMC minutes pushed...
Feb 18, 2015 18:38 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Capital Economics:- As was widely expected, BoJ left policy settings unchanged at Weds meeting. Board members upgraded their assessment of industrial production and exports, which they now see picking up. But...
Prospects for EM equities in aggregate are relatively bright: Capital Economics
Feb 18, 2015 18:31 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Capital Economics:- Emerging market (EM) equities have kept pace with their developed market counterparts so far this year, bringing to a close their prior underperformance.- While a rebound in the price of oil...
US 10yr yields turn medium term bearish: BofA Merrill Lynch
Feb 18, 2015 18:20 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from BofA Merrill Lynch:- US 10yr yields have turned medium term bearish. The break of 2.150% (the Dec-01 low) says that the trend has turned bearish, pointing to further yield gains in the weeks and months to...
Gold weakness remains corrective: BofA Merrill Lynch
Feb 18, 2015 18:09 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from BofA Merrill Lynch:- The weakness in gold has been much greater than anticipated. However, our view remains unchanged. We are in a medium to longer term uptrend, targeting 1345 (Jul14 high) and potentially as...
Daily outlook for USD/KRW: BofA Merrill Lynch
Feb 18, 2015 17:58 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from BofA Merrill Lynch:- USD/KRW continues on its upward trend. In the sessions ahead we expect a test and break of the Dec-05 high at 1122.6 ahead of 1157 and eventually 1186/1187.- Pullbacks should be limited to...
Daily outlook for GBP/USD: BofA Merrill Lynch
Feb 18, 2015 17:56 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from BofA Merrill Lynch:- With the US $ index stuck in a 3wk contracting range between 94.94 93.85, we look for GBP/USD to continue its upward correction into 1.5605/1.5791 before greater signs of topping emerge.-...
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