Latest Commitment of Traders positions (FX) as at November 27th 2018

Dec 03, 2018 15:15 pm UTC| Commentary

CFTC commitment of traders report was released on Friday (30th November) and cover positions up to Tuesday (27th November). COT report is not a complete presenter of entire market positions since the future market is...

Euro area manufacturing growth continues to ease, manufacturing PMI index falls in November

Dec 03, 2018 14:10 pm UTC| Commentary

The IHS Markit Eurozone Manufacturing PMI for the month of November hinted at the continued deceleration in euro areas manufacturing growth. The final PMI dropped to 51.8 in November from Octobers 52. The Novembers reading...

U.K. manufacturing PMI index rises in November, services sector to drive near-term growth outlook

Dec 03, 2018 13:36 pm UTC| Commentary

The U.K. manufacturing PMI rose in the month of November from Octobers 27-month low. The index rose to 53.2 in November from 51.1. The outturn came in above consensus expectations of a rise to 51.7. Delving into details,...

Indonesian headline inflation accelerates in November, BI likely to stand pat in December

Dec 03, 2018 13:06 pm UTC| Commentary

Indonesian consumer price inflation accelerated in the month of November. On a year-on-year basis, the headline CPI rose to 3.22 percent, whereas it was up 0.27 percent on a sequential basis. The headline inflation was...

Thai inflation falls below BoT’s target range in November, BoT likely to hike rate in December

Dec 03, 2018 12:02 pm UTC| Commentary

Thai consumer price inflation for the month of November came in below market projections. On a year on basis, the Thai headline inflation came in at 0.94 percent. Sequentially, the consumer price inflation fell 0.22...

Cryptocurrency Brief: Bitcoin wipes out weekend gains, altcoins follow suit, Japan’s FSA to introduce new regulations for ICOs – Monday, December 03

Dec 03, 2018 11:16 am UTC| Commentary Economy Digital Currency Market Roundups

BTC/USD: Bitcoin prices have almost wiped out the weekend gains, only to witness a major selling pressure across the board, with total capitalization being pushed back down to $130 billion again. At the time of writing,...

German bunds slip on tad rise in November manufacturing PMI; ECB President Draghi’s speech eyed

Dec 03, 2018 10:02 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The German bunds slipped during European session Monday after the countrys manufacturing PMI remained tad higher during the month of November. Investors will now keep a close eye on the European Central Bank (ECB)...