BoJ Monetary Policy: Trapped without exit
Sep 01, 2016 09:08 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks
The central bankers around the developed world have been trying since the great recession of 2008/09, in order to revive their respective economies and fulfill their statutory mandates which are to maintain price...
China uses the true genius of forward guidance in economic reporting
Sep 01, 2016 07:18 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The true genius of forward guidance has not been to provide clarity but to manage expectations. When former Fed chairman Ben Bernanke announced that one of the major tools in his arsenal is forward guidance, vast majority...
FxWirePro: The Day Ahead- 1st September, 2016
Sep 01, 2016 04:43 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Lots of economic dockets and events are scheduled for today and all with low to medium volatility risks associated. Data released so far: Australia: Retail sales growth for July remained flat. Private capital...
Chart of the Day: Is China's housing sector taking a turn for the worse?
Aug 31, 2016 16:31 pm UTC| Commentary Economy
It is quite evident from these two charts from Credit Suissethat things are slowing down in Chinas infamous housing sector. Last time, it took a turn for the worse (which arguably still continuing somewhat), the entire...
ADP matches expectations, bring rate hike to focus
Aug 31, 2016 12:26 pm UTC| Commentary Economy
Today ADP employment numbers were released from theUS for the month of August. ADP number shows US economy and its labor markets are resilient and the recent momentum loss is stabilizing. There are two things to note...
Eurozone inflation disappoints in August, raises pressure on ECB ahead of Sept meet
Aug 31, 2016 11:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks
Data released by Eurostats earlier on Wednesday showed that Eurozone inflation stayed decidedly flat in August, rising just 0.2 percent in the August month, missing analysts expectations of a rise to 0.3 percent. The more...
Aug 31, 2016 11:39 am UTC| Commentary Economy
ADP employment data to be released at 12:15 GMT is todays most vital dockets from theUS to be watched by market participants. This report is one of the key data that investors will use to gauge US economic strength before...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects