U.S. policy measures support crude price but supply glut keeps it still edgy
Sep 21, 2015 12:35 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The underlying fact for ongoing drops of crude oil prices being supply glut, oil prices are broadly unchanged from last week as market participants awaited three key decisions from different branches of the US government...
Local macros and elections keep TRY on stress but dovish Fed’s stance bolsters continued rally
Sep 21, 2015 12:29 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Inflation projections noticeably grew higher approached almost 8% in CBTs September survey. And in addition to that Kurdish activists turned down to show their consent to any unilateral ceasefire, which had to be expected,...
MNI business barometer China – Future looks bleaker
Sep 21, 2015 12:11 pm UTC| Insights & Views
There seems to be no respite for Chinese weakness as business barometer by Market News International (MNI) showed further pull back. The MNI China Business Indicator showed sentiment fell in September, dropping 8.4...
Deflating German PPI likely to add pressure on ECB to act further
Sep 21, 2015 11:20 am UTC| Insights & Views
German gauge for factory prices continued to drop for 25 consecutive month and in August it dropped more than median expectation of the market. Producer prices dropped by -0.5% in August from July, down -1.7% on yearly...
Japan's inflation likely to stay muted, underscores need for further BoJ support
Sep 21, 2015 10:48 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
Japans August consumer inflation data is scheduled for release on Friday and is widely expected to stay flat. The data is likely to underscore the need for BoJ to offer fresh fiscal and monetary support to bolster a...
CFTC commitment of traders report review (FX)
Sep 21, 2015 10:41 am UTC| Insights & Views Research & Analysis
CFTC commitment of traders report was released on Friday (15th September) and cover positions up to Tuesday (18th September). COT report is not a complete presenter of entire market positions, since future market is...
Tsipras’s win strengthens fragile Greek political scenario, good for Greek assets
Sep 21, 2015 10:08 am UTC| Insights & Views
Incumbent Prime Minister, Mr. Alexis Tsipras is on his way to a decisive victory as he was forced into poll after more than a third of its party members revolted against the third bailout package secured two months...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects