Australian bonds remain flat tracking mild movement in U.S. Treasuries; RBA June meeting minutes eyed

Jun 19, 2017 05:11 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The Australian bonds traded flat at the start of the trading week Monday, tracking mild movement in the U.S. counterpart amid a softer trading week. Also, investors are eyeing the Reserve Bank of Australias (RBA) monetary...

The World Bank reinvents itself – and puts poverty reduction at risk

Jun 17, 2017 16:37 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

The World Banks relationship with US president Donald Trump has raised concerns about its political neutrality in recent weeks, but a larger and potentially much more important shift in how the Bank operates is underway....

Can we predict political uprisings?

Jun 17, 2017 15:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics Economy

Forecasting political unrest is a challenging task, especially in this era of post-truth and opinion polls. Several studies by economists such as Paul Collier and Anke Hoeffler in 1998 and 2002 describe how economic...

UK gilts remain tad lower in muted trading session

Jun 16, 2017 12:29 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

The UK gilts remained tad lowerFridayas investors booked in profits amid a muted trading session that witnessed no data of economic significance. Also, the Bank of England (BoE) kept the benchmark interest rate unchanged...

FxWirePro: Sterling bumps along the bottom after data season, add optionality trades to keep price turbulence on the check

Jun 16, 2017 12:07 pm UTC| Economy Insights & Views Central Banks

The UK economy has weathered the 12 months since the vote to leave the EU better than feared, though the 1Q gain in GDP was, at 0.1% qoq, the slowest in the EU and the uncertainty emanating from the 8 June election result...

Eurozone periphery bonds trade weak after consumer inflation remains unchanged in May

Jun 16, 2017 09:40 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The Eurozone periphery bonds traded weak Friday after reading the zones consumer price inflation index (CPI) data, which remained unchanged during the month of May, compared to that in the previous month. The benchmark...

CBR likely to follow easing path, hit 8 pct by end-2017: Danske Bank

Jun 16, 2017 08:09 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy

The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) is expected to follow along the lines of easy monetary policy, cutting the benchmark interest rate to 8.00 percent by end-2017 and to 7.00 percent by late 2018. Given dovish pricing by...