FxWirePro: AUD/USD bearish as poor Aussie Q3 growth keeps doors open for RBA’s easing bias, Upbeat Growth and rising inflation intensify FOMC hiking hopes

Dec 07, 2016 07:08 am UTC| Economy Insights & Views

Just until yesterday, many analysts had been expecting the RBA to sit tight at 1.5% cash rate for some time and the central bank also delivered as anticipated. It seemed a little more optimistic about the economy,...

Sharp rise in business activity leads to Asian sectoral growth, transportation remains worst performer

Dec 07, 2016 06:38 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Strong performance in business activity led to sectoral growth in the Asian economies, with General Industrial registering the sharpest improvement in business activity of all the monitored sectors to place top of the...

U.S. trade deficit widens to 4-month high in October, likely to weigh on Q4 growth

Dec 07, 2016 06:11 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Trade deficit in the United States widened to a 4-month high during October, following drop in exports of soybeans and as residents raised their imports of consumer goods. The U.S. trade grew to USD42.6 billion from the...

New Zealand dairy prices rise to highest since June 2014 at overnight GDT auction

Dec 07, 2016 05:21 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Global dairy prices in New Zealand rose to its highest level since June 2014 at the overnight GlobalDairyTrade auction as demand remained upbeat, with expectations of a subdued production in the near term. The latest...

FxWirePro: The Day Ahead- 7th December, 2016

Dec 07, 2016 04:01 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

Lots of economic dockets and events scheduled for today and some with high volatility risks associated. Data released so far: United Kingdom: BRC shop prices in November declined by 1.7 percent...

Economies grow when early childhood development is a priority

Dec 06, 2016 20:44 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

The first 1000 days of life the period from conception to the age of two are pivotal for any human beings development. This has been shown repeatedly by every science that studies early childhood development: anatomy,...

Sleep deprivation costs the economy billions – and sends workers to an early grave

Dec 06, 2016 20:38 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Health

The British economy loses 40 billion a year due to sleep deprivation, according to a new study. Beyond the loss of economic output, sleep-deprived Britons are shortening their lives. The study shows that people who sleep...