Australian bonds fall amid muted trading session ahead of U.S.-China trade talks

Jun 26, 2019 04:40 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Australian government bonds fell during Asian trading session Wednesday amid a muted day that witnessed data of little economic significance as investors await a trade talk meeting between President Donald Trump and...

U.S. home price inflation remains weak in April, housing likely to plateau at current levels in 2019

Jun 25, 2019 16:19 pm UTC| Commentary

U.S. home price inflation continued to be weak in April, showed the SP CoreLogic Case-Shiller survey. On a year-on-year basis, prices rose 2.5 percent, whereas prices came in flat on a sequential basis. Home price...

Malaysian headline inflation to have remained at 0.2 pct in May, inflation rise likely to be slower in months ahead

Jun 25, 2019 14:21 pm UTC| Commentary

Malaysian headline inflation data for the month of May is set to release tomorrow. According to a DBS Bank research report, the consumer price inflation is likely to have remained at 0.2 percent on a year-on-year basis,...

FxWirePro: RBNZ likely to boost USD with dovish comments at tomorrow’s meeting

Jun 25, 2019 13:01 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Tomorrow Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) will announce its monetary policy at 2:00 GMT, followed by a press conference at 3:00 GMT. Over the past 4 years or so, RBNZ has reduced rates from 3.5 percent to 1.5 percent,...

New Zealand exports rise in May, export volumes to drop in months ahead

Jun 25, 2019 12:43 pm UTC| Commentary

New Zealands exports values came in at record levels in the month of May. Nevertheless, the trade balance was smaller than anticipated because of import volumes also being persistently solid. A sharp rise in petrol imports...

Fundamental Evaluation Series: USD/CHF vs. 2-year yield divergence

Jun 25, 2019 12:02 pm UTC| Commentary

During our evaluation period beginning 2012, the yield spread between the US 2-year bond and a Swiss equivalent has widened by more than 200 basis points but the exchange rate hasnt followed through as much as it should...

U.S. Treasuries gain ahead of Fed Chair Powell’s speech, 2-year auction

Jun 25, 2019 11:47 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The U.S. Treasuries gained during Tuesdays afternoon session, ahead of a speech by Jerome Powell, the Governor of the Federal Reserve, scheduled to be delivered today by 17:00GMT, besides, a host of speeches by other...