BoT seen to remain on hold throughout this year, inflation data unlikely to have impact on monetary policy: ANZ Research

Apr 01, 2019 06:20 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy

The Bank of Thailand (BoT) is expected to remain on hold throughout this year, while inflation data is unlikely to have any bearing on monetary policy, according to the latest report from ANZ Research. The rebound in...

Fed Hike aftermath Series: Hike probabilities over coming meetings

Apr 01, 2019 05:54 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

FOMC followed through its promise and hiked rates four times in 2018 and forecasted two more rate hikes for 2019. Current Federal funds rate - 225-250 bps (Note, all calculations are based on data as of 1st...

FxWirePro: The Day Ahead- 1st April 2019

Apr 01, 2019 05:06 am UTC| Commentary

Lots of economic data and events scheduled for today, and some with high volatility risks associated. Data released so far: Australia: TD securities inflation index rose .4 percent in March. National Australia...

U.S. retail sales likely to have grown sequentially in February on strong rise in gasoline sales

Mar 29, 2019 20:10 pm UTC| Commentary

U.S. retail sales data for the month of February is set to release tomorrow. According to a TD Economics research report, the retail sales are likely to have grown 0.2 percent sequentially in the month, on the back of a...

U.S. ISM manufacturing index likely to have risen slightly in March

Mar 29, 2019 20:09 pm UTC| Commentary

U.S. ISM manufacturing index for the month of March is set to release tomorrow. According to a TD Economics research report, the ISM index is likely to have risen slightly as the regional Fed surveys imply manufacturing...

U.S. new home sales rise above expectations in February, housing activity to begin rebounding

Mar 29, 2019 19:36 pm UTC| Commentary

U.S. new home sales came in stronger than anticipated in February. New home sales rose 4.9 percent sequentially to 667k. Moreover, the data for January were upwardly revised to 636k and now indicates towards a stronger...

U.S. University of Michigan consumer sentiment rises in March to highest level in five months

Mar 29, 2019 18:56 pm UTC| Commentary

U.S. consumer sentiment rose to its highest level since October. The University of Michigan survey showed that the consumer confidence index rose to 98.4, the highest since October before the government shutdown and...