MXN following global markets gyrations
Jun 15, 2015 11:00 am UTC| Commentary
The Mexican peso traded on Friday losing around 0.35% vs. the USD to USD-MXN 15.40. The MXN failed to rally even as PEMEX (state owned oil company) announced the discovery of new oil deposits in the Gulf of Mexico that...
CBR may go for another rate cut today
Jun 15, 2015 10:56 am UTC| Commentary
The CBR has been quite effective in preventing the RUB from strengthening since it reached the 50 mark versus the USD in mid-May.Indeed, with its daily FX purchasing auctions and the reduction of its FX repos, the CBR has...
Schulz fuels fears for a Grexit
Jun 15, 2015 10:43 am UTC| Commentary
In May EUR-USD ranged between 1.0819 and 1.1468 (according to EBS). At the current level of 1.1216 the exchange rate remains in the upper end of this range - despite the fact that the risk of a Grexit has no doubt risen....
Indonesia posted trade surplus of USD950mn in May
Jun 15, 2015 10:33 am UTC| Commentary
Indonesias trade surplus reached USD950mn in May, much larger than expected. The larger trade surplus is result of sharply weaker imports, even as the export contraction remained wide.The improvement in imports was...
Singapore's retail sales shows recovery in April
Jun 15, 2015 10:23 am UTC| Commentary
April retail sales of Singapore came in slightly weaker than expectations, with ex-autos sales remaining in negative territory on a y/y basis - albeit easing to -0.7% from -3.2% in March. Car sales remained strong, up...
Expectation of high availability pushes soybean price to 5-year low
Jun 15, 2015 10:02 am UTC| Commentary
Soybeans in a front-month contract are trading at below $9 per bushel this morning for the first time since July 2010. The changes made to the US Department of Agriculture forecasts last Wednesday offer little in the way...
ICO forecasts deficit of 8 million bags on the global coffee market in 2014/15
Jun 15, 2015 09:57 am UTC| Commentary
The International Coffee Organization (ICO) is now predicting a deficit of at least 8 million bags on the global coffee market in 2014/15, which is somewhat higher than its previously published estimates. Weeks ago, the...
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