BI likely to cut and signal a long pause
Mar 13, 2015 05:01 am UTC| Commentary
Bank Indonesia (BI) will hold its policy meeting on Tuesday, 17 March. A rate cut is expected but the central bank unlikely will ease monetary policy aggressively this year.BI Governor Agus Martowardojo has said that BI...
Potential scenarios ahead for US Fed
Mar 13, 2015 04:04 am UTC| Commentary
According to Rabobank commentary, the most cogent underlying argument the Fed seems to have for a rate hike is that they had better move rates up now so that when things go wrong ahead they have room to move them down...
Bank Indonesia likely to cut and signal a long pause
Mar 13, 2015 03:20 am UTC| Commentary
Bank Indonesia (BI) will hold its policy meeting on Tuesday, 17 March. Standard Chartered research notes: We expect it to cut the BI rate and the BI overnight deposit facility (FASBI) rate 25bps each to 7.25% and 5.25%,...
USD strength remains the main driver of flows
Mar 13, 2015 03:17 am UTC| Commentary
Doubts about the competitiveness of US business in light of sustained USD strength led to the sell-off in US equities, prompting investors to pull funds out of both US equities and US HY funds. On the other hand, the...
Mar 12, 2015 18:48 pm UTC| Commentary
Already off to a subdued start to the session, the dollar lost more ground after disappointing news on the all-important U.S. consumer. Retail sales unexpectedly sank 0.6% in February versus forecasts of a 0.3% gain. Core...
Mar 12, 2015 18:47 pm UTC| Commentary
A weaker U.S. currency and firmer oil prices helped pull the loonie away from its lowest level in nearly six years. Canadas economy got mixed news on the eve of a crucial employment report. Canadian companies ran at a...
AUD, NZD review: Western Union
Mar 12, 2015 18:46 pm UTC| Commentary
The Aussie and kiwi stabilized thanks to an Australian jobs report that just eclipsed expectations and a central bank decision from New Zealand that struck some as less dovish. Australia added 15,600 jobs in February,...
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