AXJ Banks to favour LCY markets
Mar 11, 2015 05:12 am UTC| Commentary
AXJ banks will likely raise most of their capital requirements in LCY markets.However, those in bankingsystems with large capital requirements are likely to diversify their capital raising to international Banks are likely...
China and India likely to dominate capital issuance
Mar 11, 2015 04:58 am UTC| Commentary
In terms of ongoing capital requirements, the banks are divided into the three broad categories as High capital requirement, Moderate capital requirement and Low capital requirement.Standard Chartered Bank notes in a...
India's February CPI likely edged higher
Mar 11, 2015 04:13 am UTC| Commentary
The expected marginal increase in CPI inflation is unlikely to prompt inflation concerns, however, it remains benign.After the Reserve Bank of Indias decision to cut the repo rate 25bps to 7.50% on 4 March, expectations of...
Australian unemployment rate likely rose again to 13 year high
Mar 11, 2015 04:00 am UTC| Commentary
Australia will release February labour-market data on 12 March. The unemployment rate likely rose to a 13-year high of 6.5%, while the participation rate remained unchanged at 64.8%. Job creation was strong in 2014, with...
Mar 11, 2015 03:55 am UTC| Commentary
Expectations of a rate cut have risen, particularly after Finance Minister Choi recently expressed concerns over prolonged disinflation.The negative data trend, inflation hitting a new 15-year low in February (+0.5% y/y),...
Euro area Industrial production likely registered modest growth in January
Mar 11, 2015 03:51 am UTC| Commentary
Euro-area industrial production (IP) ex-construction, to be released on 12 March, likely registered 0.2% m/m growth in January (0.3% y/y).Data already released for Germany showed that German IP rose for the fifth...
Decline in Australian unemployment in March confirms a trend improvement in expectations
Mar 11, 2015 03:41 am UTC| Commentary
The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Unemployment Expectations Index fell a further 2.5% in Mar following a 1.9% in Feb. The index has fallen in 9 of the last 12 months to be down 12.4% in the year.Recall that a lower (higher)...
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