Standard Chartered Bank: U.S. Treasury Strategy
Mar 05, 2015 05:16 am UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Standard Chartered Bank We believe Fridays labour-market report could be crucial in conditioning expectations for the 18 March FOMC meeting. At her recent congressional testimony, Fed Chair Yellen...
Standard Chartered Bank: U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls- Preview
Mar 05, 2015 05:11 am UTC| Commentary
Quotes from RBC Capital Markets Our forecast for non-farm payrolls (NFPs) is 230,000, not far from the consensus of 235,000, a slight moderation after 257,000 in January. The ADP employment report posted a 212,000...
Mar 04, 2015 20:31 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Westpac Research:- Australian 3yr government bond future yields nudged higher into a 1.88%-1.91% range. The 10yr yield consolidated after reaching 2.60% late...
Mar 04, 2015 20:31 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Westpac Research:- US 10yr treasury yields rose from 2.13% to 2.14% before consolidating, while the 2yr yield nudged higher to 0.69%.- The consensus-beating ISM non-manufacturing activity report gave rates a...
Daily outlook for AUD/NZD: Westpac
Mar 04, 2015 20:15 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Westpac Research:- AUD/NZD 1 day: The 1.0300 level is currently being tested, a break taking it into uncharted waters. - AUD/NZD 1-3 month: Theres much chatter about reaching parity. Thats possible, but our...
Daily outlook for NZD/USD: Westpac
Mar 04, 2015 20:14 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Westpac Research:- NZD/USD 1 day: Remains on a positive near-term footing, targeting a break above 0.7613.- NZD/USD 1-3 month: Multi-month, we see further downside potential, the next major target being 0.7120....
Daily outlook for AUD/USD: Westpac
Mar 04, 2015 20:14 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Westpac Research: - AUD/USD 1 day: Remains in neutral mode, the near term range 0.7800-0.7850. Retail sales today is a risk.- AUD/USD 1-3 month: Falling AU interest rates and commodity prices, and a strong US...
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