Greek finances will remain underpressure in the short term: Danske Bank
Feb 25, 2015 06:53 am UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Danske Bank: -Euro zone approves Greek aid extensions but obstacles remain. After approving a list of reform ideas from Athens, the Eurogroup yesterday ratified the tentative agreement reached last Friday,...
Feb 25, 2015 06:51 am UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Danske Bank: -US new home sales is the only number of interest today, a very quiet day on the data front. The figure rose very strongly in December and is expected to fall back a bit in January (we expect...
Chinese authorities may simply allow USD/CNY fix to gradually drift higher: Standard Chartered
Feb 25, 2015 06:49 am UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Standard Chartered: -While an FX market close to equilibrium may seem to create a favourable context for new China FX policy, the benign overall balances disguise very powerful crosscurrents and band widening...
Kenyan central bank likely to keep rates on hold at 8.5%: Standard Chartered
Feb 25, 2015 06:47 am UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Standard Chartered: -The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) will announce its monetary policy decision on 26 February. We expect it to keep the central bank rate on hold at 8.5%. Disinflation has become more...
Hong Kong's January exports probably stayed soft: Standard Chartered
Feb 25, 2015 06:44 am UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Standard Chartered: -Hong Kong will announce January trade data on 26 February. We forecast export growth at 1.0% y/y, up from 0.6% in December, as recovering shipments to the US offset persistent weakness in...
Feb 25, 2015 06:31 am UTC| Commentary
Quotes from RBC Capital Markets: -NZD: Governor Wheeler spoke overnight and highlighted that Auckland faces a housing supply shortage which has pushed up rents. -Data showing the RBNZs FX transactions for the month of...
Feb 25, 2015 06:30 am UTC| Commentary
Quotes from RBC Capital Markets: -AUD: Construction and wage data were both roughly in line with consensus and recent trends. With the RBA having already eased in February, the forward-looking data (such as...
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