US rates review: Westpac Research
Feb 23, 2015 19:39 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Westpac Research:- US 10yr treasury yields fell from 2.14% to 2.06% and the 2yr yield fell from 0.65% to...
Turkish c.bank to cut all of its official interest rates by 50bp: Capital Economics
Feb 23, 2015 19:33 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Capital Economics:- We think that the Turkish central bank will cut all of its official interest rates by 50bp (12.00 GMT) in response to the growing pressure from the government to ease policy.- Meanwhile, we...
South Africa growth probably accelerated to about 4.0% in Q4: Capital Economics
Feb 23, 2015 19:26 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Capital Economics:- Our South Africa GDP Tracker suggests that growth accelerated from 1.4% q/q saar in Q3 to about 4.0% in Q4 (09.30 GMT).- While the strong quarterly expansion in Q4 is unlikely to be...
Recovery in UK spending should soon get back on track: Capital Economics
Feb 23, 2015 19:04 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Capital Economics:- The fall in the reported sales balance of Febs CBI Distributive Trades Survey from +39 in Jan to just +1 in Feb was disappointing. (Data released on Mon.)- However, we doubt that this...
US Conference Board’s index of consumer confidence likely to rise further in Feb: Capital Economics
Feb 23, 2015 18:55 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Capital Economics:- We expect the Conference Boards index of consumer confidence (15.00 GMT) to rise further, from 102.9 to 105.0 in Feb. Rapid improvements in the labour market are providing a significant...
US Treasuries could be a headwind for ESH5: BofA Merrill Lynch
Feb 23, 2015 18:40 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from BofA Merrill Lynch:- We turned bearish on Treasuries last week, looking for 10yr yields to break the 100d at 2.148% ahead of a push to 2.347%/2.434% and potentially beyond. Pullbacks should be limited to...
Correction in Gold is nearing an end: BofA Merrill Lynch
Feb 23, 2015 18:35 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from BofA Merrill Lynch:- While the weakness in gold has been much greater than anticipated, the evidence still points to a larger, ongoing medium term uptrend, targeting 1345 (Jul14 high) and potentially as far as...
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