Daily outlook for crude oil prices
Feb 19, 2015 10:32 am UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Commerzbank Corporates Markets: -Oil prices dropped by as much as 3% yesterday and still find themselves under pressure this morning. Brent is trading at below $59 per barrel, while the WTI contract - which...
Feb 19, 2015 10:17 am UTC| Commentary
Quotes from RBC Capital Markets: -SEK: Comments from Riksbank Deputy Governor Jansson overnight seem to confirm the central banks QE programme will be reassessed on an ongoing basis and the SEK10bn committed so far is...
Feb 19, 2015 10:16 am UTC| Commentary
Quotes from RBC Capital Markets: -JPY: Japans January trade deficit was narrower than expected (JPY1.2trn vs JPY1.8trn) as exports rose sharply (17% y/y) and imports shrank (-9% y/y). The rise in exports reflected much...
Feb 19, 2015 10:14 am UTC| Commentary
Quotes from RBC Capital Markets: -EUR: Reports continue to suggest Greece is on the verge of requesting a loan extension (as was the case yesterday), though there is no suggestion the two parties are any nearer to...
BoE will hike rates sooner than the market currently prices in: UniCredit
Feb 19, 2015 08:15 am UTC| Commentary
Quotes from UniCredit Research: -We continue to expect the BoE will hike rates sooner than the market currently prices in, supported also by a strong pickup in wage growth. -Over the last week or so, the market has...
ECB will have to include bonds that yield negative: Danske Bank
Feb 19, 2015 08:11 am UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Danske Bank: -In our view, the ECB will have to include bonds that yield negative. This is because close to 30% of the European government bond market is already yielding negative and this is even before the...
Indian government bond yields likely to continue edging down: Capital Economics
Feb 19, 2015 08:02 am UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Capital Economics: -In bond markets, yields on Indias local currency debt have edged down ever since the RBI cut interest rates at an unscheduled meeting in mid-January. Subsequently, the central bank kept...
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