UK gilts gain ahead of BoE MPC members’ speeches

Feb 26, 2020 11:39 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The United Kingdoms gilts gained during European trading hours Wednesday ahead of a host of speeches by members of the Bank of Englands (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), all due to be delivered through this week, for...

German bunds mixed ahead of ECB President Lagarde’s speech, February employment report

Feb 26, 2020 11:32 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The German bunds remained mixed during afternoon session Wednesday ahead of the European Central Banks (ECB) Governor Christine Lagardes speech, due to be delivered today by 13:30GMT and the countrys employment report for...

BoK may frontload rate cut at tomorrow’s monetary policy meeting, says DBS Economics & Strategy

Feb 26, 2020 10:23 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy

The Bank of Korea (BoK) is expected to deliver a 25bps rate cut at tomorrows monetary policy meeting, given the deterioration in the local COVID-19 situation, according to the latest research report from DBS Economics ...

Australian construction work done falls in Q4, largest quarterly decline in over a year

Feb 26, 2020 09:32 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Australian construction work done fell 3.0 percent q/q in Q4, the largest quarterly decline in over a year and substantially larger than expected (-1.0 percent q/q). The downturn in residential activity accelerated but it...

How heat can be used to store renewable energy

Feb 26, 2020 07:38 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

The effect that fossil fuels are having on the climate emergency is driving an international push to use low-carbon sources of energy. At the moment, the best options for producing low-carbon energy on a large scale are...

World economy flashes red over coronavirus

Feb 26, 2020 07:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

As the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to unfold, travel restrictions are being imposed around the world. China is the main target, with various countries including Australia, Canada and the US placing different...

The jobs market is nowhere near as good as you've heard, and it's changing us

Feb 26, 2020 07:29 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

We are continually being told that more of us are employed than ever before. Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe points out (correctly) that a higher proportion of us are in jobs than at any other time. Prime Minister...