Malaysia’s weak trade report lifts odds of BNM rate cut, says ING Economics

Nov 04, 2019 09:00 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

Malaysias electronic export vigour observed earlier in the year has ended and with continued external headwinds, downside growth risks are rising. This is why Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is expected to adopt a 25 basis...

EM Asian currencies likely to advance further on high bar for future Fed rate hikes, rising optimism U.S.-China trade deal: Scotiabank

Nov 04, 2019 06:36 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The emerging market Asian currencies are expected to advance further on a high bar for future Fed rate hikes and increasing optimism for the US and China to reach the phase-1 trade deal, according to the latest research...

Australian bonds plunge despite disappointment in September retail sales; RBA’s decision eyed

Nov 04, 2019 04:32 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The Australian government bonds plunged during Asian session of the first trading day of the week Monday even as investors remained disappointed on lower-than-expected rise in the countrys retail sales for the month of...

BoJ likely to keep policy rates unchanged through 2020, says Capital Economics

Oct 31, 2019 14:24 pm UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is expected to keep policy rates unchanged throughout next year, after leaving on hold today and reiterated its readiness to ease policy if required, according to the latest research report from...

U.S. Treasury yields plummet on Fed rate cut hangover; weekly initial jobless claims eyed

Oct 31, 2019 11:48 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The U.S. Treasury yields plummeted during Thursdays afternoon session, following hangover effect from the Feds overnight monetary policy meeting, where it adopted a 25bp rate cut, albeit signalling a pause in months...

German bunds jump after eurozone October CPI expands at slower pace, Sep jobless rate steady

Oct 31, 2019 10:52 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The German bunds jumped during European session Thursday after the eurozones consumer price inflation (CPI) for the month of October expanded at a slower pace than that in September, albeit remaining in line with...

NZ Q3 unemployment rate likely to lift 0.3 ppt to 4.2 pct, reflecting below-trend economic growth, says ANZ Research

Oct 31, 2019 09:48 am UTC| Commentary Economy

New Zealands unemployment rate is expected to be lifted 0.3 percentage point to 4.2 percent in the third quarter of this year a bounce-back from Q2s strong 3.9 percent read and reflecting below-trend economic growth;...