USD Continues to Suffer - Investec Research Team at Investec, suggests that yesterday currency markets enjoyed a 'risk on' feel as the US Dollar continued to suffer in the aftermath of Fed Chair Janet Yellen's cautious rhetoric on Tuesday...
European Stocks Drop on Commodity Share Weakness Stock markets across Europe fell in early trading with commodity shares leading the way lower. At the time of writing, Euro Stoxx 50 index was down 0.66%. Germany’s DAX and France’s CAC were down 0.32% and 0.68% respectively...
JPY: Q2 Theme will be Further Unwinding of Yen Strength - SocGen Kit Juckes, Research Analyst at Societe Generale, suggests that this morning’s weekly Japanese securities investment data reinforce his view that one Q2 theme will be some further unwinding of yen strength...
Oil Drops to 2-Week Lows on Rising US Crude Reserves Oil benchmarks on both sides of Atlantic prolongs its downward trajectory for the seventh straight session this Thursday, hitting fresh two-week lows on omnipresent supply glut concerns...
Sustained NZD Run Up will Become Problematic for the Export Sector - ANZ Research Team at ANZ, suggests that the NZD has crept back in focus for exporters and the RBNZ alike. Key Quotes “For exporters the run back up above NZDUSD 0.69 and to 73.3 on the NZD TWI is proving eye watering...
Developed Economies Have Been Resilient to the Deflationary Wave – Fidelity Dominic Rossi, Global Chief Investment Officer at Fidelity International, suggests that at the same time as financial conditions ease, it’s becoming increasingly clear that developed economies have actually weathered the...
The Third Wave of Deflation is Over – Fidelity Dominic Rossi, Global Chief Investment Officer at Fidelity International, suggests that the developed economies have stood up well to the latest wave of deflation emanating from emerging economies that has seen a combined volume and price shock depre...
BOJ’s Kuroda Says Not Conducting Monetary Policy to Underwrite Govt Debt Comments from BOJ Governor Kuroda crossing the wires yet again, as his speech to the upper house financial affairs committee continues...
New Zealand Business Confidence Dips In March Business confidence in New Zealand weakened again in March, the latest survey from ANZ Bank showed Thursday. The business confidence index fell to 3.2 in March from 7.1 in the previous month. At the same time, the activity outlook improved in March...
Asian Markets Trading on a Mix Note, Gold Finds Support Above $1222 Asian markets are trading on a mix note on Thursday after U.S. released ADP job data with flat numbers at 200K vs 195K expected. On the other side, Gold fails to sustain above $1242 and trading around $1226 marks...
Normalization of Interest Rates will not End Fed’s Headaches – Nomura Richard Koo, Chief Economist at Nomura, suggests that as the Fed normalizes interest rates, it will also have to pay even higher interest on the $2.3trn in excess reserves...
Japan Bond Holdings Reduced to Lowest Ssince June '15 – Reuters Poll The latest Reuters poll showed the results of stock and bond holdings by the Japanese fund managers in Feb and March. Key Findings: Japan fund managers raise overall stock holdings in March to 43...
BOJ’s Kuroda: No limits or Obstacles to BOJ's Monetary Policy More comments from BOJ Chief Kuroda hitting the wires, as he continues to speak in parliament today...
Asia Defends Mild Gains, Australian Stocks Outperform The stocks on the Asian bourses are seen posting moderate gains, tracking modest gains on the Wall Street overnight after Fed officials backed Yellen’s dovish tone, while month-end as well as quarter-end repatriation flows also keep the sentim...
China Investment Bank Defaults on ‘Dim Sum Bond' - FT The Financial Times reports thata a unit of Guosen Securities, China's eighth-largest investment bank, has defaulted on a Hong Kong-traded renminbi bond...
Bank of China: PBOC Should Cut RRR by 0.5% in Q2 In its outlook report published earlier today, Bank of China revealed China’s GDP forecasts for Q1 & Q2, while noted that the Chinese central bank should lowering RRR in Q2. Key Quotes: China Q1 GDP growth at about 6.6%, Q2 at about 6...
Japan's Manufacturing Activity Will Likely Contract This Quarter Data released earlier today by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) showed that Japanese industrial output fell sharply in February, falling by fastest rate since 2011...
U.S. Economy Requires a Hike in June - BBH Analysts at Brown Brothers Harriman explained that the US economy has evolved largely as the Federal Reserve anticipated. Key Quotes: "The slowdown in Q4 2015 was temporary; the underpinnings of the economy remain firm...
WTI Eyes $40.00 on EIA Report The barrel of West Texas Intermediate is advancing further on Wednesday, currently up more than 3% and posting daily highs near $39.80. WTI up post-EIA report Prices for the barrel of American light sweet crude have ticked higher after inventories have increased by 2...
