Australian Employment Had a Solid End to 2018
December Labour Force Survey. Employment 21.6k, unemployment 5.0%, participation 65.6%. Total employment printed a solid 21.6k gain in December which was in line with market expectations for +20k. This has locked in a solid trend pace of growth with a...
Chinese tourists are spending less on shopping, survey finds
Chinese tourists are starting to spend more on experiences rather than on things. As luxury brands and retailers globally gear up for millions of tourists during China’s upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, a survey released Thursday indicated that consumers in...
European Central Bank To Keep Policy Unchanged As Uncertainty Rises
The US dollar is weaker against major pairs on Wednesday. The prolonged government shutdown and lack of clarity on trade talks put downward pressure on the greenback while investors sought higher yields as risk appetite was back in action. The...
Recession fears are spreading, but Goldman Sachs says don’t worry
As a growing number of big-money folks around Wall Street are worried about a looming recession, Goldman Sachs’ economists aren’t very concerned at all. While it may be a case of famous last words, the bank’s experts in fact say...
Citi issues its first green bond
Citi issued its first green bond on Tuesday – a €1 billion three-year fixed-rate note. The bond was larger than anticipated, and oversubscribed, pricing at mid-swaps +58 basis points – in from the initial +75bp area. The bond will fund...
FX credit management: Keeping up with the bots
Credit is not allocated or managed correctly at trading venues in real time and the person bearing the credit risk is often the last to know. That, at least, is the view of Adrian Patten, co-founder and chairman of Cobalt,...
MARKET WRAP: Stocks Changed Direction- Closed Higher
Equity markets traded lower in the morning but changed its direction when the US markets started to trade. Thanks to Davos. Stocks The S&P 500 Index reversed its losses and jumped 0.3 percent as of 15:36 London time, The Stoxx Europe 600 Index increased...
GBPUSD: Extension above 1.30 Barrier Pressures 200SMA Pivot
Cable is comfortable above 1.30 barrier that was eventually taken out today after last week’s double rejection and subsequent corrective dip. Improved sentiment on announced Brexit amendments (which still need to be passed) inflated pound today for advance through psychological...
Government debt hits record $66 trillion, 80% of global GDP, Fitch says
Governments are continuing to run up huge debt levels, with emerging countries helping push the total global IOU to 80 percent of gross domestic product. The worldwide tab through 2018 is now up to $66 trillion as measured in U.S....
ECB Meeting and Eurozone PMIs Eyed as Euro/Dollar Flirts with Trendline
The ECB will announce its first policy decision for the year on Thursday, at 1245 GMT. A press conference by President Draghi will follow. Markets will focus primarily on whether the language around growth will be downgraded (euro-negative) in light...
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