Weekly Economic & Financial Commentary: Economic Growth Continues Despite Downbeat Data

In focus today Today, focus is on German ZEW data for January and final inflation figures for December. The final HICP figures include details on inflation components that will provide important information about the underlying inflationary pressure in the largest euro area economy. While the official labour force statistics continue to be postponed, today we […]

Markets US yields reached new YTD highs across the curve following Q1 US GDP data. The 1.6% Q/Qa headline print missed consensus by quite a margin (2.5% Q/Qa), but details showed underlying strength in consumption and investments. The biggest drag came from net exports with imports rising faster than exports, which we consider a sign […]

NZDUSD dives almost 4% from the July high of 0.6150 Price may rebound off 0.5875 20- and 200-day SMAs record a bearish cross Momentum oscillators indicate upside correction NZDUSD has been creating an aggressive bearish rally since the break beneath the short-term uptrend line, diving almost 4% after the pullback from the 0.6150 resistance. The pair posted a fresh 12-week low […]