President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver his State of the Nation Address (SONA) tonight, his first one since the formation of the Government of the National Unity (GNU). The list of issues warranting ...

Norwegian average monthly basic earnings (i.e. excluding one-off payments) growth was 5.2% Y/Y in Q4, steady from the prior ...

Bloomberg runs an interview with Bank of Kore Governor Rhee Chang-yong, who pushes back against speculation that the central bank could cut interest rates this month. Rhee notes that a cut is not ...

Asian equities are higher today, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street as lower US Treasury yields and mixed economic data drove investor sentiment. Technology stocks in South Korea and Japan ...

Beijing’s measured response to the 10% U.S. tariff on all Chinese goods signals its willingness to discuss a deal with Washington which would see the removal of recently-imposed trade levies in ...

China’s bond futures key contracts appear to still be on Lunar New Year holidays, ignoring the turmoil from tariff headlines.China’s 2YR future is up just +0.01 today, to 102.82 and is wedged in ...

Oil prices are moderately higher today after selling off around 2% on Wednesday. WTI is up 0.2% to $71.16/bbl after a high of $71.32. Brent is 0.1% higher at $74.68/bbl following a peak of $74.85. The ...

Asian equities are higher today, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street as lower US Treasury yields and mixed economic data drove investor sentiment. Technology stocks in South Korea and Japan ...

CPI YoY jumped to 3.63% from 2.94% in December, and significantly above the market expectations of 3.10%. A recent BBG survey of market observers saw expectations for inflation in 2025 at 3.50%, down ...

Bank of Japan board member Naoki Tamura said on Thursday that the BOJ needs to raise the policy interest rate to at least 1% by the second half of fiscal 2025, not only to contain upside risk to ...

Natural gas prices rose strongly on Wednesday with Europe up 2.6% to EUR 53.40, close to the intraday high of EUR 53.95. Forecasts for colder weather through February and lower wind generation at a ...

Oil prices fell sharply on Wednesday driven by a larger-than-expected US crude inventory build, concerns a trade war would reduce global demand and possibly higher supply as geopolitical tensions ease ...