Fed Chair Powell said, in what could probably be his most memorable quote, “We are not even thinking about thinking about raising rates”. Given the sharp contraction in activity and employment over the last couple of months, cen
As COVID-19 grips the globe at an ever rising pace, day to day life in majority of the world has come to a virtual standstill. At this point, it has become very clear that the economic fallout from this virus breakout will
In its last meeting during 5-6 December 2019, OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) members and non-OPEC c
In our first take on Facebook’s Libra, we touched upon its basics aspects and left the more complex aspect
The Oct monthly labor report released by the ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) on Nov 14 recorded a headline well short of t
After a long 33 straight months of staying dormant on interest rates, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) started its easing cycle in Ju
The US corn market is one of the biggest markets for any single agricultural commodity. Like any other developed and mature market of the modern world, both the derivatives and the cash/spot market govern the dynamics here. A number
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) decided to lower its cash rate by 25 basis points at its October 1 meeting. This was the
The latest ISM manufacturing and non-manufacturing releases suggest that the US economic activity is growing at a somewhat slower pace. This is similar to the economic outlook portrayed by the ISM releases last month. This ti
The latest jobless claims report suggests that the labour market continues to remain strong as both initial jobless claims and continued jobless claims decreased compared to the last reporting week as well as the expec