Japanese economy to expand 1.5% in FY 2017

As per Nikkei report, the Japanese government sees the economy expanding 1.5% in FY 2017.

Dec 14, 2016

Treasury yield curve flattens ahead of the Fed rate decision

The long duration treasury yields dropped in Asia, thus leading to a flatter treasury yield curve ahead of the Fed rate decision. At the time of writ

There is a hush in the FX markets as investors are ready for a 25 basis point Fed rate hike, but fear a potential steeper Fed rate hike path in 2017.