UK unemployment rate maintains sturdy 11-year low in sharp response to Brexit vote

Sep 14, 2016 09:32 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Jobless rate in the United Kingdom maintained tough resilience in response to the Brexit vote ruled out during the European Union referendum held on June 23. The unemployment rate in the region remained at an 11-year low...

India’s Aug wholesale prices rise for 5th straight month, although at a slower-than-expected pace

Sep 14, 2016 09:10 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Indias wholesale prices rose for the fifth straight month in August, although at a pace slower than what markets had initially anticipated. However, this was in sharp contrast to the fall in consumer prices released...

Japan’s industrial production registers surprise fall in July, BoJ to remain in limelight next week

Sep 14, 2016 07:02 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

Industrial production in Japan, a broad measure of factory output registered a surprise fall during the month of July; however, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) is expected to steal the limelight in its monetary policy meeting...

Indonesian exports likely to witness double-digit fall in August; BI easing pressures may loom

Sep 14, 2016 06:46 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

Indonesian exports are likely to have degraded to a double-digit figure during the month of August; also easing pressure on Bank Indonesia is expected to loom further, if trade balance deteriorates in the near...

U.S. small business confidence likely to gain moderately by end of this year

Sep 14, 2016 05:54 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The U.S. NFIBs small business optimism index dropped in August, in contrast to consensus view of a rise in the index. The small business optimism index fell 0.2 points to 94.4. The drop in August erases the moderate...

Australia's consumer confidence edges higher in Sept as personal finances improve

Sep 14, 2016 05:47 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Consumer confidence in Australia edged higher for the second straight month in September, following improvement in personal finances, as consumer look forward to lower interest rates amid increased financial and political...

India July wholesale prices likely to tick higher following gradual uptrend in manufacturing sector

Sep 14, 2016 04:53 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Indias wholesale prices are expected to have edged higher during the month of August, following a gradual uptrend in the manufacturing index; also base effects are likely to offset the downdraft in food prices. Further, we...