New Zealand’s population to rise around 1 million in 20 years, ethnic diversity likely to rise

May 18, 2017 22:46 pm UTC| Commentary

New Zealands population is likely to rise by around one million in the next 20 years, will all major ethnic groups rising, stated Statistics New Zealand. The European or Other group is likely to drop to around 66 percent...

Swedish home prices likely to continue with upward trend in near-term

May 18, 2017 22:21 pm UTC| Commentary

Swedens National Institute of Economic Research survey shows that consumers, on an average project a 5 percent rise in home prices in the coming 12 months. Consumers appear to be highly optimistic, noted Nordea Bank in a...

Central Banking Series

Bank of Thailand likely to keep key interest rate unchanged at 1.5 pct in May

May 18, 2017 22:06 pm UTC| Commentary

Thai central bank, the Bank of Thailand, is set to have its policy meeting next week. According to a Scotiabank research report, the BoT is expected to maintain its key interest rate at 1.5 percent. Inflation in the nation...

Central Banking Series

Bank of Korea likely to keep official bank rate on hold in May

May 18, 2017 21:23 pm UTC| Commentary

The South Korean central bank, Bank of Korea, is likely to keep its official bank rate on hold next week. According to a Scotiabank research report, the central bank will maintain the key rate at 1.25 percent during its...

Central Banking Series

PBoC’s assets, liabilities may rise further in May - Scotiabank

May 18, 2017 21:21 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

In April, the Peoples Bank of China expanded its balance sheet by CNY 394 billion by raising its claims on other depository corporations under the assets and deposits of government on the liabilities side, after...

New Zealand budget likely to print healthy picture of fiscal outlook - ANZ

May 18, 2017 19:17 pm UTC| Commentary

New Zealands budget that is set to release next week is expected to print a rosy scenario of the fiscal outlook. Growth is strong, inflation is slightly higher, and spending constraints continue. Larger projected surpluses...

Chilean economic growth slows sequentially in Q1, likely to grow just slightly this year – Wells Fargo

May 18, 2017 16:50 pm UTC| Commentary

The Chilean economic growth has been disappointing in the last several years. But the first quarter results feel more than a disappointment because the global economy has been recovering, albeit slowly, but the Chilean...