Australia’s house price inflation decelerating in aggregate, says Societe Generale

Dec 12, 2016 12:06 pm UTC| Commentary

Australias house price inflation is likely to have slowed down in aggregate; however Sydney house prices are expected to have rebounded. The Australian property market is currently quite ambiguous. Indeed, there is a high...

Hungary’s 2017 GDP likely to grow 3.4 pct on expectations of wage increases, says ERSTE Group

Dec 12, 2016 11:42 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The ongoing ultra-dovish monetary policy of the Hungarian central bank should preserve its leading role regarding the formation of the short end of the yield curve. This means that, by flooding the market with extra...

China’s industrial production growth seems to have rebounded in November

Dec 12, 2016 11:40 am UTC| Commentary

Chinas industrial production growth is likely to have recovered in November. According to a Societe Generale research report, industrial output growth is likely to have rebounded to 6.2 percent year-on-year in November...

Fundamentals to watch out for this week

Dec 12, 2016 11:33 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

This week is quite risk heavy and the focus is on the central bankers. What to watch for over the coming days: Central banks: The Federal reserve will announce its last policy decision for the year this...

Central Banking Series

Chilean central bank likely to remain on hold at 3.5 pct in December, may introduce dovish statement

Dec 12, 2016 11:28 am UTC| Commentary

The Chilean central bank has undertaken a wait-and-see stance in 2016 after its hawkish moves of the fourth quarter of last year. The BCCh, for the last few meetings has been considering the option of a rate cut. During...

Global Geopolitics Series

Global Geo-political Series: Austria would veto EU-Turkey membership deal

Dec 12, 2016 10:33 am UTC| Commentary

Sebastian Kurz, the foreign minister of Austria said that his country would veto any talks with Turkey with regard to Turkeys membership with the European Union. And the reason for that is the fact that Turkey doesnt share...

EUR/CHF likely to trade around 1.08 in medium term, says Commerzbank

Dec 12, 2016 10:33 am UTC| Commentary

The EUR/CHF pair is likely to trade in a range of around 1.08 in the medium term, according to a Commerzbank research report. The European Central Bank is expected to continue with its monetary policy in the near future so...