Mexico’s inflation likely to continue accelerating in near-term

Oct 24, 2016 06:21 am UTC| Commentary

In September, Mexicos inflation accelerated mainly due to prices of food that increased 1.6 percent, the most rapid pace since March 2013. Moreover, government-induced increase in transport prices has been a huge factor in...

Chinese 10-year bond yields recover from decade low on stronger equities

Oct 24, 2016 06:13 am UTC| Commentary

The Chinese 10-year bond yields recovered from decade low Monday following gains in the equity market. Chinas stocks opened on a solid note, climbing more than 1 percent and flirted around nine-month high. The yield on...

Norges Bank likely to keep interest rate on hold in October, unlikely to signal changed stance, says Danske Bank

Oct 24, 2016 06:00 am UTC| Commentary

The Norwegian central bank, Norges Bank, is likely to keep the sight deposit rate on hold a 0.50 percent during its October meeting, according to a Danske Bank research report. There has been very little new economic...

South Korea economic growth likely to slow moderately on drag in manufacturing, exports

Oct 24, 2016 05:57 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The economic growth of South Korea is expected to have moderately slowed during the third quarter, largely following drag in the manufacturing and exports sector. Consumption growth also appears to have slowed in...

US Election Series

US Election Series: Bet on IBD/TIPP poll

Oct 24, 2016 05:56 am UTC| Commentary Politics

Except for few pollsters, most are predicting a decisive victory for Clinton and even the Clinton campaign is acting as if they have won the game. The pollsters, who have been predicting decisive victory for Clinton, have...

Mexican jobless rate likely to have remained nearly unchanged in September

Oct 24, 2016 05:31 am UTC| Commentary

The Mexican labor market continues to be in a better shape than the economy. The seasonally adjusted series indicates that the jobless rate in the country dropped further by 0.8 percentage points in 2016 in spite of a much...

Canada’s retail sales fall again in August, consumption spending likely to grow at sub-2 pct rate this year

Oct 24, 2016 05:30 am UTC| Commentary

Canadas retail sales dropped in August after revising down Julys print. The retail sales dropped 0.1 percent sequentially in August, missing the mark for the third consecutive time. Consensus forecast was for a rise of 0.3...