Poland’s jobless rate likely to have dropped in May
Jun 22, 2016 12:14 pm UTC| Commentary Economy
Polands jobless rate is likely to have declined in May. According to a Societe Generales research report, the Polish unemployment rate is expected to have dropped to 9.1 percent, slightly lower than the recent Labor...
SARB to refrain from hiking rates in July, may hike by end-2016 if CPI surprises
Jun 22, 2016 12:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks Commentary Economy
South African Reserve Bank (SARB) will announce its interest rate decision on 21 July. In mid-May the SARB took a break in the rate hike cycle but openly admitted its dilemma between a weak real economy and high inflation...
FxWirePro: Gold likely to test support at $1200
Jun 22, 2016 12:01 pm UTC| Commentary
After touching a new 2016 high in the last week, on the back of the fear that was rising from an increased likelihood of an exit of Britain from the European Union, fold faced large selloffs on the very same day. Reaching...
Jun 22, 2016 11:43 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Recently, Frances INSEE business climate indicators have been resilient and have tinted a significantly stronger picture of the French economy than the PMI counterparts. In June, Frances manufacturing confidence might have...
Philippines CB likely to stay on hold on concerns of global volatility
Jun 22, 2016 11:35 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is expected to keep the policy rate unchanged at the monetary policy meeting this Thursday given the ongoing global market volatility and shaky risk appetite. The central bank of...
Briferendum Series: Betting market odds shift to 76 pct for ‘Remain’
Jun 22, 2016 11:25 am UTC| Commentary
As per the latest from the betting-market Betfair, odds for Remain has jumped back this week to 76 percent in favor of the Remain camp. Last week that same odds dropped to lowest ever to 59 percent, while the exit...
South Korean June exports likely to continue fall amid sluggish global demand
Jun 22, 2016 11:06 am UTC| Economy Commentary
The preliminary customs release has dashed any hopes of a quick recovery in external trade with exports set to fall for an eighteenth straight month in June. The customs data showed that exports fell by 12.8 percent y/y in...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects