UK headline CPI inflation decelerates in April on drop in air fares and clothing prices
May 17, 2016 10:56 am UTC| Commentary
UKs headline CPI inflation in April decelerated to 0.3% y/y from Marchs 15-month high of 0.5% y/y and below consensus expectations of 0.5%. The slowdown was mainly due to reduction in air fares and clothing prices....
Brazil Central Bank likely to cut rate, BRL to snap rally
May 17, 2016 10:43 am UTC| Commentary
The Brazilian Central Bank is likely to engage in a rate-cutting cycle, soon, according to reports published by the Commerzbank. The newly-elected Temer-led administration is likely to witness a snap in the continuous...
Poland’s average gross wage growth likely accelerated in April
May 17, 2016 10:35 am UTC| Commentary
Growth in Polands average gross wage is expected to have accelerated in April. Average gross wage growth is likely to have expanded 3.5% y/y last month as compared with Marchs 3.3% y/y, said Societe Generale in a research...
May 17, 2016 10:28 am UTC| Commentary Politics
As of now, Democratic front runner, Hillary Clinton is leading with 2240 delegates to Bernie Sanders 1473 delegates. Any democratic candidate will have to win 2383 delegates to secure an outright nomination. Mrs. Clinton...
U.K Gilts plunge as Brexit angst eases, crude rallies
May 17, 2016 10:18 am UTC| Commentary
The U.K Gilts plunged on Tuesday as Brexit fear eased after ORB for The Telegraph newspaper revealed an increasing support among all respondents to remain in European Union. Also, rallying crude drove-out investors from...
UK April CPI inflation eases off, RPI inflation softens sharply
May 17, 2016 09:56 am UTC| Commentary
The United Kingdom April consumer price index-led inflation eased to 0.3 pct y/y, from 0.5 pct in March, against market expectations of 0.4 pct. The core CPI (excluding energy, food, alcohol and tobacco) also fell back to...
Chile’s economy likely to expand below trend in medium term
May 17, 2016 09:50 am UTC| Commentary
Chiles economic activity index on a monthly basis surpassed consensus expectations for the past two months. On a quarter-on-quarter seasonally adjusted basis, the Chilean economy is expected to have expanded 0.9% in Q1...
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