Australia’s retail sales likely recovered in January after unexpected weak print in December
Mar 02, 2016 12:06 pm UTC| Commentary
Australias retail sales in December had surprisingly not expanded despite the upbeat business sentiment and RBAs reports that its liaison implied healthy consumer demand. The Decembers data was below all forecast in...
South Korea’s headline and core inflation likely rebounded in February
Mar 02, 2016 11:55 am UTC| Commentary
South Koreas core and headline inflation, in year-on-year terms, is expected to have rebounded in February. Retail oil prices will continue to drop for the eighth continuous month; however the year-on-year inflation is...
Mar 02, 2016 11:52 am UTC| Commentary
Equities are all mixed in todays trading. Kindly note all instruments mentioned here are CFDs, whose values might differ from cash or future traded. Performance this week at a glance in chart table - SP 500 - SP 500,...
Brazilian economy likely contracted heavily in Q4, likely to shrink again in 2016
Mar 02, 2016 11:31 am UTC| Commentary
Brazils supply side economy activity index is expected to show that GDP in Q4 contracted 6.3% y/y and 1.9% q/q, as compared with the contraction of 4.5% y/y in Q3. But presuming the relatively stringer consumption demand...
Schäuble warning, Weidmann warning, Cœuré assurance: what’s cooking in ECB?
Mar 02, 2016 11:16 am UTC| Commentary
Since December, after European Central bank (ECB) reduced rates further into negative by 10 basis points to -0.3%, Euro zone economy has turned for the worse. Latest reading in fact shows, Economy has slumped to deflation...
Swiss GDP expands in Q4 but deflation remains significant threat to economy
Mar 02, 2016 11:12 am UTC| Commentary
Switzerlands GDP grew in Q4, giving a relief amidst uncertain global scenario and the appreciation of the frac. However, with continuous deflation as a significant risk to the economy, the SNB is expected to increase its...
Monetary policy of China likely to be prudent but moderately loose
Mar 02, 2016 10:29 am UTC| Commentary
Chinas Premier Li Keqiang had stated in February that the country in 2016 will continue to pursue a "prudent" monetary policy with a "proactive" fiscal policy. Li had also said that China will seek macro policy...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight