China's trade performance remains weak
Dec 08, 2015 09:14 am UTC| Commentary Economy
In China, import growth for the month of November was above the market expectations, while the exports remained soft. Exports dropped by 6.8% yoy in November, market was expecting a drop of 5%. Imports fell by 8.7% in...
SNB’s deposit rate cut likely this week
Dec 08, 2015 09:11 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The modest rate cut by ECB last week raises pressure on the Swiss National Bank for a rate cut. The Swiss interest rates are below the EUR rates across the horizon, which support EUR/CHF to move above 1.10. Switzerland...
Turkish Lira under selling pressure after a brief respite
Dec 08, 2015 09:08 am UTC| Commentary
Turkish Lyra is still under selling pressure, after a respite post successful November election. The adverse geo-political developments were restarted as an effecting factor. Stock exchanges latest data show that in...
Czech manufacturing cycle likely peaking
Dec 08, 2015 08:59 am UTC| Commentary
Czech Republics October industrial output data was a robust 6.4%yoy (wda), which came above the consensus expectations. The month-on-month growth rate of Czech industrial output, however, is fading. Last three months...
FxWirePro: Gold outlook – short term upside target reached, awaiting FED
Dec 08, 2015 08:58 am UTC| Commentary Technicals
Gold has reached our target area of $1090/troy ounce, for call given last week on Thursday. However it hasnt traded at $1090/troy ounce, but it would be fair to say that area has reached, with price trading as high as...
Japan officially out of technical recession
Dec 08, 2015 08:01 am UTC| Commentary Economy
After todays second estimate of third quarter GDP, released by cabinet office, it seems things are not as dull as it seems with Japan. Todays better than expected GDP figure will provide ammunition to Bank of Japans (BOJ)...
Russian economy likely to grow marginally in 2016
Dec 08, 2015 07:40 am UTC| Commentary
The oil price volatility, the geo-political tensions and the Central bank of Russias interventions remain as the concerns of economic insecurity for Russia. We keep our 2016 GDP growth forecast unchanged at +0.5% y/y,...
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