Small rebound in German industry activity expected in September

Nov 05, 2015 00:47 am UTC| Commentary

Industrial output is expected to have increased by 0.3% mom in September, following the decline of 1.2% mom in August. This should put us on track for GDP growth of around 0.4% qoq in Q3, despite a small negative...

Chile's inflation elevated above target but unlikely to rise

Nov 05, 2015 00:18 am UTC| Commentary

In terms of spending categories, the deceleration in inflation in September was led by food and transport components. Inflation is expected to moderate further in October to 4.4% yoy while core inflation could also slide...

Chile's economic growth improves in September, but considerable downside risk to 2015 forecast

Nov 04, 2015 23:48 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

Chiles economy is expected to recover mildly from the sharp deceleration in August (1.8% yoy versus 1.1%). However, the sharp slowdown in August was probably good enough to keep Q3 growth at 1.8% yoy vs 1.9% in Q2....

Downside risks in Australia's capital expenditure and government spending

Nov 04, 2015 23:31 pm UTC| Commentary

The decline in resource investment remains one of the more powerful influences on economic growth, and so a further decline in non-residential investment looks highly likely. However, weaker mining investment is expected...

No inflation moderation expected until January 2016 in Brazil

Nov 04, 2015 23:04 pm UTC| Commentary

Releases through mid-October suggest that inflation likely rose further in October to 9.6% yoy as housing inflation was the strongest in three months and the transport inflation was strongest in four months. In fact, led...

Taiwan’s CPI inflation to tick down after the typhoon season

Nov 04, 2015 22:21 pm UTC| Commentary

Taiwans fresh food prices climbed strongly in September, recording double-digit growth for the second consecutive month and raising headline CPI out of the negative zone earlier than expected. This is mainly due to the...

Export recovery expected in China

Nov 04, 2015 21:54 pm UTC| Commentary

Chinas export growth is expected to return to positive territory in October. A slightly positive base effect should have helped, and there have been a few small positive signs, such as the good sales performance of new...