NOK likely to be weaker than expected

Nov 03, 2015 07:04 am UTC| Commentary

In the boards general assessment Norges Bank will probably mention that both registered and especially LFS unemployment has increased rather strongly the last month. It is however difficult to state that registered...

Norges Bank's next rate cut likely next year

Nov 03, 2015 06:59 am UTC| Commentary

Norges Bank will publish its interest rate decision on 5 November at 10.00 CET. It will not present a new interest rate forecast, but in the boards general assessment the central bank will compare the latest developments...

Australia to post robust growth rate in coming years

Nov 03, 2015 06:45 am UTC| Commentary

In Australia, monetary conditions are set to remain accommodative over the coming quarters with the benchmark interest rate set at the record low level of 2.00%. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) lowered the policy rate...

Japan's GDP likely to grow around 1% in 2015-17

Nov 03, 2015 06:34 am UTC| Commentary

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) will maintain its existing quantitative and qualitative monetary easing program for the foreseeable future, with the countrys monetary base increasing at an annual pace of around 80...

ECB increasing QE purchases, easier said than done

Nov 03, 2015 06:23 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The two options of extending or expanding QE purchases seem nice and easy, but the issue limit could eventually become an issue for the ECB. This is already a problem with the 60bn purchases per month, why ECB raised the...

BoE's first rate hike likely in H1 16

Nov 03, 2015 06:22 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

After a strong start to the year, the U.K. economy is advancing at a moderately less buoyant pace, with real GDP growth decelerating to 0.5% q/q in the third quarter, down from a 0.7% advance in the prior quarter. U.K....

Euro zone inflation likely to post 1.3% in 2016

Nov 03, 2015 06:08 am UTC| Commentary

The euro zone economic recovery remains on track, despite headwinds from political uncertainty in Greece, slower growth in emerging markets and recurring global commodity price shocks. Incoming key indicators continue to...