German employment growth picking up again
Oct 27, 2015 00:18 am UTC| Commentary
The number of unemployed in Germany in October is expected to have decreased by 5,000, following an increase of 2,000 in September. Although the decline in the number of unemployed has stabilised over the last few years,...
Flash October German HICP inflation set to print flat at 0.0% yoy
Oct 26, 2015 23:52 pm UTC| Commentary
Flash German HICP is expected to recover slightly to 0.0% yoy in October after dipping into negative territory in September (-0.2% yoy). This small recovery in the headline component seen as coming on the back of a...
Flash October Spanish inflation set to print at -1.0% yoy
Oct 26, 2015 23:23 pm UTC| Commentary
Flash Spanish HICP inflation is expected to remain weak. However, it should marginally improve from -1.1% yoy in September to -1.0% yoy in October, driven by a slight recovery in energy prices (gasoline), which nonetheless...
UK mortgage approvals continuing to grow
Oct 26, 2015 23:18 pm UTC| Commentary
At last there seems to be a little more life in the UK mortgage data with steady increases over the last three months. The latest Credit Conditions Survey (CCS) reported lenders expecting to increase mortgage availability...
Banxico to remain on hold until Q1 16
Oct 26, 2015 22:32 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The Bank of Mexico kept its policy rate unchanged at 3.0% at its September board meeting. Meanwhile, forward guidance on the conduct of its monetary policy was also kept unchanged while noticing no changes to the balance...
Australia's weaker housing investor credit demand largely offset by owner-occupiers
Oct 26, 2015 22:14 pm UTC| Commentary
Demand for finance from housing investors slowed abruptly in the middle of the year: in July and August the average monthly annualised growth rate dropped to 8.1% from 11% in the first half of the year. But demand from...
Australia's export price index to rise by 2.0% in Q3
Oct 26, 2015 21:52 pm UTC| Commentary
The slump in global commodity prices, which is denting export prices, continued in the September quarter. However, the Australian dollar fell at an even faster pace in the period, thereby cushioning commodity prices in AUD...
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