US home selling prices probably climbed in August
Oct 26, 2015 04:50 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Figures collected by real estate data provider CoreLogic suggest that US home selling prices in the twenty metropolitan areas covered by the more widely followed SP/Case-Shiller (SPCS) survey rose by 0.6% in August,...
US new homes sales likely took a breather in September
Oct 26, 2015 04:47 am UTC| Commentary
Echoing the reported dip in single-family building permits, the number of newly constructed dwellings going to contract probably declined by 0.4% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 550,000 in September, reversing...
UK CBI to show weakening investment intentions
Oct 26, 2015 04:45 am UTC| Commentary
UKs Industrial Trends survey this week is the quarterly version that includes a range of extra questions on such areas as investment and employment intentions. Given the declining performance of the manufacturing sector...
German Ifo unlikely to resist weaker sentiment in October
Oct 26, 2015 04:43 am UTC| Commentary
Despite the weakening, German business climate index remains close to 1 standard deviation above its longterm average, providing a more positive outlook for German economic activity than manufacturing and investor...
ECB pares way for more QE by year-end
Oct 26, 2015 04:35 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The ECB surprised markets last week, strongly hinting additional policy stimulus at its December meeting, when the committee updates its economic projections. We continue to think that a time extension of the PSPP program...
BCB minutes to give more information on horizon
Oct 26, 2015 04:34 am UTC| Commentary
The minutes will be the most important release in the week ahead. After keeping the Selic rate unchanged at 14.25% and changing the convergence of inflation to the "relevant horizon for monetary policy" instead of the end...
Euro poised for further losses, eyes on FOMC
Oct 26, 2015 04:33 am UTC| Commentary
A waterfall-like pattern was seen on the EUR/USD as it dropped three big figures in just over 24 hours after the ECB presser, where Mario Draghi hinted at the expansion of the QE program in December, which smacked the...
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