Sep 21, 2015 07:01 am UTC| Commentary
Two more important ECB representatives, this time Benoit Coeure and Peter Praet, voiced their concerns about the weak growth of the EMs, and the implications of that for the euro zone. The ECB remains very sensitive.That...
Australian house prices reaccelerates, driven by Sydney
Sep 21, 2015 06:38 am UTC| Commentary
The two rate RBA rate cuts in February and May, which were effectively fully passed on by lenders, have reignited residential property prices, especially in Sydney and Melbourne. In addition, discussions about...
Bank of Japan's 2% inflation target to be a firm objective
Sep 21, 2015 06:31 am UTC| Commentary
The BoJ stresses that inflation is strengthening as a result of yen depreciation and recovery in domestic demand, which is also putting upward pressure on food costs. In other words, the BoJ finds it difficult to capture...
Japan's corporates to be cautious
Sep 21, 2015 06:28 am UTC| Commentary
Japans corporates are now aware of the rising risk that further price increases could result in the deterioration of consumer demand.Thus, corporates are cautious about increasing prices. The situation in China with the...
More stagnant Japan inflation in August
Sep 21, 2015 06:26 am UTC| Commentary
As there will be a base effect on Japans CPI due to last years fall in oil prices from H2 2014 to the beginning of 2015, CPI (excluding fresh food) ultimately should be below 0% yoy, the weakest point since April 2013....
UK manufacturing sector struggles due to weak export demand
Sep 21, 2015 06:16 am UTC| Commentary
UK manufacturing sector is struggling. Output has fallen in three of the last four months, with a dip of 0.8% mom in July, the most recent observation. The main culprit appears to be weak external demand.The September CBI...
UK public finances continue on their improving path
Sep 21, 2015 06:14 am UTC| Commentary
UK budget deficit is clearly improving compared to the previous fiscal year. In the four months to July, spending was flat compared to the same period a year earlier whereas revenues were up 4.4%.As always, there are...
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