Brazil's inflation acceleration continues in Q3

Aug 17, 2015 20:59 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

While mom prices rose 0.62% in July, less than the 0.79% mom in June, annual inflation jumped to 9.56% yoy from 8.89% yoy in June. The acceleration was quite broad-based with the mom rate of price change exceeding their...

Bank of Indonesia rate to remain unchanged

Aug 17, 2015 20:44 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The Bank of Indonesia (BI) is expected to remain on hold during its monetary policy meeting in August, even as the economy braces for its second sub-5% annual growth since the financial crisis hit us. With inflation...

Euro area PMIs to soften in August

Aug 17, 2015 20:28 pm UTC| Commentary

Euro area manufacturing PMI should soften from 52.4 to 51.6 in August, with only France eking out a small gain in its manufacturing PMI compared to its low reading in July. The services PMI should increase from 54.0 to...

Positive U.S. economic news prompted rebound of Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq

Aug 17, 2015 16:40 pm UTC| Commentary

U.S. stocks traded sharply down midweek as China devalued its currency, a downdraft intensified by speculation about the timing of the first Fed rate hike in almost ten years. Still, positive U.S. economic news prompted a...

Reminbi devaluation: How negative is it?

Aug 17, 2015 16:14 pm UTC| Commentary

The Reminbiwill end up depreciating a little more than the forward curve is currently anticipating (the 12-month forward rate is at Reminbi6.50, or c.3% downside. Because, there has been a strong correlation between...

Euro area inflation is lower, but the ECB should not change its view

Aug 17, 2015 15:12 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Following the latest decline in the oil prices, the euro area inflation forecast has been down to 0.1% from 0.2% in 2015 and to 1.2% from 1.4% in 2016. Updated projection does not include a new period of deflation, but it...

Hard to ignore oil for Canada

Aug 17, 2015 14:41 pm UTC| Commentary

Oil is on top of mind again as prices continue their straight line lower since the beginning of July. Crude has been at the core of USD/CADs massive rally over the past 11 months and the big adjustments taking place in the...