Cautious bias may give way to Bank of Thailand's further easing

Aug 07, 2015 06:41 am UTC| Commentary

Bank of Thailand also left rates unchanged this week. While the decision was unanimous, the bank remains cautious on growth. Poor weather and weak external demand are bearing down on activity, which has been supported by...

Russia's inflation likely to fall due to base effects

Aug 07, 2015 06:34 am UTC| Commentary

Russia inflation increased in July to 15.6% y/y as a result of government hikes in utility prices. Base effects suggest that inflation should decline in Q4 15 and Q1 16 particularly, says Barclays. Recent RUB volatility,...

Key drivers of RBI rate cut in September

Aug 07, 2015 06:06 am UTC| Commentary

The RBI noted that "Significant uncertainty will be resolved in the coming months, including the likely persistence of recent inflationary pressures, the full monsoon outturn, as well as possible Federal Reserve actions....

RBI likely to cut rates in Septmeber

Aug 07, 2015 06:00 am UTC| Commentary

The Reserve Bank of India keeps rates on hold, but a rate cut is expected from the September 29 policy meeting. RBI held its key policy rates unchanged this week, but gave hints of further easing in upcoming...

PMI continues to point to weak activity in China and export oriented Asian economies

Aug 07, 2015 05:55 am UTC| Commentary

Other than Emerging markets in Asia, PMIs also point to weakness in activity. Only in India is the PMI above 50, while in export-oriented economies such as Taiwan and Korea, PMIs have been below 50 for four consecutive...

Disappointing Emerging Asia July PMIs, but India remains an outlier

Aug 07, 2015 05:50 am UTC| Commentary

The regions PMIs remained weak, with the July prints showing a deterioration in China and across the region, with the exception of India. Chinas official NBS manufacturing PMI disappointed, edging down to 50.0, below...

US civilian jobless rate likely remained on downtrend in July

Aug 07, 2015 05:44 am UTC| Commentary

US unemployment and labor participation data are scheduled to release today. Societe Generale expects, the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) canvass of 60,000 eligible households will yield similarly upbeat results....