Dutch home sales and prices continue to rise
Aug 05, 2015 00:58 am UTC| Commentary
Since June 2013 the number of sales of existing homes has been growing fast and steadily, with only one big interruption in the first quarter. As a result, house prices have also been growing in the past year and a half,...
Dutch GDP growth held back by lower gas production
Aug 05, 2015 00:53 am UTC| Commentary
Dutch GDP growth in the second quarter of 2015 seems to have been very negatively impacted by lower gas extraction. The government decision in February to reduce the maximum allowed gas production from the Groningen field...
UK public finances are improving
Aug 05, 2015 00:16 am UTC| Commentary
UK public finances are improving with government borrowing in the first three months of the current fiscal year (April-June) declining by nearly 20% compared to the same period last year. Whats more, the June deficit was...
UK economic growth back on track
Aug 04, 2015 23:52 pm UTC| Commentary
According to the preliminary estimate, UK economic growth picked up to 0.7% q-o-q in the second quarter of 2015, after a slowdown to 0.4% in the first quarter of 2015. However, the recovery seems unbalanced. The services...
BoJ Monetary Policy: Impact on yen rates
Aug 04, 2015 23:23 pm UTC| Commentary
The BoJ is expected to maintain the current QQE at its Monetary Policy Meeting on 6-7 August. While the focus shifts back to supply-demand in the JGB market, the BoJ may keep an eye on how the overseas environment, Chinas...
BoJ policy outlook: Situation remains data dependent
Aug 04, 2015 23:07 pm UTC| Commentary
From Jul-Sep, a sustained domestic recovery is expected, accompanied by an end to the deterioration in external demand, as a recovery in the US offsets the negative impact of a slowing China. In addition, with increasingly...
UK July construction PMI slowdown in early 2015
Aug 04, 2015 22:22 pm UTC| Commentary
It is a relatively quiet day for data with the July construction PMI the only release of note in the UK. While this rose sharply in June, it is still below its level in Q1 and even further below the average for 2014. This...
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