Australia's employment growth to be steady in July
Aug 03, 2015 06:21 am UTC| Commentary
Australias unemployment rate for July is expected to release on 6th August.The Australian labor market has performed well through the last quarter of 2014 and through the first half of 2015 despite the undisputed weakness...
Final German July HICP inflation to confirm flash estimates at 0.1% yoy
Aug 03, 2015 05:45 am UTC| Commentary
Flash German HICP inflation remained stable at 0.1% yoy in July. The national measure softened from 0.3% yoy in June to 0.2% yoy in July. As for the components, both energy and food declined, thus pushing inflation lower...
Australia's trade deficit to shrink on stronger export values
Aug 03, 2015 05:43 am UTC| Commentary
Australias trade balance data for June is due to on 4th August.According to the initial official estimate, Australias imports rebounded after their May decline: with the reported increase in imports of goods of 4.4%...
Germany ZEW expected to weaken in August
Aug 03, 2015 05:42 am UTC| Commentary
Last month, the ZEW investor economic sentiment indicator disappointed despite a rise in the assessment of the current situation.For August, both expectations and current conditions are expected to weaken further in the...
German industry was still struggling to recover in June
Aug 03, 2015 05:39 am UTC| Commentary
German industrial output to have increased by 0.4% mom in June, following flat growth in May.Despite the weak momentum, the average for Q2 should be similar to Q1 and provide room for around 0.5% qoq growth in Q2, with...
Weak foreign orders increase expected in Germany in June
Aug 03, 2015 05:36 am UTC| Commentary
Following the mild decline of 0.2% mom in May, we expect factory orders to have grown by 0.2% mom in June. For Q2 as a whole, this would still put foreign orders well ahead, with domestic orders having disappointed."While...
Final Euro area July inflation to confirm flash estimates at 0.2% yoy
Aug 03, 2015 05:33 am UTC| Commentary
The flash estimate of euro area HICP inflation in July was stable, in line with consensus at 0.2% yoy. Core inflation rose to 1.0% yoy in July vs 0.8% yoy in June, above the expectations of 0.9% yoy and the consensus...
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