Holidays dent France's industrial production in May

Jul 06, 2015 05:56 am UTC| Commentary

There is usually a disruption to French industrial output in May due to numerous and fluctuating bank holidays. Last year, three bank holidays fell on a Thursday, resulting in many SMEs keeping their business closed the...

Mexico's stalled consumer confidence, but consumption not to be bad this year

Jul 06, 2015 05:53 am UTC| Commentary

Improvement in Mexicos consumer confidence stalled over the past 2-3 quarters and the index remains nearly 4-5% lower than its cyclical peak of 2012-13 despite some improvement in labour market conditions, and the economy...

French business sentiment to inch up again in June

Jul 06, 2015 05:49 am UTC| Commentary

The Bank of France Business Sentiment indicator for the manufacturing sector is likely to increase from 99 to 100 in June, echoing the improvements recorded in the PMI survey. This level means a return to the historical...

Brazil's escalating upside risk to the near- and medium-term inflation outlook

Jul 06, 2015 05:39 am UTC| Commentary

Brazil may inflation data and the IPCA-15 series release for mid-June suggests that inflation acceleration continued in Q2 despite the likelihood that adjustments to the prices of regulated goods and services are nearly...

Czech consumer confidence likely to translate into accelerating inflation..

Jul 06, 2015 05:27 am UTC| Commentary

The strengthening economic performance has been accompanied by a gradual rise in prices. Consumer price inflation has been surpassing both market expectations and those of the Czech National Bank.In June, price growth...

German's exports expected to decline in May

Jul 06, 2015 05:23 am UTC| Commentary

Euro area exports and imports data for May are scheduled to release on 7th, July.Germans exports are expected to have decreased by 0.5% mom, but that reflects more a correction for the three strong previous months, with...

Czech may data from real economy to signal continuing strong expansion…

Jul 06, 2015 05:15 am UTC| Commentary

The Czech Republic has seen a strong acceleration in economic activity over the past few months, which has been mainly driven by domestic demand. Indeed, the improving labour market, incrases in wages, fiscal expansion,...