Sweden Riksbank QE distortions to decrease
Jun 26, 2015 08:41 am UTC| Commentary
Sweden Riksbanks QE program has so far been almost twice as large as the net issuance of the Debt Office.Also, even though issuance has been more concentrated in the long end, QE has been substantially larger in terms of...
Higher Sweden inflation suggests Riksbank stays sidelined in July
Jun 26, 2015 08:36 am UTC| Commentary
There is still no telling whether the Riksbank will announce further measures at the monetary policy meeting scheduled for July 1st or whether it will do so later on.It is a close call but the most likely outcome at this...
EURNOK having limited potentiality
Jun 26, 2015 08:35 am UTC| Commentary
The reaction in the interest rate market proves that Norges Bank was quite dovish in their comments, but EURNOK never managed to climb above the high from the previous week at 8.87 (now an important level). Implied...
Jun 26, 2015 08:28 am UTC| Commentary
As the threat of Grexit has risen, the ECB and Euro-area countries are found to have sufficient tools to prevent severe contagion and another sovereign debt crisis.Widening between German and Italian 10-year spreads is...
Singapore's IP recovered in May
Jun 26, 2015 08:03 am UTC| Commentary
Singapores May IP recovered at a pace close to expectations, with the contraction easing to -2.3% y/y from -9.1% in April (consensus: -2.6%). On a seasonally-adjusted basis, output grew 2.4% m/m, only partly reversing...
Experts observe slow recovery in Sweden exports
Jun 26, 2015 07:54 am UTC| Commentary
The Swedish economy performs well. The domestic economy continues to expand at a healthy clip, whereas the recovery in exports is slow. Employment remains on an upward path and bottlenecks have started to occur on the...
ECB to publish its May monthly money supply data today
Jun 26, 2015 07:25 am UTC| Commentary
The acceleration in growth, however, is partly the result of portfolio shifts and weakness in the euro (leading to higher net-external assets). More interesting will be the lending figures that come with this report."The...
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