Mexico's unemployment rate likely moderated slightly in May
Jun 26, 2015 05:27 am UTC| Commentary
After peaking in July 2014, the unemployment rate declined to 3.76% in December, as labour force growth slowed in line with employment growth, and it then fluctuated between 4.51% in January and 3.86% in March.The more...
Brazil's credit growth deceleration likely continued in May
Jun 26, 2015 05:12 am UTC| Commentary
In recent months in Brazil, and as the effect of the liquidity measures introduced by the BCB and finance ministry in H2 14 ebbed, credit growth resumed its decelerating trend. Credit growth fell more than expected in...
30 June key date for Greece’s bailout deal and IMF repayment
Jun 26, 2015 04:56 am UTC| Commentary
The Eurogroup meeting on 25 June ended with no agreement on Greece; it looks increasingly likely that the negotiations will go down to the wire, with further talks likely over the weekend. 30 June is the final deadline for...
China official manufacturing PMI to show signs of stabilisation
Jun 26, 2015 04:56 am UTC| Commentary
Recent measures by Chinas authorities, such as scrapping the 75% loan-to-deposit ratio cap and resuming liquidity injections via the 7-day reverse repo rate, will likely support liquidity and encourage bank lending over...
Japan Q2 BoJ Tankan likely to indicate an improving outlook
Jun 26, 2015 04:51 am UTC| Commentary
Japan starts its monthly data dump at the beginning of the week with key updates for retail sales, industrial output, housing starts, and the Q2 version of the Tankan report on manufacturing conditions due outIn the rest...
Average earnings data will be key in US NFP release
Jun 26, 2015 04:49 am UTC| Commentary
The US growth outlook is improving. While recent manufacturing surveys have been mixed, the ISM manufacturing index seems to be edging up to 53.5 from 52.8, offering tentative signs that the sector is slowly turning a...
China’s slow manufacturing recovery next week
Jun 26, 2015 04:45 am UTC| Commentary
Barring Chinese policy maneuvers that are not subject to any preset schedule, Asian markets should spend most of the week driven by global forces already outlined above with the exception of mainland Chinese equities that...
Gabon: post-coup dialogue has mapped out path to democracy – now military leaders must act
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