Price pressures remain extremely weak in the euro-zone
May 19, 2015 17:47 pm UTC| Commentary
Marchs euro-zone trade data suggest that the weakness of the euro has still had little impact on net exports.Although exports rose by 1.7% m/m, this was offset by a 3.9% m/m increase in imports. This brought the...
US natural gas prices set to rise further
May 19, 2015 17:27 pm UTC| Commentary
The price of US natural gas has risen sharply since the end of last month and is now back above $3 per mBtu for the first time since the start of March. This is mainly due to slightly colder weather in the US recently...
BoE May MPC meeting unlikely to spring any surprises
May 19, 2015 17:20 pm UTC| Commentary
The minutes of Mays MPC meeting (09.30 BST) seem unlikely to spring any surprises, given that the Inflation Report was published only last week and suggested that financial markets have it broadly right in expecting...
Japan’s GDP growth probably slowed in Q1
May 19, 2015 17:04 pm UTC| Commentary
Capital Economics predict a 0.3% rise in Japan Q1 GDP (00.50 BST), which would be a touch slower than Q4s 0.4% q/q and would highlight that lower energy prices have yet to provide a boost to activity.A range of indicators...
May 19, 2015 16:00 pm UTC| Commentary
Already benefiting from ECB plans to beef up its balance sheet over the next month, and news of the lowest U.K. inflation in more than half a century, the greenback garnered more support from robust news on U.S....
May 19, 2015 15:59 pm UTC| Commentary
A rejuvenated greenback notched May 1 highs against the loonie near C$1.22, its strongest in more than two weeks. The U.S. currencys recent decline has given way to enticing levels to pare back exposure to outperformers...
May 19, 2015 15:58 pm UTC| Commentary
Sterling took several steps back from recent five-month highs above $1.58 as election elation subsided and area inflation somewhat unexpectedly tipped into the red for the first time since 1960.Annual consumer prices were...
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