Malaysia's inflation to increase from April
Apr 16, 2015 22:08 pm UTC| Commentary
Malaysia will release March inflation data on 22 April. Inflation is expected to increase to 0.8% y/y in March, up from 0.1% a month ago.Inflation likely edged up due to higher petrol prices. RON 95 prices rose to MYR 1.95...
Taiwan export orders likely supported by rising tech demand
Apr 16, 2015 21:57 pm UTC| Commentary
Taiwan is scheduled to release March export orders data on 20 April. Tech orders are expected to have seen double-digit growth in March amid rising demand for the latest mobile gear and technology.This should alleviate...
Australia's jobs data suggests economy has made a reasonably healthy start to the year
Apr 16, 2015 18:59 pm UTC| Commentary
Australian employment rose by 37,700 in March, adding to signs that the economy has made a reasonably healthy start to the year. (Data released on Thursday.) The March gain in employment was stronger than recent survey...
US U-Mich measure of confidence probably rebounded slightly in April
Apr 16, 2015 18:52 pm UTC| Commentary
After falling from an eleven-year high over the past two months, the University of Michigan measure of confidence probably rebounded slightly in April (15.00 BST).Gasoline prices have fallen back again, brightening the...
US CPI inflation has probably bottomed out
Apr 16, 2015 18:50 pm UTC| Commentary
US CPI inflation data for March is due tomorrow (13.30 BST).The 4.0% m/m seasonally adjusted rebound in gasoline prices last month, triggered by the widespread refinery strike in early March, should add about 0.2% to the...
UK labour market data likely to have improved further in Feb
Apr 16, 2015 18:14 pm UTC| Commentary
The latest labour market figures (09.30 BST) should show that the unemployment rate has fallen and pay growth has staged a modest recovery, indicating that the risks that very low inflation becomes ingrained are still...
OPEC production boosted by record output from Iraq and Libya
Apr 16, 2015 17:51 pm UTC| Commentary
Sources - OPEC, BloombergOPEC production rose sharply in March compared to the previous month. The majority of the rise in OPECs production came from two of its members where output is most volatile, namely Iraq and...
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