Daily Economic Outlook: Lloyds Bank
Mar 31, 2015 05:12 am UTC| Commentary
The third estimate of Q4 UK GDP is todays focus. As of the 2nd estimate, GDP is gauged to have expanded by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. However, revisions to history in subsequently-released data for industrial production...
BoJ’s Tankan likely to show a mixed picture
Mar 31, 2015 00:12 am UTC| Commentary
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) will release Q1 Tankan survey results on 1 April. Standard Chartered Research (SC) expects "the large manufacturers Diffusion Index to have improved to 14 (from 12 in Q4-2014) and the outlook to...
Wage growth in Japan set to have slowed in February
Mar 30, 2015 19:03 pm UTC| Commentary
Labour cash earnings (02.30 BST) continued to grow strongly in January even as the winter bonus season came to an end.However, the share of bonus payments should continue to diminish in February, so wage growth should have...
Euro-zone labour market recovery too slow to stimulate wage growth
Mar 30, 2015 19:00 pm UTC| Commentary
The number of unemployed in the euro-zone may have edged down further in February, but the labour market recovery remains too slow to stimulate wage growth.While survey measures of employment have continued to rise, both...
US consumer confidence index likely stabilised in March
Mar 30, 2015 18:55 pm UTC| Commentary
After falling from a seven-year high in February, Conference Board consumer confidence index probably stabilised in March (15.00 BST) at around 97.0.Admittedly, other more timely measures of confidence have fallen slightly...
China's money growth continues to trend lower
Mar 30, 2015 18:34 pm UTC| Commentary
Chinas M0 growth on average collapsed from 8.5% in 2013 to 4.4% in 2014, undershooting output growth for the first time since 2001.Despite two policy rate cuts and one required reserve ratio (RRR) cut, Chinas liquidity...
ECB QE puts upward pressure on NOK and SEK
Mar 30, 2015 18:08 pm UTC| Commentary
ECB QE has started off at a strong pace, and its effects on the smaller European economies, such as Norway, Sweden and Switzerland continue to be felt as the respective central banks evaluate the course adjustments needed...
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