Swedish GDP growth may have picked up a touch in Q4: Capital Economics
Feb 26, 2015 19:41 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Capital Economics:- Swedish GDP growth (08.30 GMT) may have picked up a touch in Q4, providing further evidence of a steady, but far from spectacular, recovery.- Admittedly, the survey data continued to improve...
German inflation is likely to have risen in Feb: Capital Economics
Feb 26, 2015 19:29 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Capital Economics:- German inflation (13.00 GMT) is likely to have risen on the back of the increase in the oil price in February.- The rise in the oil price so far this month points to a sharp increase in HICP...
Japan’s unemployment rate probably fell to a fresh low in Jan: Capital Economics
Feb 26, 2015 19:19 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Capital Economics:- Weve pencilled in a 2.5% m/m rise in industrial production in Jan following the 0.8% m/m increase in Dec, but well also watch closely the forecasts for February and March to judge whether...
US economy in good shape for rate hikes: UniCredit
Feb 26, 2015 18:54 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from UniCredit Research:- As the Fed approaches its first rate hike, FOMC members are still debating whether the US economy is ready to cope with some policy normalization. Our findings suggest that labor market...
ECB will continue to take a hard line on Greece: Capital Economics
Feb 26, 2015 18:34 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Capital Economics:- The ECB is unlikely to announce any new policies after its meeting next week as it prepares to implement the quantitative easing programme unveiled in January.- President Draghi will claim...
Looking for a copper top: BofA Merrill Lynch
Feb 26, 2015 18:26 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from BofA Merrill Lynch:- Since late Jan, Copper has been correcting higher. Now, with daily RSI approaching overbought, we look for a top in the confluence of resistance between 5864/6051and a resumption of the...
Daily outlook for USD/CAD: BofA Merrill Lynch
Feb 26, 2015 18:13 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from BofA Merrill Lynch:- USD/CAD looks to be completing its 3wk range trade with todays reversal higher.- Indeed, a close above 1.2487 would complete a Bullish Engulfing Candle on daily charts, adding to the...
Small businesses can help South Africa fight unemployment if they get proper support – study
California is about to tax guns more like alcohol and tobacco