Feb 20, 2015 17:30 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Western Union:- Sterling squandered a six-week high against the greenback, a currency that benefited from markets frayed nerves over Greece and news that U.K. consumers held tighter to their wallets than...
Feb 20, 2015 17:29 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Western Union:- Growing unease about Greeces future in the euro zone weighed on the single currency which fell to its lowest in more than a week and closer to recent 11- year lows. The euro looked poised to...
Real consumer spending in Canada expected to moderate over the course of 2015: TD Economics
Feb 20, 2015 15:38 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from TD Economics:- The impact from the plunge in oil prices over the second half of 2014 is clearly on display in todays retail sales report. Oil-producing regions are recording signs of weakness. That said, we...
Mexican economy should continue to perform well in Q1 15: Barclays
Feb 20, 2015 15:10 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Barclays Capital:- The Mexican economy grew 0.7% q/q sa in Q4 14, pushed by the services and industrial sectors, which expanded 0.9 and 0.6%, respectively, partially offset by a contraction in primary...
Eurozone economy is benefiting from substantially lower oil price and EUR depreciation: UniCredit
Feb 20, 2015 11:35 am UTC| Commentary
Quotes from UniCredit Research: -The preliminary estimate for Februarys PMIs shows that the eurozone recovery is gaining momentum. Despite an unimpressive performance of the manufacturing sector, the acceleration in the...
Economy in eurozone will grow in Q1 at a rate of 0.3%: Commerzbank
Feb 20, 2015 11:23 am UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Commerzbank Corporates Markets: -We still assume that the economy in the euro zone will grow in Q1 at a rate of 0.3% on the final quarter of 2014, which would be similar to the growth rate in Q4 2014. And the...
Euro-zone PMI points to further slow recovery for now: Capital Economics
Feb 20, 2015 11:19 am UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Capital Economics: -Februarys small rise in the euro-zone composite PMI provides some reassurance that the regions recovery may have continued in the first quarter of 2015 despite the ongoing crisis in Greece....
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