Will Bank of Japan's innovations halt declining inflation expectations?

Sep 21, 2016 11:25 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks

Bank of Japans (BoJ) policy meeting today concluded with no change made to the contentious -0.10 percent policy interest rate or the main asset purchase volume targets (JGB purchases will be maintained more or less in line...

Consumer prices in South Africa slide into the central bank’s target range; rate hike seems unlikely

Sep 21, 2016 11:16 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

Consumer prices in South Africa fell during the month of August, below the upper end of the central banks target band, for the first time in 2016, restricting a rate hike in the near-term. The rate of inflation fell to...

Global dairy prices rise in latest GDT auction, stays below market consensus

Sep 21, 2016 10:31 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Global dairy prices rose for the fourth consecutive GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) auction, driven mostly by double digit gains in whole milk powder and butter milk powder and remained below market expectations. Overall, the...

U.K. household financial expectations remain stable

Sep 21, 2016 10:26 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The seasonally adjusted U.K. Household Finance Index (HFI) fell marginally to 44.8 in September from 44.9 in August. This hints at an ongoing financial strain, household perceptions continued to be quite less downbeat than...

Taiwan’s potential GDP growth likely to slow on rising aged-population

Sep 21, 2016 09:44 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Taiwans potential growth in its gross domestic product is likely to slow down against the backdrop of rising old-age population. Slower working age population growth implies slower GDP growth. Meanwhile, old people are...

Uncertainty, weak exports reduce expectations of upbeat Eurozone economic growth

Sep 21, 2016 08:26 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The eurozone economic growth expectations have been reduced post the Brexit outcome, following global financial uncertainty and weak growth in exports. Brexit puts pressure on still fragile domestic demand, a weak banking...

Systemic banking crisis likely to hamper Portugal's economic growth, says Barclays

Sep 21, 2016 07:16 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Portugals economic growth is expected to slow down through this year and next, as the country struggles with a systemic banking crisis, the lack of a convincing medium-term fiscal plan and excessive public and private...