Danish employment rate would continue to grow for another two years

Jun 29, 2016 12:48 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

For three straight years, Danish employment has been growing. Also, there is no indication of a slowdown in job growth. Except for finance and commodity extraction, all the main private sector industries are expanding. The...

Brexit Lessons- Think the unthinkable

Jun 29, 2016 12:16 pm UTC| Economy Commentary Insights & Views

If theres a valuable lesson to be learnt from the outcome of the UK EU referendum, is to always think the unthinkable even when the last run of opinion poll findings going in to a referendum start to move in the opposite...

UK’s consumer credit hits 10-year high before economies adjust to the Brexit turbulence

Jun 29, 2016 12:13 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

Consumer borrowing grew at the fastest pace in 10 years in the United Kingdom before the world adjusts itself to the upcoming storm that Brexit has created, in a referendum election last week. Consumer lending expanded...

Norway records strong growth in retail sales and household goods consumption in May

Jun 29, 2016 12:11 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

Norways seasonally-adjusted volume index of retail sales grew 1.7 percent on sequential basis, following a growth of 0.1 percent in April, according to Statistics Norway. Expectations were for retail sales to grow by 0.5...

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Investment banks have higher concerns over post-Brexit formalities and over more drivers to hedge FX exposures

Jun 29, 2016 11:55 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

The leading investment banks have many reasons to worry ahead of 2017 and 2018 fiscal years, thats when the U.K. could complete its retreat from the European Union formalities, potentially revealing the full scope of...

Chile’s jobless rate likely to have increased in May

Jun 29, 2016 10:53 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The Chilean economy is expanding below its reduced trend rate of lower than three percent from more than four percent a few years ago. Jobless rate in the country is likely to have increased slightly in May. The labor...

Philippines sees budget surplus in April on increase in income tax collection

Jun 29, 2016 10:14 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Philippines witnessed a budget surplus in the month of April, following strict deadlines that marked payment of income taxes. Under the Aquino administration, government revenues rose at the fastest pace in 11 months,...