Taiwan’s CPI inflation to tick down after the typhoon season
Nov 04, 2015 22:21 pm UTC| Commentary
Taiwans fresh food prices climbed strongly in September, recording double-digit growth for the second consecutive month and raising headline CPI out of the negative zone earlier than expected. This is mainly due to the...
Export recovery expected in China
Nov 04, 2015 21:54 pm UTC| Commentary
Chinas export growth is expected to return to positive territory in October. A slightly positive base effect should have helped, and there have been a few small positive signs, such as the good sales performance of new...
Mexico Quarterly Inflation Report: Persistent downside risks to growth with stable and low inflation
Nov 04, 2015 21:44 pm UTC| Commentary Economy
Banxico released its Quarterly Inflation Report for Q3 15. The highlight of the report is the release of the 2017 forecasts in which the board has a positive outlook for both growth and inflation, while it confirms the...
UK manufacturing output to rise strongly
Nov 04, 2015 21:36 pm UTC| Commentary
This months set of output data covers the month of September. At this stage, we have the first estimate of Q3 GDP and the July and August monthly manufacturing and industrial production data. The ONS GDP release includes...
Diminishing deflation in Poland may replace expected rate cuts in 2016
Nov 04, 2015 16:45 pm UTC| Commentary
The Polish Monetary Policy Council decided to leave its benchmark reference rate at 1.5%, which is in line with market consensus. The updated inflation and GDP projections contained minor changes, neutral for the Council...
After taking a breather, US service sector expansion picks up pace in October
Nov 04, 2015 16:25 pm UTC| Commentary
The Institute of Supply Management (ISM) non-manufacturing index advanced by 2.2 points to 59.1 in October, delivering the first monthly increase since July. The print was handsomely above the consensus forecast, which...
Jobs reports give Fed something to talk about
Nov 04, 2015 16:18 pm UTC| Commentary
The ADP jobs report came out today showing employers in the private sector added 182K jobs in October, narrowly beating estimates. Whereas this employment number is a slight decrease from Septembers now revised 190K...
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects