U.K. manufacturing still struggling
Oct 01, 2015 05:50 am UTC| Commentary
Evidence is mounting that the recent weakness of U.K. exports is dragging down the manufacturing sector. It should be borne in mind that in H1 goods exports were actually very strong but the most recent business surveys...
Euro area final September manufacturing PMI to be slightly up
Oct 01, 2015 05:43 am UTC| Commentary
The final manufacturing PMIs of euro area for September should remain close to flash estimates with the expectation being a slight increase in the Eurozone figure from 52.0 to 52.3 (52.3 in August) thus mirroring the...
Factors that could strengthen global activity
Oct 01, 2015 05:42 am UTC| Commentary
There are some factors which could lead to a renewed strengthening in global activity.The United States could post even stronger output growth, led by rising household expenditures in response to increasing job...
Considerable downside risks to global growth outlook
Oct 01, 2015 05:40 am UTC| Commentary
There are still considerable downside risks to the outlook which could undermine growth even further. Global growth could lose even more momentum, dragged further down by a potentially weaker performance in China which...
Chicago PMI suggests a contraction in Midwest activity
Oct 01, 2015 05:32 am UTC| Commentary
Chicago PMI fell sharply to 48.7 in September from 54.4 last month, well below both expectations. Production is at 43.6 after having recovered over the summer. New orders are at 49.5 which also contracted but remain above...
Korea's exports likely to improve due to strong external demand
Oct 01, 2015 05:25 am UTC| Commentary
Korean exports fell only 8.3% y/y in September, better than expected. On a seasonally adjusted m/m basis, exports rose 9.9% after plunging 11.4% in August (Jul: -0.1%), with the rebound driven in part by payback from...
Bank Of Thailand likely to remain on sidelines
Oct 01, 2015 05:22 am UTC| Commentary
Despite poor domestic and external growth outlooks, the Bank of Thailand is likely to remain on the sidelines. In its latest policy statement, the BoT affirmed its stance as sufficiently accommodative.A weaker THB...
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