A technical recession may be on the cards in Singapore

Sep 29, 2015 02:07 am UTC| Commentary

A technical recession may be on the cards. Latest August industrial production figure is another addition to the long list of poor data over the past 2 months. The headline number shrunk by 7.0% YoY, down further from an...

Overall assessment on Japan's industrial production may be revised down further

Sep 29, 2015 00:53 am UTC| Commentary

August industrial production expect a growth of 0.6% mom, or 1.4% yoy, after a decline of 0.8% mom (0.0% yoy) in July. Production has been volatile over the last five months (-0.8% mom in March, +1.2% mom in April, -2.1%...

Another modest increase in UK mortgage approvals likely

Sep 29, 2015 00:27 am UTC| Commentary

The Money and Credit release should show broad money growth (M4 exIOFCs) proceeding at a healthy pace of close to 4% 3mth p.a, more than enough to support a reasonable pace of activity growth. Net consumer credit growth...

Flash September Italian HICP consumer prices set to remain stable at 0.4% yoy

Sep 28, 2015 23:47 pm UTC| Commentary

Italian HICP inflation is expected to remain unchanged at 0.4% yoy in September. As in other Euro area economies, gasoline prices continue to slide with the energy component set to remain weak, but food prices are expected...

Indecisive Portuguese elections to lead to lack of reform

Sep 28, 2015 23:38 pm UTC| Commentary

Unlike Greece or Spain, the Portuguese general elections due to take place on 4th October should most likely see an opposition from the two traditional parties, the Socialist Party and the ruling right-wing coalition....

French goods consumption to recover in June but to contract in Q2

Sep 28, 2015 22:54 pm UTC| Commentary

French consumption data is eagerly awaited following the two holiday months of July and August and should give us a clearer picture of the total contribution to GDP growth. The INSEE consumer confidence indicator has...

Methodology improvements will lead to large upward revisions to UK growth estimates

Sep 28, 2015 22:35 pm UTC| Commentary

The usual revisions between the second and third estimates centre on revisions to the output components since the previous estimate was made. This time there have been no such changes but there have been major...