ECB rhetoric to overshadow Greek poll results

Sep 23, 2015 02:22 am UTC| Commentary

Markets are likely to look beyond last weekends Greek election results and focus on comments from the European Central Bank (ECB) especially after the US extended its on-hold stance this month. Greeces ruling Syriza...

Watching the Japanese core-core CPI

Sep 23, 2015 02:14 am UTC| Commentary

August inflation data are due Friday. Headline CPI is projected to slow further to 0.1% (YoY), down from 0.2% in the previous month. The Japanese style core CPI, which only excludes fresh food, is expected to fall to...

Looking for cues from the Philippines central bank

Sep 23, 2015 02:02 am UTC| Commentary

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is widely expected to keep its policy rates steady this week. Recent rhetoric from the central bank suggests that the BSP is not in any hurry to make a move. And most in the markets,...

Another month of negative inflation is on the cards in Singapore

Sep 23, 2015 01:48 am UTC| Commentary

Another month of negative inflation is on the cards. Headline inflation for August is expected to register -0.5% YoY, marginally lower than -0.4% in the previous month. While this will be the tenth month of negative...

New Zealand's import prices to drive a pick-up in inflation, but this isn’t likely to be sustained

Sep 23, 2015 00:47 am UTC| Commentary

In early 2015 inflation fell to its lowest level in over 15 years, dropping to an annual rate of just 0.3%. Over the coming months, inflation is set to rebound and is expected to rise to 1.9% over 2016. There are two key...

CAD Outlook

Sep 23, 2015 00:33 am UTC| Commentary

Renewed concerns about the health of the Chinese economy and the slowdown in global demand will exert further downside pressure on the price of oil in the medium term, amid ample supply globally. The effects of low oil...

Fiscal headwinds are likely to weigh on UK growth

Sep 23, 2015 00:25 am UTC| Commentary

While the GBP has roughly kept pace with the USD this year and it is expected to outperform the EUR due to a significant growth differential, headwinds may finally begin to take a toll on cable over the coming year. UK...