US existing home sales rise more than expected, Q3 GDP tracking unchanged
Aug 20, 2015 15:09 pm UTC| Commentary
Existing home sales increased more than expected in July, supported by a solid rebound in single-family units. Existing sales were up 2.0% m/m, to an annualized level of 5.590mn units. The outturn was stronger than...
Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index improved in August
Aug 20, 2015 14:36 pm UTC| Commentary
The Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index rose to 8.3 in August (previous: 5.7), a solid move up from last months reading, against consensus expectations for a moderate rebound to 6.5. New orders fell to 5.8 from 7.1,...
US leading economic index(r) fell modestly in July
Aug 20, 2015 14:31 pm UTC| Commentary
The Conference Boards leading economic index fell 0.2% m/m in July, just a touch below the revised forecast (‑0.1%) and below consensus expectations (0.2%). The soft July reading was driven by a sharp decline in building...
Brazil Unemployment rate-Increased pace of deterioration
Aug 20, 2015 14:26 pm UTC| Commentary
The July unemployment rate was at 7.5%, 2.6bp higher than a year ago, a surprisingly strong pace of deterioration of labor market conditions in Brazil. In seasonally adjusted terms, the unemployment rate jumped to 7.2%,...
U.S. existing home sales probably held steady in July
Aug 20, 2015 12:37 pm UTC| Commentary
U.S. existing home sales data posted 3.2% growth in June is likely to remain stable in July. Apparently at odds with the reported falloff in dwellings going to contract in June, the preliminary canvass of state and local...
Moderate deceleration in U.K. retail sales growth continues
Aug 20, 2015 12:22 pm UTC| Commentary
U.K. retail sales growth (in volume terms) registered a modest pickup in July, rebounding by 0.1% m/m. Further, June numbers were marginally revised upward by 0.1pp over the month and 0.2pp over the year, now coming in at...
WTI displeased with stockpiling, hits 6-1/2-year low
Aug 20, 2015 10:41 am UTC| Commentary
Prices of the US crude benchmark continued to trade with losses on Thursday, after slumping to just above the $41 level on Wednesday on the back of an unexpected build in US stockpiles. October futures for WTI were...
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