Fuel prices keep up pressure on Malaysia CPI
Aug 19, 2015 05:08 am UTC| Commentary
Malaysias inflation moved much higher in July, rising to 3.3% y/y (June: 2.5%) is more than expected. The big increase in inflation continues to be driven by fuel prices, which were raised again in July, and are now up...
US unadjusted CPI-U likely posted a more modest gain in July
Aug 19, 2015 05:01 am UTC| Commentary
In response to ongoing requests from those involved in the US inflation-trading space, we continue to provide detailed estimates for the prior months unadjusted CPI-U index, as well updated forecasts for the BLS series...
Russian labour market remains soft, while wages continue to recovery
Aug 19, 2015 04:58 am UTC| Commentary
The specifics of Russian local labour market are still intact. Improvements were seen in the unemployment rate as local enterprises prefer to limit wage bill expansion through cutting working hours, but keeping workers on...
Russian consumption still depressed, but a moderate recovery is looming
Aug 19, 2015 04:55 am UTC| Commentary
Russias consumer demand recovered at a very slow speed which is being reflected in the very weak recovery in retail sales. On a seasonally adjusted basis, retail sales in monthly terms have seen some gains, but are still...
Russian capital expenditure fails to recover from losses
Aug 19, 2015 04:52 am UTC| Commentary
Investment in Russia continued to be depressed, driven by pessimistic expectations expressed by enterprises in a series of recent surveys conducted by Rosstat. The gradual decline in business confidence has been...
Russian capital expenditure fails to recover from losses
Aug 19, 2015 04:52 am UTC| Commentary
Investment in Russia continued to be depressed, driven by pessimistic expectations expressed by enterprises in a series of recent surveys conducted by Rosstat. The gradual decline in business confidence has been...
Daily Economic Outlook: 19 August 2015
Aug 19, 2015 04:40 am UTC| Commentary
Yesterdays UK inflation release indicated that the recent fall in oil prices and strengthening of the domestic currency were insufficient to prevent annual UK CPI inflation edging up to 0.1% in July against the expectation...
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