German likely to see weaker industrial activity in May

Jul 06, 2015 05:06 am UTC| Commentary

Euro area industrial output data is sechduled to release on 7th, July. In May, the industrial production of Germany is likely to have increased by 0.2% mom in March, following 0.9% mom in April, according to Societe...

Taiwan's foreign trade to drop back to a deeper contraction

Jul 06, 2015 05:05 am UTC| Commentary

The implied growth rates of Taiwans trade mom seem too strong to remain persistent against a backdrop of falling orders and production.And the Ministry of Finance put "increase in working days" in its press release as one...

German's factory order likely weaker in May

Jul 06, 2015 05:04 am UTC| Commentary

Germans factory order data for May is due on 6th, July.Societe Generale estimates, "In May, the factory orders is expected to have grown by 0.4% mom, following two months of strong expansion. While domestic orders should...

Taiwan's core CPI to stabilise

Jul 06, 2015 05:01 am UTC| Commentary

Taiwans daily price data suggested that vegetables, fruits and meat prices all increased over the month. A negative base effect from electricity bills and declines in fuel prices will probably offset part of the strength...

Australian labour market holding up well in the great transition

Jul 06, 2015 04:40 am UTC| Commentary

Australias recent data suggests that the job losses in mining and those sectors associated with mining investment are more than being offset by gains in residential construction, catering services and other parts of the...

China money growth likely weakened on base effects

Jul 06, 2015 04:23 am UTC| Commentary

Chinas money growth to soften again in June, mostly due to base effects. M2 growth likely dropped to 10.4% yoy from 10.8% yoy in May. Last June, M2 growth jumped to 14.7% yoy from 13.5% yoy on an outsized increase in...

FOMC minutes to show the Fed getting more “confident”

Jul 06, 2015 04:05 am UTC| Commentary

June FOMC meeting states that the hurdle for a lift-off in rates is quite low, but the pace will be very gradual. The FOMCs 1.9% growth forecast for this year implies average growth of 2.5% during Q2-Q4 and according to...