Euro area industrial production likely registered modest growth

Apr 13, 2015 05:39 am UTC| Commentary

The data already released for Germany showed that German IP rose 0.6% in February while IP was flat in France. The euro-area manufacturing PMI recovered from the 16-month low it reached in November and was 52.2 in March,...

UK CPI likely negative in March

Apr 13, 2015 05:36 am UTC| Commentary

The UK CPI inflation data for March is due on Tuesday and is expected to show negative reading.The large divergence in headline and core CPI shows the impact that lower energy prices have had on headline inflation. This...

Bank Indonesia to keep rates on hold

Apr 13, 2015 05:32 am UTC| Commentary

Bank Indonesia (BI) will hold its policy meeting on 14 April and is expected to keep rates on hold.Although BI has room to cut its official rate further - as inflation is likely to remain benign and the current account...

Final euro area March HICP inflation to confirm flash reading

Apr 13, 2015 01:57 am UTC| Commentary

The flash estimate of HICP inflation was in line with expectations in March and quickened to -0.1% yoy from -0.3% yoy in February. Core inflation came in at 0.6% yoy, down from 0.7% yoy in February.The energy component...

Final March Italian HICP inflation to confirm flash estimates

Apr 13, 2015 01:50 am UTC| Commentary

Flash March Italian HICP inflation fell by -0.1% yoy after its reading of 0.1% in February. Even though the energy component rose from -8.4% yoy to -6.5% yoy, adding 19bp to the headline numbers, and food prices added a...

Australian labour market probably fairly firm in March

Apr 13, 2015 01:43 am UTC| Commentary

After surging in Q4, when employment growth averaged 32k which is equivalent to an annualized rate of 3.4%, employment stagnated over the balance of January and February.The labor market ios expected to have performed more...

China's Q1 GDP growth to fall to 7%

Apr 13, 2015 01:10 am UTC| Commentary

In light of the modest improvement in the two manufacturing PMI reports, industrial production (IP) is likely to have bounced back somewhat in March from the surprisingly slow pace of 6.8% yoy and 0.5% mom in the previous...