Extraordinary Eurogroup meeting likely – disbursement not a done deal

Mar 31, 2015 06:09 am UTC| Commentary

With the Greek bank deposit run continuing apace and given the civil servant and pension payments due this week, the Greek government is said to be ready to deliver its list of reforms by Monday. Once this list has been...

Flash March Italian HICP inflation to rise

Mar 31, 2015 05:37 am UTC| Commentary

Italian HICP inflation rose to 0.1% yoy in February after its reading of -0.4% in January.The bulk of the recovery in February came on the back of higher food prices, due to the marked increase in fresh vegetables prices...

German unemployment to edge lower

Mar 31, 2015 05:20 am UTC| Commentary

Some slight moderation had been expected in the German labour market over the winter as concerns over deflation in Europe grew higher, but instead the German labour market has strengthened.According to Societe Generale,...

French consumption to decrease in February

Mar 31, 2015 05:16 am UTC| Commentary

The French National Statistical Institute (INSEE) is likely to report that consumer spending on goods decreased by 1.2% mom in February (1.7% yoy).According to Societe Generale, this would mainly stem from the energy...

Euro area March flash HICP inflation to print at -0.1% yoy

Mar 31, 2015 05:15 am UTC| Commentary

Eurostat reported that annual inflation in the euro area was -0.3% yoy in February 2015, up from -0.6% in January.The largest upward impacts to euro area annual inflation came from restaurants cafés (+0.12...

Daily Economic Outlook: Lloyds Bank

Mar 31, 2015 05:12 am UTC| Commentary

The third estimate of Q4 UK GDP is todays focus. As of the 2nd estimate, GDP is gauged to have expanded by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. However, revisions to history in subsequently-released data for industrial production...

BoJ’s Tankan likely to show a mixed picture

Mar 31, 2015 00:12 am UTC| Commentary

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) will release Q1 Tankan survey results on 1 April. Standard Chartered Research (SC) expects "the large manufacturers Diffusion Index to have improved to 14 (from 12 in Q4-2014) and the outlook to...