Chiles' Q4 GDP release leaves near-term outlook looking mixed
Mar 20, 2015 06:47 am UTC| Commentary
Chiles Q4 growth detail was arguably slightly better than the headline number which showed that the economy actually bottomed in Q3 (1.0% yoy) and recovered to growth of 1.8% yoy.The key reason for this is positive - even...
Taiwan's industrial production to slow over the spring festival month
Mar 20, 2015 06:44 am UTC| Commentary
Taiwans industrial production (IP) is likely to have softened to 2.9% yoy in February from 8.1% yoy in January due to the shifting schedule of Lunar New Year.Combining the two month together, growth of industrial output on...
Mexican retail sales likely grew near-trend pace in January
Mar 20, 2015 06:40 am UTC| Commentary
Mexicos December retail sales (2.4% yoy) grew at nearly the same pace as the trend of the past 12 months (2.7%).While retail sales growth in H2 14 was stronger than in H1, the slow pace of sales growth in November and...
Brazil's IPCA-15 inflation likely rose to 7.68% yoy through mid-March
Mar 20, 2015 06:37 am UTC| Commentary
After hitting 7.14% in January due to the rise in the administered prices of electricity and energy, Brazilian inflation rose further in February to 7.70% yoy primarily on account of the continued rise in transport prices...
Strong rise of French National Front, leading to a crushing defeat for the Socialist Party
Mar 20, 2015 06:33 am UTC| Commentary
Polls suggest that the far-right National Front would win more than 30% of the votes at the first round of the departmental elections, just followed by the conservative party (UMP).The Socialist party would win less than...
European Council to discuss Energy Union and the European Semester
Mar 20, 2015 06:31 am UTC| Commentary
Amidst a still-fragile negotiation process with Greece, the European Council will discuss three main topics on 19-20 March: the Energy Union, Russia / Ukraine and the European Semester. On the Energy Union, the EU leaders...
UK public finances continue to improve
Mar 20, 2015 06:28 am UTC| Commentary
Coming only two days after the Budget, this release will attract much less interest than usual.The OBRs updated forecasts for the 2014-15 fiscal year will include implied figures for February and March combined so the...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects