Sceptical the French Government will meet EC’s stringent deadlines
Mar 16, 2015 16:08 pm UTC| Commentary
European finance ministers last week gave France until 2017 to bring its fiscal deficit below 3% of GDP, from an estimated 4.3% in 2014, the third extension since 2009 as it has consistently missed its targets.France is...
Canada likely to increase its footprint in the automotive sector
Mar 16, 2015 16:00 pm UTC| Commentary
The rate of technological advancement in automobiles in Canada has risen dramatically in recent years, with electronics becoming a more integral part of each new generation of vehicles. This is a trend that is set to...
Larger falls in US mining activity probably lie ahead
Mar 16, 2015 15:53 pm UTC| Commentary
The 0.1% m/m rise in industrial production in Feb (consensus +0.3%) was distorted both downwards and upwards by the unusually severe winter weather.The 0.2% m/m fall in manufacturing output was probably partly because the...
Mar 16, 2015 15:01 pm UTC| Commentary
The Bank of Japan makes its monetary policy decision on Tuesday morning and markets expect no change to interest rates. However, Governor Haruhiko Kuroda will give a press conference at around 03:30 and could hint that as...
Mar 16, 2015 14:59 pm UTC| Commentary
The Swiss National Bank on Thursday March 19th at 08:30 makes its first quarterly interest rate decision since it gave up on its cap of 1.20 per euro on the franc in Jan. The SNB will publish new growth and inflation...
Mar 16, 2015 14:58 pm UTC| Commentary
The UK budget this Wednesday on March 18th at 12:30 will carry extra importance before highly uncertain elections in May, potentially kick-starting a greater market focus on election outcomes and political risk. With the...
Mar 16, 2015 14:56 pm UTC| Commentary
A German ZEW index on Tuesday March 17th will be an important marker for the euro. A rise in German investor morale is expected, and this could support the euro. However, the week ahead starts today with an EU meeting to...
Gabon: post-coup dialogue has mapped out path to democracy – now military leaders must act
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects