Feb 27, 2015 17:14 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Western Union:- The yen was weaker than on fundamentals which slipped further. Core Consumer Price Index slipped lower to 2.2% for Jan from Decembers 2.5%.- Weakness in household spending retail sales raised...
Feb 27, 2015 17:13 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Western Union:- The euro got a boost from stronger data which seems to be gaining momentum now. The Greek saga will continue to weigh in on the Euro as two members of the Troika, ECB IMF voiced concerns about...
Feb 27, 2015 16:54 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Barclays Capital:- US pending home sales rose 1.7% m/m in Jan, modestly below our forecast (2.2%) and the consensus estimate (2.0%). Some of the miss relative to our forecast came from the upward revision to...
German inflation rate to climb to around 2% by end 2015: Commerzbank
Feb 27, 2015 16:49 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Commerzbank:- After Germanys inflation rate had slid into negative territory in Jan, consumer prices started rising again in February (+0.1%). One reason for the uplift is the increase in energy prices in Feb....
Deflation in eurozone looks set to become more entrenched: Capital Economics
Feb 27, 2015 15:39 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Capital Economics:- The rise in German HICP inflation, from -0.5% to -0.1%, was sharper than the published consensus forecast of no change. But given the 20% monthly surge in the oil price, we had always...
Weekly outlook for EM bond fund flows
Feb 27, 2015 10:42 am UTC| Commentary
Quotes from UniCredit Research: -Inflows into dedicated EM bond funds continued in the week ending 25 February 2015, representing four weeks of consecutive inflows. Inflows so far in February have totaled USD 2.27bn,...
Philippines' inflation likely remained benign in February: Standard Chartered
Feb 27, 2015 10:39 am UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Standard Chartered: -The Philippines will release February inflation data on 5 March. We expect inflation to have been unchanged at 2.4% y/y, representing a 0.1% m/m increase. Energy inflation likely continued...
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