Australian construction activity likely to slow in remainder of 2016
Aug 15, 2016 06:53 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The Australian housing sector, which has been a major economic driver in the last two years, is coming close to a broad peak. Considerable additions to the housing supply and tighter lending criteria are expected to lead...
Thailand’s GDP growth surpasses expectations in Q2
Aug 15, 2016 05:47 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The Thai economic growth surpassed expectations in the second quarter on government spending. Thai economy expanded 3.5 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2016, accelerating from first quarters 3.2 percent...
US retail sales remain flat in July; consumer spending likely to slow in Q3
Aug 15, 2016 05:31 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The advance Census Bureau report showed on Friday that retail sales in the US remained flat in July, worse than expectations of a rise of 0.4 percent. Nonetheless, Junes print was revised upwardly to a rise of 0.8 percent...
Fundamentals to watch out for this week
Aug 15, 2016 05:16 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks
Fundamentals to watch out for this week Compared to last week, this week is relatively quiet with few data that could rapidly increase volatility in the market. What to watch for over the coming days: UK...
FxWirePro: The Day Ahead- 15th August, 2016
Aug 15, 2016 05:00 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Few economic dockets scheduled for today and all with low to medium risks associated. Data released so far: Japan: Industrial production grew 2.3 percent, down 1.5 percent from a year ago. Capacity utilization...
Capitalism and Democracy [part 4]
Aug 13, 2016 11:21 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Politics
Earlier parts of this series on capitalism and democracy raised questions about the tense and often contradictory relationship between capitalist markets and the egalitarian spirit and power-humbling institutions of...
Capitalism and Democracy [part 3]
Aug 13, 2016 11:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Politics
Part two of this series on capitalism and democracy introduced the unfamiliar idea of democracy failure. Instead of seeing democracy as the hapless victim of capitalist markets, as Marxists and others have typically done...
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
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