Low commodity prices reflected in Australia’s economic performance and currency
Sep 13, 2015 08:03 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Australias economic performance remains relatively soft, partially reflecting low iron ore prices and weaker import demand from China. Real GDP grew by 0.2% q/q (2.0% y/y) in the second quarter of 2015 following a solid...
Wider output gap set to curb FX pressures in Latin America
Sep 12, 2015 09:42 am UTC| Commentary Economy
LatAm inflation is marked by divergent trends at present: upward in the small, open economies and downward in the larger countries with disappointing growth. In Brazil and Mexico, upward inflation pressures from weaker...
US federal government posts budget deficit of $64.4bn in August
Sep 12, 2015 09:06 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The US federal government reported a monthly deficit of $64.4bn in August, modestly wider than CBO projections ($62bn) and $64bn narrower than in August 2014. A large portion of this decline, however, was due to the time...
Modest growth in Mexico's IP set to continue
Sep 11, 2015 16:39 pm UTC| Commentary Economy
Mexico IP increased 0.2% m/m sa in July, mostly driven by construction activities and mining, which increased 1.5% and 0.5% m/m sa, respectively, partially offset by the decline in manufacturing (-0.5%). In annual terms,...
UK construction output slows down in spite of supply shortage
Sep 11, 2015 09:10 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
According to latest data, UK construction output contracted by 1% in July from June, while economists were expecting growth of 0.5%. This week Halifax house prices showed property prices in UK went up 2.7% in August,...
Softer petroleum quotes likely led US August PPI decline
Sep 11, 2015 06:46 am UTC| Commentary Economy
A petroleum-led drop in wholesale energy quotes, combined with a partial reversal of Julys hike in services costs, probably pared the Producer Price Index for final demand (PPI-fd) by 0.6% in August, reversing a little...
Premier Li’s comments on Chinese economy
Sep 10, 2015 04:29 am UTC| Commentary Economy
China Premier Li Keqiang told a conference on Thursday that growth in China is stabilizing and that the worlds second-biggest economy is still on track to achieve growth targets this year. While admitting that China was...
Gabon: post-coup dialogue has mapped out path to democracy – now military leaders must act
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