Brazil IPCA on its way to the peak

Jul 08, 2015 16:25 pm UTC| Economy

Brazils June inflation increased at 0.79% m/m, and compatible with an annual print of 8.89% y/y. Year-to-date, inflation has accumulated 6.2%. During June, the largest pressure came from the personal expenditures group,...

Sweden June CPI, cooling prices

Jul 08, 2015 07:18 am UTC| Economy Commentary

Sweden CPIF inflation might once again drop below 1%. Normally the summer sale of clothing and footwear begins in June. This year the spring was unusually cold, and clothing and footwear sales appear to have been...

Singapore's another intermeeting easing likely before October

Jul 08, 2015 06:58 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Singapores external growth momentum is waning, as evidenced by non-oil domestic export growth falling by 0.2%y/y (consensus: 2.3%y/y). Meantime, CPI inflation was soft in May - the core reading fell from 0.4%y/y to 0.1%yy...

Euro to recover modestly in long term

Jul 08, 2015 06:30 am UTC| Economy

Further out, a modest EUR recovery is expected, as the positive effects of QE/credit easing feed through. The economic recovery will take time to feed into higher inflation capping longer-term forecasts, says RBC...

Australian labour market holding up well in the great transition

Jul 08, 2015 05:30 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The recent data suggest that the job losses in Australias mining and those sectors associated with mining investment are more than being offset by gains in residential construction, catering services and other parts of the...

USD/IDR gaps up at open following weekend risk off

Jun 29, 2015 02:42 am UTC| Economy

Widespread stock losses in Asia, JKSE -0.78%, further weigh on IDR PBOCs rate cut adds to concerns over Chinas growth worries USD/IDR last at 13350-13355, traded 13345-13365 range NDFs last index at...

Landscape for US durable goods orders to begin improving gradually

Jun 23, 2015 06:59 am UTC| Commentary Economy

After two quarters of weakness, US durable goods orders are expected to show a bottoming in capex spending. The manufacturing ISM rose modestly in May and the diffusion index for new orders has now posted two...