Polish December inflation likely to confirm flash estimate of 3.4 pct, core rate to rise above 3 pct

Jan 14, 2020 18:40 pm UTC| Commentary

Polish inflation data for the month of December is set to release tomorrow. The flash inflation print had resulted in a heated discussion about the possible risks of inflation remaining on elevated levels throughout 2020,...

U.S. consumer price inflation eases in December, accelerates for whole of 2019

Jan 14, 2020 18:11 pm UTC| Commentary

U.S. consumer prices rose below consensus expectations in December. On a sequential basis, the headline inflation came in at 0.2 percent, a deceleration from Novembers 0.3 percent. In the whole of 2019, inflation...

U.S. private consumption likely to be key economic growth driver in 2019-2020

Jan 14, 2020 17:21 pm UTC| Commentary

U.S. private consumption is likely to be the main growth driver, averaging around 2.3 percent in 2019-2021, close to its annual mean since the financial crisis, underpinned by household balance sheets with early-cycle...

U.S. small business optimism eases slightly in December, NFIB index falls to 102.7

Jan 14, 2020 16:56 pm UTC| Commentary

The U.S. small business optimism eased slightly in the month of December. The NFIBs small business optimism index dropped 2 points to 102.7 in December, coming in below consensus expectations of a flat print. The fall was...

U.K. headline inflation to have remained steady at 1.5 pct in December, retail sales likely rose in November

Jan 14, 2020 14:22 pm UTC| Commentary

U.K. consumer price inflation data for the month of December is set to release tomorrow. According to consensus expectations, the headline print is expected to remain stable at 1.5 percent year-on-year, the same as in...

Hungarian industrial output growth remains unchanged in November

Jan 14, 2020 12:55 pm UTC| Commentary

The Hungarian industrial output grew 3.6 percent year-on-year in November, the same as in the prior month, showed the Hungarian Central Statistical Office. On working-day adjusted data, production rose 5.7 percent. The...

Hungarian consumer price inflation accelerates above expectations in December

Jan 14, 2020 11:44 am UTC| Commentary

Hungarian consumer price inflation accelerated slightly in the month of December. According to the Hungarian Central Statistical Office, on a year-on-year basis, the headline inflation accelerated to 4 percent from...