Japan’s jobless rate remains steady, availability ratio rises to historical high

Jul 01, 2016 08:23 am UTC| Commentary

Japans unemployment rate remained flat in May as the job availability ratiojumped to historical high levels, indicating that the countrys labor market remains tight. The nations labor economy has shown signs of recovery as...

Australia’s house price growth slows in June; to ease further this year

Jul 01, 2016 07:02 am UTC| Commentary Economy

House price growth in Australia slowed slightly in June, taking a break from the gains in previous months. A two-speed market continues, with further acceleration in prices in Sydney, whereas most other capital cities...

Thailand's June core inflation seen to climb on rise in consumption

Jul 01, 2016 06:58 am UTC| Commentary

Thailands June core inflation is expected to climb higher, largely driven by improvement in consumption and recovery in global crude oil prices. The pace of recovery in private sector demand will determine how long it...

Canada’s small business confidence gains in June; Brexit likely to have impact little over it

Jul 01, 2016 06:53 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Canadas small business confidence continued to gain its upward momentum in June with the CFIB business barometer rising 1.8 point to 60, following a small pause in May. Even if the index is low compared to the usual...

Malaysian exports likely to expand in June, oil prices to extend support

Jul 01, 2016 06:28 am UTC| Commentary

Malaysian exports in the month of June are likely to expandon strong support from petroleum and electronics products. Also, recovery in global oil prices has created strong valuation effects that will likely bolster the...

Japanese bonds gain as weak CPI spooks BoJ to cut interest rates

Jul 01, 2016 06:23 am UTC| Commentary

The Japanese government bonds gained on Friday as consumer prices in Japan remained weak during the month of May, increasing the chances of an easing by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) in its next monetary policy meeting. Also,...

Bank of Mexico hikes rates to support peso; likely to hike next in December

Jul 01, 2016 05:55 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The Bank of Mexico, on Thursday, raised the policy rate by 50 basis points to 4.25 percent in a bid to stop the depreciation of Mexican peso to spill over on inflation expectations. This was Banxicos first rate hike since...