Swiss franc likely to gradually depreciate against euro in coming months

Nov 25, 2020 14:21 pm UTC| Commentary

The Swiss franc has seen pressure against the euro after the positive news regarding the first promising COVID-19 vaccines, even though the uncertainty continues to be high, due to high infection rates in the euro...

Taiwanese money supply continues to see strong growth, CBC likely to keep rates on hold in December

Nov 25, 2020 13:05 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

Taiwanese MIB and M2 money supply continued to record solid growth in the month of October. On a year-on-year basis, MIB money supply grew 12.85 percent, while M2 money supply rose 7.05 percent in the month. This is the...

Malaysian headline inflation falls further in October, likely to remain negative in 2020

Nov 25, 2020 12:11 pm UTC| Commentary

Malaysias headline inflation dropped further into negative territory in the month of October. On a year-on-year basis, the consumer price inflation came in at -1.5 percent, as compared with Septembers -1.4 percent. Renewed...

Bank of Korea likely to keep key interest rate on hold at 0.50 pct in November

Nov 24, 2020 14:08 pm UTC| Commentary

The Bank of Korea is set to meet this week for its policy rate decision. According to a Scotiabank research report, the South Korean central bank is likely to keep its policy rate on hold at 0.50 percent this week. The CPI...

German Ifo business climate index falls sharply in November, economic growth likely to shrink in Q3

Nov 24, 2020 13:01 pm UTC| Commentary

German Ifo business climate dropped considerably in the month of November. The index dropped to 90.7 from Octobers 92.5. Corona and the lockdown are taking their toll. Germany is threatened by a technical recession and the...

U.K.’s flash PMI indices indicate decline in business activity in November, composite index falls to 47.4

Nov 23, 2020 14:12 pm UTC| Commentary

The flash PMI indices for the U.K. released today indicated an overall decline in business activity in November, ending a run of four straight months of growth, and in line with the possibility of the U.K. economy...

Australian private new capital expenditure likely fell further in Q3 2020 - ANZ

Nov 23, 2020 13:12 pm UTC| Commentary

Australian private new capital expenditure is expected to have dropped further by 1 percent on a quarter-on-quarter basis in the third quarter of 2020, noted ANZ in a research report. Private new capital expenditure had...