U.K. employment rises in three months to March, but labor market to deteriorate in months ahead
May 19, 2020 13:54 pm UTC| Commentary
The U.K. labor markets latest statistics indicated towards an outdated scenario of domestic strength, given that they largely reflected trends prior to the impacts of the coronavirus being clearly evident in the U.K. In...
Australian labor market seems to be stabilizing, businesses expect to increase staff in months ahead
May 19, 2020 12:49 pm UTC| Commentary
The Australian labor market seems to have stabilized in the two weeks to 2 May. This is in line with a Department of Education, Skills and Employment survey, which implies that more businesses are anticipating to increase...
Australian weekly consumer confidence index rises for seventh consecutive week
May 19, 2020 11:58 am UTC| Commentary
The ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian consumer confidence index rises for the seventh consecutive week. The confidence index rose 2.2 percent. The financial conditions indices saw gains. The current finances rose 8.8 percent,...
Polish industrial production output likely to have contracted in April, retail sales to have shrunk
May 18, 2020 17:42 pm UTC| Commentary
Polish industrial production data for the month of April is set to release later this week. According to an Erste Group Research report, the industrial production output is likely to have contracted 5.7 percent...
Polish wage growth to have eased in April, jobless rate likely to have risen marginally
May 18, 2020 16:32 pm UTC| Commentary
Polish labor market data for the month of April is set to release this week. According to an Erste Group Research report, the labor market data will provide the first insights into the effects of the lockdown on economic...
Singaporean NODX grows above expectations in April
May 18, 2020 15:13 pm UTC| Commentary
Singapores NODX surprised on the upside in the month of April. On a year-on-year basis, NODX rose 9.7 percent, in spite of the Circuit Breaker and was mainly driven by non-electronics led by pharmaceuticals because of a...
Thai economic growth shrinks in Q1 2020, unlikely to avoid economic contraction in 2020
May 18, 2020 13:21 pm UTC| Commentary
Thai economic growth contracted in the first quarter, but it beat consensus expectations, helped by a build-up in inventories. On a year-on-year basis, the Thai economy contracted 1.8 percent, as compared with fourth...