French industrial production to have remained firm in September

Nov 09, 2015 22:14 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

As expected, French industrial production bounced back in August following a disappointing July, mainly due to manufacturing output. The numbers for September is expected to continue to paint a solid picture with a 2.5%...

Russian inflation remains elevated, concerns central bank

Nov 06, 2015 09:03 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy

Russian inflation remains persistant, this is also explained by the consumer price data, which was 0.7% mom for October climbing 0.1% from that of previous month. Russian central bank had not cut rates any further...

Demand conditions remain a major concern for Indonesia

Nov 05, 2015 06:45 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Bank of Indonesias retail sales survey is at its lowest level, which signals persistent weakness. Exports saw a 13 straight month contraction. The household demand also dropped below 5% in Q2 2015. Indonesias credit...

Chile's economic growth improves in September, but considerable downside risk to 2015 forecast

Nov 04, 2015 23:48 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

Chiles economy is expected to recover mildly from the sharp deceleration in August (1.8% yoy versus 1.1%). However, the sharp slowdown in August was probably good enough to keep Q3 growth at 1.8% yoy vs 1.9% in Q2....

Mexico Quarterly Inflation Report: Persistent downside risks to growth with stable and low inflation

Nov 04, 2015 21:44 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

Banxico released its Quarterly Inflation Report for Q3 15. The highlight of the report is the release of the 2017 forecasts in which the board has a positive outlook for both growth and inflation, while it confirms the...

Poland deflation persists, strengthens rate cut view

Nov 03, 2015 07:43 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Poland released its flash CPI estimate for October yesterday, the headline reading came in at -0.8% yoy the same as in September, and was softer than the -0.7%yoy the market was looking for. This was despite certain...

Seasonal factors behind Spain's unemployment increase

Nov 03, 2015 05:25 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The number of unemployed in Spain is set to increase by 51K in October due to seasonal effects. Even with this increase, the drop in unemployment is expected to reach 300K year-to-date and 700K since early 2013 - though...