China Crisis Series

China’s activity data indicates signs of growth stabilization, but policy easing to continue in coming months

Mar 14, 2016 07:47 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Chinas activity data for January and February were mixed. However, it indicated signs of growth stabilization and a more rapid rebound than expected in certain pockets of economy. Chinas property market rebounded in the...

Migrant Crisis Series

No noticeable impact seen from the refugee crisis on German labour market

Mar 11, 2016 15:01 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

Data released on Tuesday showed that German unemployment dropped by a non-seasonally adjusted 9,300 in February, bringing the total number of unemployed down to 2.911 million, the best February reading since German...

Briferendum Series

Briferendum series: Why FTA with UK will be in EU’s interest too?

Mar 11, 2016 12:29 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

When it comes to Brexit, biggest uncertainty is the legality or rather future of current trade deals. Britain currently has a free trade agreement (FTA) with European Union that helps it to cater to single market. Moreover...

New Zealand’s economy likely expanded in Q4, goods-producing sectors to be strongest performers

Mar 11, 2016 07:43 am UTC| Commentary Economy

New Zealands Q4 national accounts to be released next week are likely to indicate that the economy is in reasonable shape. The economic growth momentum picked up in H2 2015 after a slowdown in H1. New Zealands economy is...

Fiscal spending delay to drag on Indonesian economic growth in 2016

Mar 11, 2016 06:21 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Indonesias growth pace was disappointing in 2015, partially because of poor budget that was drag on the economy in the beginning of the year. There is a possibility that this might repeat in 2016 if the government...

Vital Signs Series

Vital Signs: confidence ranges from 'ok' to 'not great'; meanwhile, the Euro crisis simmers

Mar 10, 2016 23:58 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Vital Signs is a weekly economic wrap from UNSW economics professor and Harvard PhD Richard Holden (@profholden). Vital Signs aims to contextualise weekly economic events and cut through the noise of the data impacting...

BoE FPC could likely decide on date for British banks' counter-cyclical buffer

Mar 10, 2016 16:03 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy

BoEs Financial Policy Committee in its Dec meeting agreed that the amount of extra capital British banks should set aside to protect them from future economic downturns should be 1 percent of their risk-weighted assets,...