Canadian headline consumer price inflation likely accelerated in March

Apr 19, 2018 21:56 pm UTC| Commentary

Canadian consumer price inflation is expected to have accelerated in March. According to a TD Economics research report, the headline inflation is likely to have risen above target to 2.5 percent year-on-year, reflecting a...

Canada’s retail sales likely to have risen in March

Apr 19, 2018 21:22 pm UTC| Commentary

Canadian retail sales are expected to have risen in March. According to a TD Economics research report, retail sales are likely to have grown 0.3 percent, matching their performance from the prior month. Auto sales are...

Euro area current account surplus eases in February

Apr 19, 2018 20:33 pm UTC| Commentary

Current account surplus in the euro area eased in the month of February. Surplus narrowed by EUR 4 billion to EUR 25.1 billion, showed ECB figures today. But that level is still quite high by historical standards, matching...

U.S. Leading Economic Index rises in March

Apr 19, 2018 20:05 pm UTC| Commentary

The U.S. Leading Economic Index for March rose after rising in the prior months. The LEI continued with its upward movement, rising 0.3 percent to 109, following a rise of 0.7 percent in the prior month. The index has not...

Philadelphia Fed’s manufacturing index rises in April, remains in line with strong manufacturing activity in region

Apr 19, 2018 19:28 pm UTC| Commentary

The Philadelphia Feds Manufacturing Index rose in the month of April, coming in line with expectations. Index rose from Marchs 22.3 to 23.2. The rebound was mainly driven by a rise in input prices, with the index rising to...

March global PMI surveys give warning shorts on global growth

Apr 19, 2018 19:15 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

In the midst of increasing chorus of rising positive views regarding the global economic health, March PMI surveys showed a warning short. The surveys indicated the rate of global economic growth warning for the first time...

U.K. retail sales fall in March, consumer sector outlook likely to remain constructive

Apr 19, 2018 16:33 pm UTC| Commentary

U.K. underlying retail sales dropped in March. Sales, excluding auto fuel fell 0.5 percent to deliver a bigger fall than markets expected but it was closer to the consensus expectations of a fall of 0.4 percent. The...