South Korean manufacturing BSI unchanged in August, outlook for September rises to 83

Aug 28, 2017 22:22 pm UTC| Commentary

Bank of Korea Business Survey Index on business conditions in the manufacturing sector for August remained unchanged at 78 from the prior month. However, the outlook for the September month rose by 5 points to 83. On a...

Thai consumer price inflation to have accelerated in August, core print likely stayed stable - DBS

Aug 28, 2017 21:38 pm UTC| Commentary

Thai consumer inflation is likely to have accelerated in August. According to a DBS Bank research report, Thai headline inflation gauged by the consumer price index is expected to have risen to 0.3 percent year-on-year in...

Bank of Korea likely to hold rates at 1.25 pct in August, says DBS Bank

Aug 28, 2017 21:12 pm UTC| Commentary

The South Korean central bank, Bank of Korea, is set to meet this week for its policy decision meeting. According to a DBS Bank research report, the BoK is expected to hold rates at 1.25 percent on Thursday. Main focus is...

U.K. investment weakness to be driven by business investment in H2, trade balance to show some rebound - Barclays

Aug 28, 2017 20:45 pm UTC| Commentary

Net exports in the U.K. continue to underwhelm as capacity and supply restraints cap production. Trade recorded a zero contribution in the second quarter as imports surprised to the upside and exports to the downside. Poor...

China’s industrial profits remain elevated, but current CNY rally unlikely to be sustainable - Commerzbank

Aug 28, 2017 19:18 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

Chinas industrial profits continued to be elevated, but structural unevenness continues. In the initial seven months of the year, the industrial profits rose 21.2 percent. The mining sector, especially, was able to...

Czech property price growth likely to stay strong, may slowdown from 2018 – Erste Group

Aug 28, 2017 18:34 pm UTC| Commentary

Czech property prices have quickened considerably since the turn of 2016/2017. Realized prices of apartments arrived at 17 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of this year, whereas nominal GDP growth was seen at 3.6...

Swedish retail sales grow in July, trade balance records deficit

Aug 28, 2017 17:36 pm UTC| Commentary

Swedish retail sales grew on a sequential basis and on a year-on-year basis in July. On a year-on-year basis the retail sales growth came in line with consensus expectations at 3.7 percent. Meanwhile, on a sequential...