US November imports likely to continue the downward trajectory

Dec 10, 2015 09:14 am UTC| Commentary

US Import Price Index mom is expected by the market consensus to be dropping by 0.8% in the month of November, while the index is expected to show a drop of 9.6 % year on year basis. This anticipated decline is probably...

U.S. GDP likely to be above 2% in coming years

Dec 10, 2015 08:59 am UTC| Commentary

Private investment in the United States is expected to increase in near future. Scarcity in labor supply causes the wage rate to increase. Hence, investment will increase in order to replace capital for labor. This in...

Rising wage rate hints higher inflation in U.S.

Dec 10, 2015 08:57 am UTC| Commentary

The wage growth in the United States remained sluggish for a long time seems to be taken off. Increase in wage rate indicates the economy isexpected to face an inflationary pressure in near future. Lower commodity...

Australian jobs, business confidence and GDP spur economic climate but macros still remain

Dec 10, 2015 08:02 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Total employment: 71.4k from 56.1k Unemployment rate: 5.8% from 5.9% Total employment has now grown 342k (or 3.0%yr) in the year to November, a significant acceleration from the continuing the acceleration from...

U.S. unemployment rate likely to sink in coming years

Dec 10, 2015 07:52 am UTC| Commentary

The labor market in the United States performed well in this year. On an average, the monthly employment increased by more than 200,000. Similarly, unemployment rate reduced from 5.7% in January to 5.0% in November. The...

BoE likely to end the year quietly with no action

Dec 10, 2015 07:29 am UTC| Commentary

Bank of Englands MPC meeting is likely to yield no action regarding its Official Bank rate, it is widely expected in a consensus that the bank would stay pat in its December meeting, keeping its OBR at 0.5%. This is...

FxWirePro: USD/CHF outlook – downside opens up again

Dec 10, 2015 07:28 am UTC| Commentary

Sizable disappointment from European Central Bank (ECB) that pushed back Dollar across the board, has created a window of opportunity, to the downside. With monetary policy divergence, lesser than expected and possible...