Nov 17, 2015 22:09 pm UTC| Commentary
Having reached a recent high of around 1.15 in mid-October, EUR/USD has fallen sharply over the past month, hitting a low below 1.0650. Conflicting news on US and euro area monetary policy have pulled the euro and the US...
US new residential building activity expected to expand
Nov 17, 2015 21:58 pm UTC| Commentary
Buoyed by unusually warm and dry weather conditions in the continental US, the number of new housing units started probably climbed by 1.2% to an eight-year high seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.22 million units in...
Chile economy expected to grow below trend in the medium term
Nov 17, 2015 21:47 pm UTC| Commentary
The monthly economic activity index puts Q3 growth at 2.1% yoy, vs the old projection of 2.4% and Q2 growth of 1.9%. Sequentially, the economy likely grew by 0.3% qoq on seasonally adjusted basis. Given the weak trade data...
Australia's wage growth bottoming out
Nov 17, 2015 21:24 pm UTC| Commentary Economy
As unemployment in Australia started to rise in late 2012, wage growth slowed. By the start of this year, annual wage growth (excluding bonuses) had declined to 2.3%, the lowest in the series - admittedly fairly short -...
Nov 17, 2015 16:24 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The BoJ will hold a Monetary Policy Meeting (MPM) on 18-19 November. Although it lowered its real growth and CPI forecasts at the previous meeting (30 October), it decided to leave its monetary policy framework unchanged....
Bank Indonesia cuts RRR; flags start of easing cycle
Nov 17, 2015 16:00 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
Bank Indonesia (BI) lowered its reserve requirement ratio from 8.0% to 7.5%, with effect from 1 December, in an attempt to ease policy in a way that does not stoke currency volatility. Though not exactly a 25bp policy rate...
US Inflation heats up in October, paving the way for a Fed hike in December
Nov 17, 2015 15:50 pm UTC| Commentary
Consumer prices rose 0.2% (month-over-month) in October, driven by rising prices in core components. Core CPI (excluding food and energy) was up a matching 0.2%, in line with market expectations. On a year-over-year...