US consumer prices likely climbed in October
Nov 16, 2015 21:56 pm UTC| Commentary
The late-summer slide in consumer prices is expected to have ended in October. Higher retail energy quotes, along with an anticipated pickup in core goods and services costs, probably propelled the headline CPI 0.2% higher...
US industrial production probably edged higher last month
Nov 16, 2015 21:49 pm UTC| Commentary
A tug of war between stepped-up manufacturing and mining output and a weather-related pullback in utilities generation likely left industrial production 0.1% higher in October, following a 0.3% contraction over the...
South Africa's SARB on hold with risk to hike
Nov 16, 2015 21:36 pm UTC| Commentary
This weeks highlight in South Africa will be Thursdays policy rate decision. Although the forward market is discounting a 70% probability of a 25bp increase in repo rate to 6.25%, economists are deeply divided over whether...
BoJ likely to keep its monetary policy unchanged
Nov 16, 2015 21:22 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks
The BoJ (Thursday) is expected to keep its monetary policy unchanged and retain its assessment of the economy this week after it softened its calendar-based commitment to inflation and Governor Kuroda revealed his...
US consumer prices expected to edge higher in October
Nov 16, 2015 15:48 pm UTC| Commentary
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) canvass of consumer prices in October will mark the first of two updates on retail inflation ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decision in December. Firmer retail energy...
Strong housing activity in Canadian real estate sector masks weakness elsewhere
Nov 16, 2015 15:37 pm UTC| Commentary
Following two months of modest contractions, a 1.8% increase in existing home sales in October takes sales back to the peak reached earlier this year. Listings rose a more modest 0.9%, resulting in tighter market...
Canadian manufacturing sales disappoint in September
Nov 16, 2015 15:20 pm UTC| Commentary
Canadian manufacturing sales took a tumble in September, declining 1.5%. This follows a downwardly revised contraction of -0.6% in August. In real terms, sales were down 1.6%, implying that the volume of sales was lower on...