Canadian consumer price inflation likely to have come in firm in March

Apr 16, 2019 19:56 pm UTC| Commentary

Canadian consumer price inflation data for March is set to release tomorrow. According to a TD Economics research report, the headline inflation is likely to have come in at 1.9 percent year-on-year and is expected to have...

Japanese exports likely to have rebounded slightly in March, BoJ to stand pat in April

Apr 16, 2019 19:27 pm UTC| Commentary

Japanese March trade data is set to release tomorrow. According to a DBS Bank research report, exports are likely to have shown a marginal rebound to 0.7 percent year-on-year from -1.2 percent in the prior month,...

Chinese domestic demand likely stabilized in March, GDP growth to have eased slightly in Q1 2019

Apr 16, 2019 19:15 pm UTC| Commentary

Chinese domestic demand is likely to have stabilized slightly in March as implied by early indicators. The NBS Manufacturing PMI recovered to 50.2, the first expansionary reading since November 2018. According to a DBS...

U.S. industrial production falls sequentially in March

Apr 16, 2019 18:49 pm UTC| Commentary

U.S. industrial production continued to be on a tepid growth trajectory after the partial government shutdown earlier in 2019. In all, the industrial production dropped 0.1 percent sequentially in March, after a rise of...

German ZEW indicator of economic sentiment index rises in April, economic outlook subdued

Apr 16, 2019 17:23 pm UTC| Commentary

The German ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment index rose in April. The index rose 6.7 points in April, with the corresponding indicator entering positive territory at 3.1 points. Even if the indicator continues to be...

Turkish retail sales volume fall sequentially in February

Apr 16, 2019 14:26 pm UTC| Commentary

Turkish retail sales volume dropped in the month of February. On a year-on-year basis, calendar adjusted retail sales volume with constant prices dropped 4.9 percent, stated Turkish Statistical Institute. In the same month...

Canadian manufacturing sales fall in February, GDP growth likely to be soft in Q1 2019

Apr 16, 2019 13:55 pm UTC| Commentary

Canadas manufacturing sales dropped in the month of February. Sequentially, manufacturing sales dropped 0.2 percent after a downwardly revised 0.8 percent rise in the prior month. The release came against consensus...