More banking licenses likely to be granted in China

Oct 20, 2015 06:42 am UTC| Commentary

Banking sector reform in China has been carried out progressively and with careful consideration, given the sectors significance to the countrys economic growth. Over the past few years, a number of deregulations aimed at...

A robust 0.8%qtr rise likely in Austarlia's September headline CPI

Oct 20, 2015 06:39 am UTC| Commentary

This quarter in Australia, stronger food prices, particularly fresh fruit vegetables, are adding to the pulse from the re-indexing of the tobacco excise and the ongoing gains in dwelling purchase costs.The decline in...

China on track to double GDP and income per capita by 2020

Oct 20, 2015 06:38 am UTC| Commentary

President Xi reiterated the official targets of doubling the GDP and income per capita by 2020 (from 2010 levels) when he first took office at the 1st plenum session of the 18th Communist Party Central Committee (CPCCC) in...

A summary of expected reform areas in China's 13FYP

Oct 20, 2015 06:35 am UTC| Commentary

Along with the formulation of Chinas 13FYP, the other focus of this years 5th plenary meeting will be a review of progress made on the key reforms and development agenda agreed during Third Plenum in November 2013."As...

RMB internationalisation and capital account liberalisation

Oct 20, 2015 06:32 am UTC| Commentary

The next five years is crucial for China in terms of progress towards achieving managed capital account convertibility and RMB internationalisation.The 13FYP is expected to promote a further opening up of the capital...

Sweden wage growth expectations probably on lower side

Oct 20, 2015 06:29 am UTC| Commentary

In Swedens currency effects, the current inflation "success" to a large part comes from the weakening SEK and that underlying inflation probably would be around 1% otherwise.The imported inflation model moreover shows that...

Riksbank inflation equation still "impossible"

Oct 20, 2015 06:23 am UTC| Commentary

Last weeks Swedish inflation numbers were higher than the market expected and in line with the Riksbank forecast. CPIF excluding energy was 1.8% y/y and, thus, very close to the inflation target. With that background it is...