Malaysian industrial production for August is expected to disappoint

Oct 12, 2015 02:14 am UTC| Commentary

Malaysian industrial production figure for August is expected to disappoint. The headline production output growth is likely to moderate to 2.0% YoY, down from 6.1% in the previous month. Market is looking for a 4% rise,...

BOK to hold rates steady this week, despite global growth concerns and delay of Fed rate hikes

Oct 12, 2015 01:55 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The Bank of Korea will review monetary policy and update economic forecasts when they meet this Thursday. The BOK is expected to hold rates steady at 1.50%, despite the global growth concerns, delay of Fed rate hikes and...

India’s inflation to inch up a tad

Oct 12, 2015 01:08 am UTC| Commentary

Indias headline CPI for September 2015 is expected to print at around 4.40% yoy, higher than the August 2015 CPI print of 3.66% yoy. The expected spike in inflation is due to the waning of the favourable base effect. It is...

UK inflation to turn negative again

Oct 12, 2015 00:47 am UTC| Commentary

UK CPI inflation has oscillated between +0.1% and -0.1% yoy since February and should return to the bottom of that range in September. Energy prices should be a downward influence on inflation with the 27 August price cut...

French inflation to remain stable at 0.1% yoy in September

Oct 12, 2015 00:42 am UTC| Commentary

French HICP inflation is expected to remain unchanged at 0.1% yoy in September. The main culprit behind downward pressure is the lower fuel prices as a result of persistently weak Brent prices in euro terms. Regarding the...

Final German HICP inflation to confirm flash estimate at -0.2% yoy

Oct 12, 2015 00:30 am UTC| Commentary

Final German HICP is expected to remain unchanged from its flash estimate of -0.2% yoy in September, notably weaker than its August reading of 0.1% yoy. The national index also fell from 0.2% yoy to 0.0% yoy in September....

Final euro area HICP inflation to confirm flash at -0.1% yoy

Oct 12, 2015 00:26 am UTC| Commentary

Final euro area HICP inflation is expected to print at -0.1% yoy in September, led by significant weakness in the energy component (-8.9% yoy in September). Food and services made positive contributions to the headline...