Greek to adopt and start many measures in October

Sep 11, 2015 05:46 am UTC| Commentary

As has been the case for so many times over the last few years, Greece is going to take centre stage. Indeed, with the upcoming elections, the three-week old ESM economic programme is already at risk of suffering...

Canada's August inflation to take a material trend break

Sep 11, 2015 05:34 am UTC| Commentary

Inflation and growth readings will further inform the debate over risks facing the Canadian economy and monetary policy next week. There are still several months for the base effects though the drop in oil prices begin...

Canada September sales early tracking suggests that weakness continues

Sep 11, 2015 05:33 am UTC| Commentary

So far, there are only a few of the major cities in Canada and the local real estate boards generally dont seasonally adjust their figures. That adds an extra element of uncertainty since different regions of the country...

Areas of change in BoK September Statement from August

Sep 11, 2015 05:21 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The BoK downgraded its external assumptions and acknowledged that the global economy will recover at a slower pace than its August assessment: the global economy will maintain its recovery going forward, albeit at a...

An October cut likely from BoK

Sep 11, 2015 05:17 am UTC| Commentary

The persistents sluggishness in the trade performance and the large inventory overhang in electronics increase the likelihood that Q3 GDP growth may undershoot the official expectations of at least 1% q/q sa."After the...

BoK turns more cautious

Sep 11, 2015 05:12 am UTC| Commentary

The Bank of Korea held the policy rate at 1.5% in September, in line with expectations of 16 out of 18 economists in the Bloomberg survey including ourselves, after cutting rates in June.Todays decision was unanimous, an...

Strengthening of USD likely to weigh on Fed's forecasts

Sep 11, 2015 03:59 am UTC| Commentary

The strengthening of the USD is likely to weigh on the Feds forecasts the most. While the fall in energy prices may be expected to provide a boost, the sell-off in the equity markets should offset that. At Jackson Hole,...