Brazil inflation still accelerating, with upside risk to medium-term outlook

Sep 08, 2015 05:14 am UTC| Commentary

Releases through mid-August show that Brazil inflation continued to accelerate in Q3 despite signs that price adjustments in regulated spending categories are nearly over. In fact, two such key categories, housing and...

Mexican inflation continues to fall at moderate pace as core prices remain weak

Sep 08, 2015 05:09 am UTC| Commentary

Mexican inflation slipped below 3.0% (Banxicos target) in May for the first time in a decade and has continued to fall over the past three months, as core inflation remained at its lowest level ever at 2.3% and food...

Mexico's industrial growth modest despite decent manufacturing growth

Sep 08, 2015 05:05 am UTC| Commentary

Mexicos trade data suggests that industrial production likely grew by 1.4% yoy as manufacturing continued to expand at the decent pace of 3.9% yoy, although the mining sector decline continues to be a significant drag and...

China’s motivation gives clues

Sep 08, 2015 05:04 am UTC| Commentary

Although it still remains largely a matter of conjecture, the motivation of Chinas policymakers for shifting the currency regime does give clues about the likely impact on the currencies of other Asian economies. The main...

Chile inflation likely to rise by one tick in August

Sep 08, 2015 04:56 am UTC| Commentary

A fresh round of substantial peso depreciation has halted Chile inflations brief phase of moderation. Also, the labour market has been tighter thanexpected despite below-trend growth for some time now. After the...

Seasonally-adjusted Czech unemployment rate to slightly decrease

Sep 08, 2015 04:44 am UTC| Commentary

Czechs growing industrial output and flourishing construction creates more and more vacancies and thus contributes to the decline of unemployment. The seasonally adjusted share of unemployed should marginally decrease...

Taiwan CPI inflation bottoms out

Sep 08, 2015 04:41 am UTC| Commentary

Taiwans food CPI inflation is expected to have risen by a strong 2.3% mom in August after a slight decline in July. This is mainly because vegetable and fruit prices likely surged in August owing to Typhoon Soudelor, the...