New Zealand’s net migration appears to have levelled off over 2018, uncertainty still remains ahead

Mar 15, 2019 03:59 am UTC| Commentary Economy

New Zealands net migration appears to have levelled off over 2018. But the data remains noisy and suggests inflows surged higher over the past two months, though these outturns are likely to be subsequently revised,...

Indonesia trade deficit likely to have narrowed in February

Mar 14, 2019 20:00 pm UTC| Commentary

Indonesian trade balance data for the month of February is set to release tomorrow. According to a DBS Bank research report, the overall trade balance is likely to have improved to a deficit of USD 334 million with exports...

Canadian manufacturing sales likely to have dropped in January – TD Economics

Mar 14, 2019 19:33 pm UTC| Commentary

Canadian manufacturing sales data for the month of January is set to release tomorrow. According to a TD Economics research report, manufacturing sales is expected to have dropped 0.3 percent in the month, owing to softer...

U.S. industrial production likely to have grown in February

Mar 14, 2019 18:56 pm UTC| Commentary

The U.S. industrial production data for the month of February is set to release tomorrow. According to a Wells Fargo research report, the industrial production is likely to have risen 0.5 percent in the month, following...

U.S. new home sales fall sharply in January

Mar 14, 2019 18:21 pm UTC| Commentary

U.S. Sales of new homes came in much below consensus expectations in January. On a sequential basis, new homes sales dropped 6.9 percent, as compared with the consensus expectations of a rise of 0.2 percent and prior...

U.S. import prices rise above expectations in February

Mar 14, 2019 17:34 pm UTC| Commentary

U.S. total import prices came in better than anticipated in February. On a sequential basis, total import prices rose 0.6 percent, as compared with consensus expectations of a rise of 0.3 percent. The upside surprise was...

German headline inflation accelerates slightly year-on-year in February on rise in energy prices

Mar 14, 2019 16:39 pm UTC| Commentary

German consumer price inflation accelerated a bit in February. On a year-on-year basis, the headline inflation came in at 1.5 percent, slightly higher than Januarys print of 1.4 percent. On a sequential basis, the consumer...