External risks remain for UK's inflation

Aug 04, 2015 04:45 am UTC| Commentary

However, external factors will also need to be taken into consideration while measuring inflation risks. The July MPC minutes noted that "for a number of members, the balance of risks to medium-term inflation relative to...

UK's rising domestic inflationary pressures

Aug 04, 2015 04:42 am UTC| Commentary

Even though inflation fell back to zero in June, underlying domestic inflation pressures are rising.Firstly, in its latest Inflation Report, the BoE estimated the output gap at 0.5% of GDP and expected it to close in a...

Inflation report to give clues on the timing of BoE's first rate hike

Aug 04, 2015 04:39 am UTC| Commentary

The Inflation Report will give more colour on the MPCs next move, with an update on growth, unemployment rate and inflation projections."Only minor changes are expected to the projections, but the Inflation Report and the...

More colors likely on the timing of BOE's first rate

Aug 04, 2015 04:36 am UTC| Commentary

Following on from the Warsh Review, Thursdays meeting will mark the first meeting under the new meeting system: the outcome of the MPC meeting, the minutes and the Inflation Report will all be published at the same...

China's headline manufacturing decline to lowest level

Aug 04, 2015 04:36 am UTC| Commentary

In China, the headline NBS manufacturing fell to a five-month low, with weakness across the board; production was weaker than expectations, and declines in new orders and imports, as well as new export orders, showed...

Final Spanish consumer prices to confirm flash reading

Aug 04, 2015 04:33 am UTC| Commentary

Flash Spanish HICP inflation fell to -0.1% yoy in July after showing signs of recovery in the last five months.As the INE doesnt give any details of the components with the flash release, the final release is awaited to...

Italian HICP to average at 0.4% in 2015

Aug 04, 2015 04:17 am UTC| Commentary

Flash Italian HICP inflation was recorded above consensus at 0.4% yoy in July from its June reading of 0.2% yoy. The national CPI also inched up to 0.2% yoy in July. On the component details, the energy component recovered...