Taiwan Q2 GDP growth to dip below 1% temporarily

Jul 30, 2015 05:58 am UTC| Commentary

After an exceptional contribution to GDP growth in Q1 (+2.6pp), Taiwan net exports are likely to have declined in Q2 and dragged growth down sharply by 3.5pp. Owning to soft demand for electronics, real merchandise export...

Japan's job-to-applicant ratio to remain strong in June

Jul 30, 2015 05:55 am UTC| Commentary

Both the manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors are feeling the labour shortage, and are stepping up hiring. The unemployment rate is expected to continuously remain below 3.5%, corresponding to the NAIRU level."This...

Japan June unemployment rate temporarily back to 3.4%

Jul 30, 2015 05:53 am UTC| Commentary

The number of job seekers that dropped out of the Japans labour force increased in March and April."The unemployment rate is expected to temporarily rise back to 3.4% in June", says Societe Generale.In May, some of these...

Flash German HICP inflation likely to post 0.2% growth yoy in July

Jul 30, 2015 05:47 am UTC| Commentary

Germanys HICP inflation slowed sharply from 0.7% yoy in May to 0.1% yoy in June with national CPI at 0.3% yoy in June compared to 0.7% yoy in May. "The HICP index is expected to recover 0.2% yoy in July. The weak energy...

Tokyo CPI to remain unchanged in July

Jul 30, 2015 05:45 am UTC| Commentary

The modest inflation is due to upward pressure on food prices."Tokyo Consumer Price Index (ex fresh food) is expected to remain unchanged at 0.1% yoy in July", says Societe Generale.While some price increases were...

Yen depreciaton and domestic demand recovery to help BOJ to reach its target

Jul 30, 2015 05:40 am UTC| Commentary

The BoJ stresses that inflation is strengthening as a result of yen depreciation and domestic demand recovery which is also putting upward pressure on food costs. However, this will still not be enough to reach the BoJs 2%...

More stagnant Japan inflation in June

Jul 30, 2015 05:36 am UTC| Commentary

The Japan CPI was flat in April and May, pointing to stagnant inflation in recent months. Factors such as the passing-on of price increases to products as a result of costpush inflation caused by yen depreciation and the...