US home resales to climb a two-year high.
Jun 22, 2015 05:03 am UTC| Commentary
Home sales, which are pending that capture contract signings on home resales, rose in April to the highest level since 2007, and sale closings, increased by 4.2% to 5.25 mln in May, allowing for some lags and contract...
Singapore's inflation probably remained benign in May
Jun 22, 2015 04:51 am UTC| Commentary
Singapore will release May inflation data on 23 June.According to Standard Chartered, "the inflation rate is expected to have remained at -0.5% y/y for a second consecutive month on a favourable base effect. Inflation will...
Daily Economic Outlook: 22nd June, 2015
Jun 22, 2015 04:34 am UTC| Commentary
A light data calendar will see markets squarely focused on developments in Greece, with participants at tenterhooks for official comments in advance of a make-or-break EU summit, starting at 6pm GMT, preceded by a...
French business confidence to continue to improve
Jun 22, 2015 02:11 am UTC| Commentary
The French National Statistical Institute (INSEE) business confidence index for the entire economy is expected to improve from 97 to 98 in May, while the manufacturing index should also increase from 103 to 104.The INSEE...
Australia house price boom probably faded in Q1, but may pick up steam again
Jun 22, 2015 01:43 am UTC| Commentary
Overall house price inflation is likely to have slowed in Q1 compared with Q4, which would make it the fourth consecutive quarter the annual rate has slowed. But two points are worth noting.First there is some seasonality...
JPY: Back to data watching after rounds of political rhetoric
Jun 22, 2015 01:08 am UTC| Commentary
After rounds of comments on FX markets by BoJ Governor Kuroda in the past two weeks, USDJPY is stabilizing in the 122-to-124 range. Looking ahead to this week, the market focus will likely return to economic data. National...
More broad based weakening in German Ifo expected
Jun 22, 2015 00:39 am UTC| Commentary
In June, the Ifo business climate index is expected to decline to 107.9, from 108.5 in May. The Ifo survey has generally been more resilient in recent months, partly as it covers a much larger survey group and thus a...
Canadians are feeling increasingly powerless amid economic struggles and rising inequality
Another election, another round of Nigel Farage hype, with no lessons learned