Swiss inflation expected at -0.7% yoy

Apr 07, 2015 01:44 am UTC| Commentary

In March, the Swiss headline inflation rate is expected to rise slightly to -0.7% yoy, driven by higher oil prices over the past two months. This should to some extent halt the deflationary trend resulting from the strong...

Bank of France business sentiment to recover in March

Apr 07, 2015 01:22 am UTC| Commentary

The BoF Business Sentiment Indicator for the manufacturing sector is likely to increase from 96 to 98 in March, thereby offsetting the unexpected drop recorded last month (from 98 to 96).Business confidence reached level...

German exports still struggling on the back of weak Chinese data

Apr 07, 2015 01:05 am UTC| Commentary

In February, the German trade surplus is expected to have amounted to 18.9bn, up from 15.9bn in January. Exports are expected to have declined by 0.6% mom, following the larger than expected decline in January (-2.1%),...

Better outlook but still slow pace of German industrial activity

Apr 07, 2015 00:42 am UTC| Commentary

Despite improving signs of economic activity in Germany, industrial production is likely to have decreased by 0.2% mom in February, with a big drop in construction, following an increase of 0.6% mom in the previous...

German volatility in orders expected to continue

Apr 07, 2015 00:33 am UTC| Commentary

In February, a rebound in factory orders of 2.1% mom is expected, following the stronger than expected decline in January (-3.9% mom).While foreign orders could see some weakening in the three-month quarterly average...

Euro area final March services PMI to decrease from the flash estimate

Apr 07, 2015 00:26 am UTC| Commentary

The final estimate of the services index should decrease from 54.3 (flash estimate) to 54 in March, marginally up from February (53.9). Looking at the regional breakdown, the lagging Italian services PMI is expected to...

Europe manufacturing activity on a slow pace

Apr 06, 2015 23:53 pm UTC| Commentary

Markets will focus their attention this week on Greece. A late payment of the IMF loan repayment of 460m on 9 April cannot be ruled out. Greece sent a list of reforms last week in the hope that it will allow the (partial)...