Taiwan Sep export orders likely to decline, expected to recover in near term

Oct 19, 2016 06:31 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Export orders in Taiwan are likely to have risen during the month of September mainly due to the high base effects. However, export orders are expected to remain on a recovery path in the near term, largely aided by rising...

China fixed asset investment rises first in nine months, in line with market expectations

Oct 19, 2016 05:54 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Fixed asset investment in China rose for the first time in nine months during the January-September period, compared to a year earlier, largely in line with what markets had earlier anticipated, as the countrys government...

China’s industrial production unexpectedly eases in September

Oct 19, 2016 05:30 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Industrial production in China unexpectedly weakened during the month of September, while measures of investment and consumer spending painted an optimist picture even as the worlds second-largest economy struggles to beat...

FxWirePro: The Day Ahead- 19th October, 2016

Oct 19, 2016 04:48 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Lots of economic dockets scheduled for today and some with high risks associated. Data released so far: China: Retail sales in September grew by 10.7 percent y/y. Industrial production growth declined to 6.1...

Brazil retail sales decline for second straight month in August, struggles to beat recession

Oct 19, 2016 04:38 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Retail sales in Brazil declined for the second straight month during the period of August, indeed a sign that the economy struggles to come out of the ongoing phase of recession even as supermarket sales stood...

Chart of the Day Series

Chart of the Day: Saudi bond sale price

Oct 18, 2016 17:57 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

Saudi Arabia is about to issue its first international bond and this nice chart from Bloomberg shows the pricing inestimated spread on theequivalent tenure of US treasury. It is well expected that the Saudis would have to...

Bank of England likely to look through inflation uptick, rate cut remains on the table

Oct 18, 2016 11:57 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks

According to data released by the Office for National Statistics on Tuesday, U.K. headline consumer price index inflation rose to the highest rate in over two years in September 2016. The CPI inflation came in at 1 percent...