Australia's Q3 CPI unlikely to confirm fading disinflationary forces, to complicate RBA's monetary policy outlook

Oct 13, 2016 12:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks

As expected by markets the RBA held interest rates at 1.5 percent at its October monetary policy meeting and refrained from adopting an explicit easing bias. Having eased monetary policy at its May and August meetings, the...

Hungarian forint eases after reading dovish meeting minutes from the NBH

Oct 13, 2016 11:23 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The Hungarian forint eased Thursday after reading dovish monetary policy meeting minutes from the National Bank of Hungary. The HUF depreciated yesterday, partly due to global risk-off sentiment and partly as a result of...

Mounting political pressures in Philippines exert downward pressure on the domestic currency

Oct 13, 2016 10:42 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The Philippines peso has underperformed in comparison to its peers in the recent months. Part of this reflects increasing political concerns among foreign investors. There was also a spike in the 5Y credit default swap...

Australia consumer inflation expectations improve in October, signal fruitful RBA policies

Oct 13, 2016 10:08 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

Consumer inflation expectations in Australia improved during the month of October, for the first time in three months, signaling that central bank policies were finally translating into faster price growth. Australia...

Downside risks continue to hover around Thailand’s GDP growth following drag on manufacturing

Oct 13, 2016 09:33 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Downside risks continue to hover around Thailands gross domestic product (GDP) growth following the drag on the countrys manufacturing sector. While it accounts for almost 30 percent of GDP, contribution from manufacturing...

Germany consumer inflation remains unchanged on month, likely to rise in near term

Oct 13, 2016 08:16 am UTC| Commentary Economy

German consumer prices remained steady in September from August, continuing to cause a headache for the European Central Bank, even though markets anticipate a pick-up in prices in the coming months. Consumer prices...

Emerging Market Crisis Series

Prexit: as South Africa looks over the abyss who will blink?

Oct 13, 2016 08:14 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Economy

Like the lemming that is about to throw itself off the proverbial cliff, South Africa appears unable to stop itself from preventing a self-inflicted act of such monumental folly that it could easily send Africas second...