Will Chinese investment sacrifice Ukraine's dreams of democracy to economic needs?

Aug 11, 2016 01:25 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

After years of rapid economic growth, bold policymaking and shrewd business tactics, China has become a global player. With its business interests expanding at every opportunity, Chinas power now rivals that of the US. In...

Moody's: Goodwill impairments lag economic indicators of heightened credit risk

Aug 10, 2016 17:54 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Economy

As policymakers revisit the accounting for goodwill, a key question is whether an impairment model provides valuable information to investors, or other users of financial statements. To provide more clarity around the...

Fitch: Negative-Yielding Sovereign Debt in Japan Down, Europe Up

Aug 10, 2016 15:22 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Economy

The global stock of negative-yielding sovereign debt fell modestly to $11.4 trillion as of August 2, compared with $11.5 trillion on July 15, according to Fitch Ratings. Japanese yields moved higher in late July in...

Housing construction could provide positive contribution to Australia's economic growth

Aug 10, 2016 12:28 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

In a report released by Australian Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday, Australian home loans rose to a seasonally adjusted 1.2 percent, following a revised 0.8 percent decline in May. Following this increase, loans were 6.7...

Danish headline inflation accelerates in July, likely to reach 1 pct by 2016-end

Aug 10, 2016 11:40 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Denmarks inflation in July accelerated 0.3 percent year-on-year. This is unchanged from June and consistent with consensus projection. Last month, core inflation accelerated 0.9 percent. The rise in core inflation was...

Swedish industrial production data comes in weak in June

Aug 10, 2016 09:58 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Sweden has released weak industrial production data for the month of June. According to Statistics Sweden, industrial output, on seasonally adjusted basis, fell 0.4 percent month-on-month Consensus projections were for a...

New home loan lending in Australia rises in June

Aug 10, 2016 07:15 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The value of housing finance commitments in Australia were up in June again, with investors leading the way. The number of new loans to owner occupiers was up 1.2 percent in June after a revised 0.8 percent drop in May. On...