China’s industrial output rises in June, beats market estimates

Jul 15, 2016 05:46 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Industrial production in China strengthened in June, beating market estimates, along with the countrys upbeat gross domestic product data that carves out a positive outlook for the Chinese economy in the near...

China’s economy grows 6.7 pct in Q2; stabilization unlikely to sustain

Jul 15, 2016 05:43 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The Chinese economy grew 6.7 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2016, confirming stabilization in the economy. However, the stability is unlike to be sustained, noted Nordea Bank in a research report. The...

US producer prices grow significantly in June

Jul 15, 2016 05:26 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Producer prices in the US rose more rapidly than anticipated last month. Most of the goods and services components registered robust increases. The headline producer price index was up 0.5 percent month-on-month, as...

FxWirePro: The Day Ahead- 15th July 2016

Jul 15, 2016 04:27 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Lots of economic dockets scheduled for today and some with high volatility risks. Data released so far China: GDP grew 6.7 percent in second quarter from a year back and 1.8 percent on quarterly basis. Urban...

Vital Signs Series

Vital Signs: it's time to borrow to build

Jul 14, 2016 23:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Vital Signs is a weekly economic wrap from UNSW economics professor and Harvard PhD Richard Holden (@profholden). Vital Signs aims to contextualise weekly economic events and cut through the noise of the data impacting...

Eurozone’s industrial performance misses forecasts in May, indications less encouraging for Q2

Jul 14, 2016 12:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Data released by EUs statistics agency Wednesday showed that eurozone industrial production fell by 1.2% m/m in May, compared to an upwardly revised 1.4% rise in the earlier month. Compared with May 2015, output was up...

Swiss producer and import price index falls in June

Jul 14, 2016 10:56 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The producer and import price index of Switzerland continued to drop in the month of June, consistent with consensus expectations, according to Switzerlands Federal Statistical Office. On a year-on-year basis, the producer...