China’s economic growth likely to have decelerated further in Q2

Jul 14, 2016 09:44 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Chinas economy is likely to have slowed further in the second quarter of 2016. According to a Societe Generale research report, the GDP growth is likely to have slowed to 6.5 percent in the second quarter from first...

Swedish housing market shows signs of additional easing in June

Jul 14, 2016 09:19 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The HOX/Valueguard data has indicated that Swedens housing market is showing additional signs of softness in June. The HOX composite measure of house and apartment prices both fell 1.5 percent last month, more than the...

Euro area’s final HICP inflation for June likely stayed same as flash estimate

Jul 14, 2016 07:46 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Euro areas final HICP inflation for the June is likely to come in same as the flash reading. According to a Societe Generales research report, the final HICP inflation for euro area is expected to confirm the flash...

Singaporean economy expands in second quarter on rebound in services sector

Jul 14, 2016 07:22 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Based on advance estimates, the Singaporean economy expanded 2.2 percent on year-on-year basis in the second quarter of 2016, according to the Ministry of Trade and Industry. The second quarters growth is slightly higher...

Australia’s employment growth slows in June

Jul 14, 2016 06:54 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Australias employment growth decelerated in June, coming slightly below consensus expectations. Employment increased 8000 in June, or 0.07 percent, in line with the average growth rate over the last six months, according...

US records weak import prices in June on decline in nonpetroleum categories

Jul 14, 2016 05:24 am UTC| Commentary Economy

US registered weak import prices in June. The prices rose a modest 0.2 percent month-on-month, significantly softer than the consensus projection of 0.5 percent. Import prices had grown solidly in the months of May and...

FxWirePro: The Day Ahead- 14th July 2016

Jul 14, 2016 05:07 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Not many economic dockets scheduled for today but some with very high risks of volatility associated. The focus is on interest rate decision from Bank of England (BoE). Data released so far : Australia: Consumer...