Briferendum Series

UK’s Osborne assures of contingency plan to deal with market volatility

Jun 28, 2016 11:35 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The United Kingdoms Chancellor Osborne has reassured the public that robust contingency plans have been put in place to deal with any potential fallout and address any market volatility that is expected to persist for some...

Bank of Spain projects national growth to slow in Q2

Jun 28, 2016 11:07 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The Spanish economy is expected to witness a slowdown in the second quarter of this year in terms of growth, as predicted by the Bank of Spain Tuesday. It expected the Spainishgrowth to have eased, and that it was still...

Brazil’s jobless rate likely to have increased in May

Jun 28, 2016 11:03 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Brazils jobless rate is expected to have increased in May. According to a Societe Generales research note, the IBGEs PNAD survey is expected to indicate that the jobless rate grew to 11.4 percent in May from Aprils 11.2...

Mexico’s jobless rate likely to have risen slightly in May

Jun 28, 2016 10:36 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The Mexican jobless rate is likely to have increased slightly in May, along with the seasonally adjusted figure. According to a Societe Generales research report, the jobless rate is likely to have increased to 3.97...

Fitch:EU-Related Supranational Ratings Unaffected By Brexit Vote

Jun 28, 2016 10:07 am UTC| Economy

The UK vote to withdraw from the European Union (EU) and our subsequent downgrade of the UK sovereign rating to AA/Negative Outlook is unlikely to have any immediate impact on the AAA ratings of EU-related Supranationals,...

Fitch:EU-Related Supranational Ratings Unaffected By Brexit Vote

Jun 28, 2016 10:07 am UTC| Economy

The UK vote to withdraw from the European Union (EU) and our subsequent downgrade of the UK sovereign rating to AA/Negative Outlook is unlikely to have any immediate impact on the AAA ratings of EU-related Supranationals,...

Sweden’s retail sales grow in May, likely to decelerate in future

Jun 28, 2016 09:52 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Swedens retail trade sales volume grew 4.6 percent in May on a year-on-year basis, while it rose 1.7 percent on a sequential basis, according to Statistics Sweden. Consensus projection was for retail sales to grow 0.7...