Decline in Brazilian IP likely continued in Q3

Sep 02, 2015 06:30 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Brazils industrial production fell 6.7% yoy in Q2 (down 2.1% qoq on seasonally adjusted basis) after falling 5.9% yoy in Q1 ( down 2.4% qoq). Given the shape of domestic and external demand, the same pace of decline is...

US economy gains momentum

Sep 02, 2015 06:04 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The US economy is showing signs of improving momentum after a weak start to the year, led by consumer and housing activity. Solid job growth, rising income gains, low gas prices, and pent-up demand should sustain the...

US ISM suggest goods-producing sector likely to remain subdued in Q3

Sep 02, 2015 04:09 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The US ISM manufacturing index fell to 51.5 in August, posting a larger decline on the month. The decline was led by the components of the survey that tend to be most indicative of future activity. As such, the August...

Malaysian economy continues to record solid growth

Sep 02, 2015 00:47 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The Malaysian economy continues to record solid growth, though the pace decelerated notably in the second quarter to 4.9% y/y from the 5.6% gain recorded in the first three months of 2015. Activity is driven by domestic...

US economy showing signs of improving momentum after a weak start to the year

Sep 01, 2015 22:30 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

The US economy is showing signs of improving momentum after a weak start to the year, led by consumer and housing activity. Solid job growth, rising income gains, low gas prices, and pent-up demand should sustain the...

Global economy continues to struggle

Sep 01, 2015 21:31 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

The global economy continues to struggle, with Chinas slowdown, the downward bias in commodity prices, and the renewed increase in financial market turbulence risking further weakness. There are not enough growth engines...

U.S. demographics and the wage-less recovery

Sep 01, 2015 20:55 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

This Fridays employment figures will be the last key labor data ahead of the September FOMC meeting. The aboveconsensus forecast for a 0.4% m/m gain would put the yoy growth rate at 2.2%, an uptick from the July reading,...