South Korea’s January inflation decelerates mainly due to tobacco
Feb 02, 2016 04:40 am UTC| Commentary Economy
South Koreas inflation in January was 0.8% y/y, as compared with Decembers 1.3% and lower than Barclays forecast of 1% and consensus expectations of 1.1%. The slowdown in headline inflation was mainly due to tobacco, as...
German labour market likely to remain strong in 2016
Feb 01, 2016 21:20 pm UTC| Commentary Economy
Nowadays German economy is struggling against big inflow against migrants and refugees. The refugees with prospects to stay durably will enter the labour market gradually and can help reduce the impact of demographic...
US personal consumption expenditure preview
Feb 01, 2016 12:44 pm UTC| Commentary Economy
Personal consumption, income data along with PCE price index would be released from US at 13:30 GMT. Why it matters? Personal consumption and income data provide information on consumer sentiment. Consumers tend...
Financial markets likely to remain unstable on growing Chinese economy worries
Feb 01, 2016 09:21 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Chinas worries continue to deteriorate as the two PMI indices remained below 50 in January for six consecutive months.The official PMI dropped to 49.4, however, the Caixin/Markit PMI data was better than expected as it...
Indonesia’s inflation accelerates moderately in January, may give way for further easing
Feb 01, 2016 06:47 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks
Indonesias inflation accelerated moderately in January to 4.14%, as compared with Barclays expectations of 4.3% and consensus expectations of 4.26%. Inflation accelerated due to lower base, as fuel prices were reduced in...
Indian manufacturers continue facing structural challenges despite rise in January manufacturing PMI
Feb 01, 2016 06:46 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Indias January 2016 headline manufacturing PMI rose to 51.1 from December 2015s 49.1. However, the headline PMI reading continues to be weak according to past standards. Indias local industry continues to face considerable...
Singapore's loan growth dipped to the lowest in almost 16 years
Feb 01, 2016 02:12 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Singapores loan growth dipped to the lowest in almost 16 years. The latest headline loan growth figure for December2015 registered -1.2% YoY, down from -0.7% in the previous month. This is the third consecutive month of...
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