Chile's economic growth improves in September, but considerable downside risk to 2015 forecast
Nov 04, 2015 23:48 pm UTC| Commentary Economy
Chiles economy is expected to recover mildly from the sharp deceleration in August (1.8% yoy versus 1.1%). However, the sharp slowdown in August was probably good enough to keep Q3 growth at 1.8% yoy vs 1.9% in Q2....
Mexico Quarterly Inflation Report: Persistent downside risks to growth with stable and low inflation
Nov 04, 2015 21:44 pm UTC| Commentary Economy
Banxico released its Quarterly Inflation Report for Q3 15. The highlight of the report is the release of the 2017 forecasts in which the board has a positive outlook for both growth and inflation, while it confirms the...
Poland deflation persists, strengthens rate cut view
Nov 03, 2015 07:43 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Poland released its flash CPI estimate for October yesterday, the headline reading came in at -0.8% yoy the same as in September, and was softer than the -0.7%yoy the market was looking for. This was despite certain...
Seasonal factors behind Spain's unemployment increase
Nov 03, 2015 05:25 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The number of unemployed in Spain is set to increase by 51K in October due to seasonal effects. Even with this increase, the drop in unemployment is expected to reach 300K year-to-date and 700K since early 2013 - though...
Global manufacturing confidence improves for first time in four months
Nov 03, 2015 03:50 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The final reading of the Barclays global manufacturing confidence improved to -0.54 in October from -0.71 in September, arresting four consecutive months of decline. The improvement in global business confidence was driven...
Good news for UK's larger firms, less so for SMEs
Nov 03, 2015 03:14 am UTC| Commentary Economy
The UKs October Manufacturing PMI rose to 55.5, after a marginal upward revision to 51.8 in September. The overall index was upbeat at a 16-month high, considerably above market expectations. The output index...
China’s 5th Plenum focuses on social spending and green growth
Nov 02, 2015 05:53 am UTC| Commentary Economy
Another important event this week in China is the conclusion of the fifth plenary session of the 18th CPCCC (Fifth Plenum) on 29 October. The plenum approved the CPCCCs proposals for national economic and social...