Demand conditions remain a major concern for Indonesia

Nov 05, 2015 06:45 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Bank of Indonesias retail sales survey is at its lowest level, which signals persistent weakness. Exports saw a 13 straight month contraction. The household demand also dropped below 5% in Q2 2015. Indonesias credit...

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...