Chart of the Day Series

Chart of the Day: Saudi bond sale price

Oct 18, 2016 17:57 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

Saudi Arabia is about to issue its first international bond and this nice chart from Bloomberg shows the pricing inestimated spread on theequivalent tenure of US treasury. It is well expected that the Saudis would have to...

Bank of England likely to look through inflation uptick, rate cut remains on the table

Oct 18, 2016 11:57 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks

According to data released by the Office for National Statistics on Tuesday, U.K. headline consumer price index inflation rose to the highest rate in over two years in September 2016. The CPI inflation came in at 1 percent...

U.K house prices continue to rise in August, number of mortgage approvals fall slightly

Oct 18, 2016 11:55 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Housing prices in the United Kingdom continued to rise during the month of August, while the number of mortgage approvals fell slightly during the same period. However, the demand and supply of housing properties stayed at...

EUR/PLN hits 1-month low, focus remains on Polish labor market data

Oct 18, 2016 10:18 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The EUR/PLN and EUR/HUF currency pairings weakened on Monday, with the former hitting a one-month low, while the Czech koruna remained stuck at the intervention threshold EUR/CZK 27.0 of the Czech National Banks...

Renminbi Series

China new yuan loans rise in September, loan growth likely to cool in Q4

Oct 18, 2016 09:21 am UTC| Commentary Economy

New yuan loans in China rose during the month of September, remaining well above what markets had initially anticipated. However, the growth of loans is expected to cool down in the fourth quarter as local governments...

U.S. September core inflation expected to rise, likely to remain unchanged on year

Oct 18, 2016 08:39 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Core inflation in the United States is expected to slightly rise during the month of September, although is likely to remain unchanged on an annual basis. Core inflation has moved sideways throughout 2016 looking at both...

U.K. consumer prices likely to rise in September, following lower energy prices

Oct 18, 2016 07:17 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Consumer prices in the United Kingdom are expected to have risen during the month of September, largely owing to the downward contribution from lower energy prices. Also, inflationary pressures have increased in the recent...