China consumer prices improve in September, producer prices turn positive in 4 years

Oct 14, 2016 08:37 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Consumer prices in China improved during the month of September, while producer prices turned positive for the first time in four years, raising optimism that spare capacity in the economy was beginning to ease. The...

India CPI inflation eases in September, driven by fall in food prices

Oct 14, 2016 07:30 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Consumer prices in India eased during the month of September, driven by fall in food prices and positive base effects. In Aug-Sep alone, inflation has softened by a cumulative 180 basis points, down from a peak of 6.1...

Singapore economic growth deteriorates more than market expectations in Q3

Oct 14, 2016 06:12 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The gross domestic product of Singapore deteriorated more than what markets had initially anticipated during the third quarter of this year. Singapores GDP fell by 4.1 percent q/q on a seasonally adjusted annual rate in...

Australia's Q3 CPI unlikely to confirm fading disinflationary forces, to complicate RBA's monetary policy outlook

Oct 13, 2016 12:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks

As expected by markets the RBA held interest rates at 1.5 percent at its October monetary policy meeting and refrained from adopting an explicit easing bias. Having eased monetary policy at its May and August meetings, the...

Hungarian forint eases after reading dovish meeting minutes from the NBH

Oct 13, 2016 11:23 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The Hungarian forint eased Thursday after reading dovish monetary policy meeting minutes from the National Bank of Hungary. The HUF depreciated yesterday, partly due to global risk-off sentiment and partly as a result of...

Mounting political pressures in Philippines exert downward pressure on the domestic currency

Oct 13, 2016 10:42 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The Philippines peso has underperformed in comparison to its peers in the recent months. Part of this reflects increasing political concerns among foreign investors. There was also a spike in the 5Y credit default swap...

Australia consumer inflation expectations improve in October, signal fruitful RBA policies

Oct 13, 2016 10:08 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

Consumer inflation expectations in Australia improved during the month of October, for the first time in three months, signaling that central bank policies were finally translating into faster price growth. Australia...