Consumption and construction likely to drive Finnish GDP growth in 2016

Sep 20, 2016 11:46 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Finland has been in the economic doldrums for a decade and the nations centre-right government is struggling to kick-start growth while keeping a lid on debt. The impact of the sharp decline in Nokias former phone business...

UK likely to avoid Brexit-recession following slight economic rebound, says Danske Bank

Sep 20, 2016 11:05 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The United Kingdom is expected to avoid a post-Brexit recession after soft economic indicators suggest that the economy has rebounded in August after the initial deceleration in July. As the economic data have been better...

China new loans rebound in Aug; RMB loan growth likely to slow in Q4

Sep 20, 2016 10:15 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Chinas new loans denominated in yuan terms rebounded during the month of August, largely beating market consensus. However, the loan growth in terms of renminbi is likely to slow down in the last quarter of the year, as a...

Malaysia industrial sector remains resilient despite external headwinds; risks likely to moderate

Sep 20, 2016 09:39 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Industrial performance in Malaysia remained resilient during the month of July, despite external headwinds. This was especially remarkable given that weak external demand and the challenging global economic conditions have...

Weak energy prices pull down Germany’s producer prices steeper than expected

Sep 20, 2016 09:34 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Producer prices in Germany declined during the month of August, staying steeper than what markets had earlier anticipated, following weak global energy prices that kept the economy muted. Germanys producer prices fell...

Russian GDP likely to decline this year, recession may last until early 2017

Sep 20, 2016 08:57 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Economic growth in Russia is expected to decline in 2016 and next year, before returning to growth in 2018 and the years ahead. However, the ongoing recessionary phase is expected to last until early 2017 as activity in a...

ECB speeds up purchase of corporate bonds

Sep 20, 2016 07:37 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

To the astonishment of most of the analysts, the European Central Bank (ECB) has ramped up its purchase of corporate bonds under its quantitative easing program. Since July, European Central Bank (ECB) has on an average...