New Zealand’s economy likely expanded in Q4, goods-producing sectors to be strongest performers

Mar 11, 2016 07:43 am UTC| Commentary Economy

New Zealands Q4 national accounts to be released next week are likely to indicate that the economy is in reasonable shape. The economic growth momentum picked up in H2 2015 after a slowdown in H1. New Zealands economy is...

Fiscal spending delay to drag on Indonesian economic growth in 2016

Mar 11, 2016 06:21 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Indonesias growth pace was disappointing in 2015, partially because of poor budget that was drag on the economy in the beginning of the year. There is a possibility that this might repeat in 2016 if the government...

Vital Signs Series

Vital Signs: confidence ranges from 'ok' to 'not great'; meanwhile, the Euro crisis simmers

Mar 10, 2016 23:58 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Vital Signs is a weekly economic wrap from UNSW economics professor and Harvard PhD Richard Holden (@profholden). Vital Signs aims to contextualise weekly economic events and cut through the noise of the data impacting...

BoE FPC could likely decide on date for British banks' counter-cyclical buffer

Mar 10, 2016 16:03 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy

BoEs Financial Policy Committee in its Dec meeting agreed that the amount of extra capital British banks should set aside to protect them from future economic downturns should be 1 percent of their risk-weighted assets,...

China Crisis Series

Deflation in the industry sector and weak demand warrant an accommodative monetary policy from the PBoC

Mar 10, 2016 15:27 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy

Chinas Feb inflation accelerated to a six-month high in February as seasonal distortions caused food prices to spike. Data released on Wednesday showed that Chinas CPI inflation unexpectedly rose to 2.3% y/y in February,...

Global Reflation Series

Global Reflation Series: early signs of inflation call for preparations

Mar 10, 2016 08:41 am UTC| Commentary Economy

We have long been arguing that all the monetary stimulus from central banks around the world would ultimately spark inflation and only happenings that have been encountering such is lower commodity prices. We believe,...

Canadian housing starts are unlikely to be sustained near the 200k pace

Mar 09, 2016 15:42 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

Data released on Tuesday showed that Canadas housing starts spiked in February, up to 213k annualized, beating expectations and Januarys 165k. Growth of 46% m/m in urban multi-family starts mainly drove this rebound,...