Change in demography likely to tamper consumer spending in North America

Jul 07, 2016 12:04 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

The United States and Canadian economy, havelong benefitted from consumer spending, accounting for a majority of the countries gross domestic product. While consumption spending contributed to more than two-thirds of the...

A survey blames demographic differences for Brexit outcome

Jul 07, 2016 11:51 am UTC| Commentary Economy

A widespread difference in the demographic structure of the United Kingdom led to the outcome of Brexit during the EU referendum. Surveys have found that age played a significant role in the voters voting decision....

July FOMC meeting certainly off the table, even upbeat labour data may not convince the Fed

Jul 07, 2016 11:29 am UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks Economy

The FOMC minutes of the June meeting provide little insight as the meeting took place before the EU referendum. Most participants noted that the upcoming British referendum on membership in the European Union could...

Chile’s inflation likely to have accelerated slightly in June

Jul 07, 2016 11:26 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Inflation in Chile is likely to have accelerated slightly in June. According to a Societe Generales research report, Chiles headline inflation is expected to have risen a bit to 4.3 percent year-on-year and 0.3 percent...

Brazil’s inflation to continue to slow in 2016

Jul 07, 2016 11:02 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Brazils inflation is likely to have decelerated in June. The IPCA-15 series had recorded mid-June inflation of 8.98 percent year-on-year, as compared with the mid-May reading of 9.62 percent year-on-year and the entire...

ADP employment report preview

Jul 07, 2016 11:02 am UTC| Commentary Economy

ADP employment data to be released at 12:15 GMT is todays most vital dockets from theUS to be watched by market participants. This report is one of the key data that investors will use to gauge US economic...

UK’s industrial production and manufacturing activity drop in May

Jul 07, 2016 10:42 am UTC| Commentary Economy

UKs total production output fell 0.5 percent month-on-month in May, as compared with consensus expectations of a drop of 1 percent. The industrial production data for the month of May has come in better than expected. This...