May 22, 2017 15:42 pm UTC| Commentary
Polands industrial production and retail sales data came in disappointed in April. Headline industrial output dropped 0.6 percent year-on-year, as compared with expectations of 1.9 percent growth. On a seasonally adjusted...
May 22, 2017 12:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks
The Monetary Policy Council of the National Bank of Poland (NBP) decided to keep the interest rates on hold at last weeks meeting and indicated that it may not start to lift interest rates next year as analysts had...
BoT likely to keep rates unchanged at this week’s meeting, says DBS Bank
May 22, 2017 06:23 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy
The Bank of Thailand (BoT) is widely expected to keep rates steady this week. Indeed, there is no reason why the central bank will tinker with its policy rate at any point this year. The pick-up in private consumption...
U.S Fed likely to hike rates to 1.50 pct in 2017 and to 2.25 pct in 2018, says Lloyds Bank
May 19, 2017 20:26 pm UTC| Commentary
The U.S. Fed kept its monetary policy on hold following the FOMC meeting earlier in May, as was widely anticipated. The largely unchanged statement by the central bank suggests that there still is a possibility of a rate...
Bank of Canada likely to keep overnight lending rate unchanged in May
May 18, 2017 23:05 pm UTC| Commentary
The Bank of Canada is set to meet next week for its monetary policy decision. The central bank is likely to keep its overnight lending rate on hold at 0.5 percent in terms. The larger issue is whether the bias would be...
Bank of Thailand likely to keep key interest rate unchanged at 1.5 pct in May
May 18, 2017 22:06 pm UTC| Commentary
Thai central bank, the Bank of Thailand, is set to have its policy meeting next week. According to a Scotiabank research report, the BoT is expected to maintain its key interest rate at 1.5 percent. Inflation in the nation...
Bank of Korea likely to keep official bank rate on hold in May
May 18, 2017 21:23 pm UTC| Commentary
The South Korean central bank, Bank of Korea, is likely to keep its official bank rate on hold next week. According to a Scotiabank research report, the central bank will maintain the key rate at 1.25 percent during its...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight