Hard landing warning
China's poor growth prospects - and how they will impact the rest of the world - have emerged as a key topic of concern among global commentators. //--> Friday, October 02, 2015 China's poor growth...
View ArticleUS jobs growth stumbles, raising doubts on economy
US employers slammed the brakes on hiring over the last two months and wages fell in September, raising new doubts the economy is strong enough for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates by the...
View ArticleAnalysis by the economic team of UniCredit Bulbank: GDP growth speeds up to...
(Source: UniCredit Bulbank AD) It is expected that by the end of this year 0,5% deflation will be reported; In the latest analysis by the economic team of UniCredit the forecasts for next year are...
View ArticleDovish Fed offers limited respite for EMs Read More... (QNB - Qatar National...
(Source: QNB - Qatar National Bank SAQ) Web Posted on : Sun, 4 Oct 2015 Download the PDF version of this weekly commentary in English or عربي Emerging Markets (EMs) have continued to suffer from...
View ArticleUS Job Growth Stumbles, Raising Doubts on Economy
Reuters WASHINGTON— U.S. employers slammed the brakes on hiring over the last two months and wages fell in September, raising new doubts the economy is strong enough for the Federal Reserve to raise...
View ArticleStocks rise as investors see Fed delaying hike
LONDON — European shares followed Asian stocks higher on Monday while the dollar was on the defensive after Friday’s weak US jobs data signalled the era of low-cost money had further to run. With the...
View ArticleWeak US jobs growth raises doubts on economy, prospects for December rate rise
Employers in the United States slammed the brakes on hiring over the last two months and wages fell in September, raising new doubts the economy is strong enough for the Federal Reserve to raise...
View ArticleRuble Crash Casts Pall Over Rates as Food Prices Bring No Relief
Elvira Nabiullina just can’t catch a break. More from Bloomberg.com: Russia Intensifies Syria Bombing as Cameron Joins Criticism Easing Halt The Bank of Russia has almost rolled back last year’s...
View ArticleBosses of UK's top firms report rising uncertainty over global economy
Poll of chief financial officers finds many are trimming investment and hiring plans due to Chinese downturn and possible interest rate rise...
View ArticleWorld Bank cuts East Asia economic forecasts
The World Bank cut its growth forecasts for developing East Asia and the Pacific as the threat of slowing China reverberates through the region. Meg Teckman reports....
View ArticleUS job growth fades in September; jobless rate at 7-year low of 5.1%
WASHINGTON: The US job market faltered in September and hiring in prior months was slower than thought, the Labour Department said today in a report pointing to a slowing economy. The September jobs...
View ArticleLatin America an emblem of emerging markets’ sputter
Lima, October 3 After a decade of strong economic growth, Latin America and especially its powerhouse Brazil are sputtering, a symbol of the slowdown in emerging markets worldwide as commodity prices...
View ArticleSlumping commerce threatens global growth: report
Once the grease of global growth, international commerce failed to rebound completely from the 2009 recession and now is slowing anew. Chinese exports tumbled 5.5 percent in August from a year earlier,...
View ArticleChina, Federal Reserve’s rate hike loom over global finance summit
After driving growth in global economy during the 2008-09 crisis, major emerging economies, with exception of India, are sputterin Washington, October 2 The global finance summit next week in Lima will...
View ArticleRBA may need to cut rates in November, economists say
Economists aren't expecting any change to interest rates Tuesday but an increasing number do think the RBA will cut before the end of the year. The RBA board will meet next week to decide whether or...
View ArticleSouth Africa: Bellwether of the commodities rout?
South Africa, one of the emerging market's biggest success stories in recent years, is rapidly becoming a canary in the coalmine known as the commodities washout. A deepening tumble in commodity prices...
View ArticleUS rate hike, China loom over global finance summit
WASHINGTON: Clouds are gathering over the world’s economic leaders ahead of a meeting in Peru to confront the fallout of a China-sparked commodity price crash that has rocked once-powerful emerging...
View ArticlePhilippine Pension Buys Stocks Amid Record Foreign Outflows
For the largest Philippine pension fund, record foreign outflows are making the nation’s equities a more attractive investment. As the Philippine Stock Exchange Index surged to a record in April, the...
View ArticleWorld's Central Banks Lose Bond-Market Credibility as Woes Mount
More and more, bond traders are drawing the same conclusion: central bankers globally are coming up short in their attempts to combat the world’s economic woes. Even after hundreds of interest-rate...
View ArticleNo respite in sight for Asian currencies
There is no reason to expect much respite for Asian currencies that have weakened versus the dollar in the past few quarters, as the underlying conditions that underpinned the move remain solidly in...
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