A Brief Look at Yuan Valuations
With China continuing to see high inflation and the PBOC implementing a series of monetary policy tightening moves, the Yuan (or particularly the Yuan-Dollar exchange rate) has been highlighted as a...
View ArticleIs This China’s Last Trade Surplus?
China reported a trade surplus for the month of April at $11.4B, up from virtually 0 in March. Exports rose to a record $155.7B (up 2% m/m, 30% y/y) from $152.2B in March and $119.9B in April 2010....
View ArticleWhat’s Happening With China’s Economy?
Here’s a graphical rundown on some of the key economic indicators that China just put out for April. Included in the review is the inflation situation, consumer spending, the pace of loan growth,...
View ArticleWhy Poland’s Central Bank Increased Interest Rates
The National Bank of Poland increased its reference rate by 25 basis points to 4.25% (and increased its other interest rates by 25bps: lombard rate 5.75%, deposit rate 2.75%, and rediscount rate...
View ArticleTop 5 Economics Graphs of the Week – 14 May 2011
This week we look at Euro Zone GDP and break out the economic growth results from Germany and France, and gauge how the Euro economies are progressing through the recovery. We also have a brief review...
View ArticleEconomic Calendar: EU CPI, Japan GDP, U.S. Housing Market
Here’s the Economic Calendar for the week commencing the 15th of May 2011. This week brings more inflation results from the eurozone, the U.K., and Canada. There’s also Q1 GDP from Japan, which also...
View ArticleShould You Invest in Chile?
The Banco Central de Chile just increased its monetary policy interest rate by 50 basis points to 5.00%. So what is going on in the Chilean economy? This report provides a brief insight into the...
View ArticleTime to Go Long Vietnam With VNM?
Vietnam briefly slipped into the headlines this week with yet another interest rate increase, bringing its refinancing rate to 15.00% (up 100bps). The move follows a series of 100 basis point increases...
View ArticleThe U.K. Consumer: An Important Barometer
In most developed economies, the sector that hurt the most during the financial crisis and ensuing recession tended to be the consumer sector. Ironically, in the lead up to the crisis, it was the...
View ArticleTop 5 Economics Graphs of the Week – 22 May 2011
This week we take a look at some inflation numbers from the EU and UK, and while on the topic have a check in on commodity prices. Then we review the latest GDP numbers from Japan, before finishing up...
View ArticleEconomic Calendar: GDP Revisions, Japan Data and U.S. Data
Here’s the Economic Calendar for the week commencing the 23rd of May 2011. This week there’s more GDP results (revisions) for 1Q 2011 with Germany, the U.K., and the U.S. all due to report. In the U.S....
View ArticleTop 5 Economics Graphs of the Week – 28 May 2011
This week we look at some of the latest economic data coming out of Japan; noting a rare occurrence of positive inflation, and observing a further trade deficit in April. Then we look at some US data,...
View ArticleEconomic Calendar: Here Comes June and the PMIs
Here’s the economic calendar for the week commencing the 30th of May 2011. This week we say goodbye to May, as such there’s the May PMI numbers due out, with China, the US, and most other major...
View ArticleBrits Get Rich in China
While I was whittling my precious weekend hours away I stumbled on to a finance documentaries website and found a very interesting documentary on China. The film is called “Brits Get Rich in China” and...
View ArticleTop 5 Graphs: Aussie GDP, U.S. and China PMI, Monetary Policy
This week we start by checking out a dismal Q1 GDP result for Australia. Then we examine the slight fall in China’s manufacturing PMI (purchasing manager index), as well as the U.S. manufacturing PMI...
View ArticleChina Property Update – Prices Still Chugging Along in May
China’s online real estate website, SouFun, recently released its monthly 100-city property price index, showing that property prices continued to rise in May. Property prices rose by 0.52% month on...
View ArticleMonetary Policy Week in Review (Guest Post)
The past week in monetary policy was dominated by Asian central banks, with the central banks of Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, and South Korea all announcing interest rate decisions. The only banks to...
View ArticleChina Economic Check-up: Nope, no hard landing yet folks
China just released its June numbers, with 3 separate official sources delivering banking and money stats, international trade stats, and the core economic data. The June GDP numbers were pretty strong...
View ArticleMonetary Policy Week in Review – 23 July 2011 (guest post)
The past week in monetary policy was relatively quiet, with just five central banks announcing interest rate decisions. The only central bank to adjust rates was the Banco Central do Brasil, which...
View ArticleTop 5 Graphs of the Week – 24 Jul 2011
This week we check in on the current inflation and monetary policy situation for the key developed economies and emerging markets, with a particular focus on the outlook for inflation and interest...
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