Deeper Analysis
Second Quarter Japanese Growth Not as Robust as Estimated Initially
September 12, 2017
In mid-August, Japanese officials stunned markets with an announcement that real GDP had expanded 4.0%, the most since a 4.6% annualized quarterly increase in the first quarter of 2015. Analysts were at the time expecting a pace of around 2.5%, and it turns out the market consensus was correct after all. Growth was revised downward […] More
Central Bank Watch
Thoughts on Last Weeks ECB Meeting
September 12, 2017
At the European Central Bank Governing Council meeting last Thursday, officials did not modify its interest rate structure: a refinancing rate of zero percent flanked by a negative 0.40% deposit rate and a 0.25% marginal lending facility rate. Nor did the committee change the parameters of its asset purchase program that runs to December at […] More
New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
British Inflation Marching to a Faster Beat
September 12, 2017
The U.K. is not displaying the subdued inflation found in most other developed economies. The August batch of British price data revealed a 0.6% monthly advance in total consumer prices and an acceleration of its 12-month increase to 2.9% from 2.6% in both June and July. Core CPI inflation rose 0.3 percentage points (ppts) to […] More
