Spanish CPI goes back to negative numbers
Cheaper oil and electricity pushed prices down by 0.3% in August compared to the previous month. In year-on-year terms, prices dropped by 5 basis points or 0.4%.
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It Is Time to Redraw the World’s Economic Map
By Peter Lundgreen via Caixin | The turmoil on world financial markets has more to do with global changes that need to be noted than recent volatility in China’s stock exchange.
Economic growth continues but slows in Q3
BBVA Research maintains its assessment on the recovery of activity in 2015, with expected growth of 3.2%, slowing to 2.7% in 2016.
Greek elections watch: 24 parties and coalitions apply to contest
By Damian Mac Con Uladh via MacroPolis | Greece’s Supreme Court has received a total of 24 applications from political entities – including 19 parties and five coalitions – to contest the elections on 20 September.
German Bonds Lose Their Appeal
Investors seem to be leaving aside the so-called safe haven of German bonds, the European benchmark
Disinflation-felt locally, spread globally
UBS | Monetary policy remains stimulative globally, and labor markets are tightening. Yet, global inflation is low.
Election Watch: What are Greeks voting for?
By Nick Malkoutzis at Macropolis | Rarely has Greece gone into an election period with so many pieces in flux as it is now. The only thing we know for sure about the 20 September ballot is that we really can’t be sure of much.
Regulators Seek Formula for Handling Algorithmic Trading
As institutional investors embrace computer programs that rapidly place orders, the government tries to figure out how to regulate the practice.
When Machines Think for Themselves: the AI Threat
A future in which machines are more intelligent than humans still seems the realm of science fiction. Just trying to use the voice search function on your smartphone might suggests this is the case, and that machines won’t be dominating the world for a long time to come.
The Oil Prospect of ‘Lower for Longer’
Analysts at UBS are cutting our oil price forecast for the period 2015-19 and cutting long-term normalised view to $80/bbl from $90/bbl. Near oil term forecasts reflect the prospect of a lower 3Q outturn and the base from which we see the recovery in prices rising from