Full report
- September’s release of Dukascopy Sentiment Index report shows that professors around the world remain pat on the global sentiment, as the corresponding short and long-term gauges were unchanged from the previous month. The index stayed at 0.59 and 0.69 for the six-month and three-year outlooks, respectively. The major economies continue to combat slowing inflation, the malaise which has been spreading among such countries as the US, UK, the Euro zone members, Japan etc. On top of that, political instability continues to weigh on experts’ outlook.
- Not only business climate and consumer morale continued to deteriorate in the Euro bloc: experts who participated in the September’s poll have also been losing faith. The short-term outlook has been clouded by dangerously low inflation, historically high unemployment rate, and ongoing geopolitical crisis in Ukraine, which has jeopardized economic growth in the Europe’s number one economy. The ECB was forced to act again in September to save the flagging economy. However, the long term outlook improved slightly.
- Sentiment index for the North American economy rebounded from the last month, with both indexes increasing. The US economy continues to show moderate pace of expansion and remains the leader in the region, while Canada’s economy unexpectedly stalled in July, suggesting the pace of the country’s recovery might have eased in the third quarter.
- While China is experiencing bumpy business activity in both manufacturing and services sectors, as well as property slump, and Australia’s economy is seen to remain weak this year, New Zealand continues to surprise economists with its sound economic growth, and officials in Japan remain upbeat on the economy. Experts also were upbeat on the region’s short and long term prospects.