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Euro Weakness Looking To Hold
by admin
21 May 2012 at 12:33pm
On the Forex markets this morning the Euro around was struggling to regain a foothold beyond the $1.27 area against the Dollar. Staying virtually unchanged from its level on Friday, the dollar at 1.2692 euro (+ 0,08%). A low of 1.2642 dollars was hit this morning, against a peak at 1.2708. No significant movements to report against the ye Read more ...
Euro Down Slightly After Weekend On Spain Worry
by admin
1 May 2012 at 4:41am
Yesterday the euro was down slightly compared to the U.S. dollar, 1.321 to 1.325 dollars compared to last Friday, particularly affected by the disturbing news growing on Spain. The Spanish economy has again contracted by 0.3% in real terms in the first quarter 2012 compared to the last of 2011, according to the National Statistics Institu Read more ...
Euro Stability Still A Concern On Forex Markets
by admin
24 Apr 2012 at 8:13am
Parity between the euro / dollar is now almost perfectly balanced on the currency market: at around 13:00 hours, the euro was trading at 1.3156 (- 0.01%). Slightly increased towards the yen to 106.9. Nothing to report in the forex market on the state of the euro / Swiss franc, which is stable at 1.2021. ‘We expect fu Read more ...
Euro Mixed Against All Other Majors
by admin
18 Apr 2012 at 7:53am
The single currency was losing again today, dropping below $1.31 (EUR/USD) on Wednesday afternoon, amid persistent doubts about the sovereign status of Europe. At this time, the euro yield is 0.42% against the greenback at 1.3073 dollars per euro. The IMF reviewed yesterday, downgrading its growth forecast for Spain in 2012, which shows a Read more ...
Fed Keeps Rates Low ? Euro Seems Without Trend
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14 Mar 2012 at 6:40am
The single European currency remained without a major trend against the U.S. dollar in the wake of a highly anticipated meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Fed, whose tone lately has been quite positive for the Dollar. The Euro dropped yesterday afternoon from 0.04% to 0 Read more ...
Bernanke comments causes sell off
by Tom
1 Mar 2012 at 4:55am
Market sentiment received a bit of a boost yesterday when the results of the ECB?s long-awaited second long-term liquidity operation (LTRO) showed strong demand for the cash from European banks. The ECB lent 800 banks ?529.5 billion, somewhat above the ?450 billion that the market had been anticipating and the ?489 billion lent to 523 fi Read more ...
Euro firm however downside risks remain
by Tom
28 Feb 2012 at 8:36am
Today the euro remains firm versus the dollar and sterling, trading in relatively tight ranges despite the announcement from ratings agency Standard & Poor?s that it is cutting Greece?s long term credit trading to selective default. Such a move was already expected and indeed factored in, though yesterday?s comments from EU Commission Read more ...
Euro upside following Greek deal
by Tom
22 Feb 2012 at 9:34am
Having retreated from near two-week highs as optimism over the long-awaited Greek bailout deal faded to be replaced by underlying concerns over growth and implementation risks, the euro has traded in a relatively tight range versus the dollar over the past 24 hours. Parliaments in three countries (Germany, the Netherlands and Finland) must now a Read more ...
Euro upside following Greek Deal
by Tom
21 Feb 2012 at 9:20am
The euro gained some ground in early morning trade briefly breaking through key resistance after eurozone finance ministers finally sealed the details of a second ?130 billion bailout package for Greece. There was also agreement on the details of Greek?s deal with private sector investors, who are now expected to take a haircut in excess of Read more ...
Euro sold as Greek Deal lingers
by Tom
16 Feb 2012 at 4:35am
The euro started yesterday with a firmer tone on the news that China would continue investing in euro debt and pledges from the Greek opposition Conservative Party to commit to tough austerity measures. This was before the latest twist in the on-going Greek debt saga saw renewed pressure on the single currency, which has fallen back to trade at Read more ...

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Fed's Bullard says orderly Greek exit possible
23 May 2012 at 6:49pm

Greece could exit the euro zone without doing deep damage to the U.S. and European economies if the transition is handled properly, a top U.S. Federal Reserve official said on Wednesday. Concerns about ...

Treasury bond market at a glance
23 May 2012 at 3:21pm

Key barometers in the Treasury market late Wednesday, compared with late Tuesday. Price changes in the 10-year note and 30-year bond are per $100 invested:___1. Bond Buyer index of 40 actively traded municipal ...

Figures on government spending and debt
23 May 2012 at 2:02pm

Figures on government spending and debt (last six digits are eliminated). The government's fiscal year runs Oct. 1 through Sept. 30.

Fed near limit on scope to help jobs: Kocherlakota
23 May 2012 at 1:58pm

A rise in U.S. inflation over the past year suggests the Federal Reserve has little firepower left to boost employment, a top Fed official said on Wednesday. The U.S. unemployment rate, at 8.1 percent, ...

Kocherlakota: rise in joblessness could trigger more Fed easing
23 May 2012 at 1:26pm

The U.S. Federal Reserve, which has kept short-term rates near zero since December 2008, may need to ease monetary policy further if U.S. unemployment rises or inflation falls, a top Fed official said ...

Yen Rockets As BoJ Holds Off Further Stimulus; Greek Exit Fears Grow
23 May 2012 at 10:51am

Yen Rockets As BoJ Holds Off Further Stimulus; Greek Exit Fears Grow

Book deal for watchdog who helped oversee bailout
23 May 2012 at 7:47am

The man who helped oversee the $700 billion bailout of the financial industry has a book deal.Neil Barofsky, the Special Inspector General of the controversial TARP program from 2008-2011, has an agreement ...

BoE Minutes Show 8-1 Vote Against Stimulus, Low Short-Term Growth Projections
23 May 2012 at 3:15am

BoE Minutes Show 8-1 Vote Against Stimulus, Low Short-Term Growth Projections

Bank of England 'finely balanced' over stimulus
23 May 2012 at 2:59am

The minutes to the last policy meeting at the Bank of England show that only one of the nine members of the rate-setting committee voted for more economic stimulus.However, the minutes, published Wednesday, ...

Yen Soars as BOJ Holds Back on Stimulus, EU Summit Now in Focus
23 May 2012 at 1:09am

Yen Soars as BOJ Holds Back on Stimulus, EU Summit Now in Focus

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Renminbi begins to go global - Financial Times

22 May 2012 at 5:22pm

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Renminbi begins to go global
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British hedge funds buy and sell the currency at the push of a button, while corporations such as McDonald's, the fast-food chain, and Tesco, the UK supermarket group, raise funds in the small but fast-growing renminbi bond market.

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Walmart Blazes a Trail for Other Value Retailers in Expanding Internationally...

22 May 2012 at 2:10pm Walmart?s strategy has been to acquire local companies, improve operations, and use their lower cost of capital to expand more aggressively in these foreign ... for Tesco last year. According to Tesco?s 2011 corporate report, favorable exchange rates ...

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Tesco plc faces backlash after cutting shop floor bonuses by 80 per cent - SM...

15 May 2012 at 2:34am

Tesco plc faces backlash after cutting shop floor bonuses by 80 per cent
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News round up: Tesco, Greece, E.ON, Oil prices, Angela Merkel, Salary pension schemes and the British stock exchange. Embattled Tesco plc (LON:TSCO) boss Phil Clarke is facing another crisis after he slashed staff bonuses by 80 per cent and sparked a ...

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Euro at risk for major drop
by alex
23 May 2012 at 1:35am
The Consumer price inflation(CPI) in the UK fell to 3.0% in April, down from 3.5% in the previous month. Although this was only marginally faster than the markets had anticipated (consensus 3.1%), this will come as relief to the BOE following last month?s rise in inflation.�It is also of symbolic importance that Sir Mervyn King [...]
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
by alex
22 May 2012 at 1:58am
The Consumer Price Index �is a measure of price movements by the comparison between the retail prices of a representative shopping basket of goods and services. The purchase power of GBP is dragged down by inflation. The CPI is a key indicator to measure inflation and changes in purchasing trends. Generally, a high reading is [...]
Inflation Data key for GBP
by alex
22 May 2012 at 12:48am
After the weekend G8 summit, sentiment on the markets was a little more upbeat�yesterday. Markets took some comfort from news out of China that indicated it would fast�track approvals for investment in infrastructure projects to combat a slowdown in the�economy. This supports recent calls from the Chinese premier for policies to maintain�growth after a series [...]
Public Sector Net Borrowing
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21 May 2012 at 8:45am
The Net Borrowing released by the National Statistics captures an amount of new debt held by the U.K. governments (the financial deficit in the UK national accounts). Generally speaking, if the Net Borrowing is negative, it means the UK Accounts are surplus, and that should be positive for the GBP. While a deficit is [...]
Euro claws back some losses
by alex
21 May 2012 at 12:43am
At the G8 summit this weekend, Greece’s political and economic upheaval, together with�the growing instability in Spain and Italy, were high on the agenda as leaders sought to�calm the situation. World leaders backed keeping Greece in the euro-zone and vowed to�take all steps necessary to combat financial turmoil while revitalising a global economy�increasingly threatened by [...]
Moody?s downgrades Spanish banks
by alex
18 May 2012 at 1:41am
The potential ?Grexit? is killing the markets as they run for safety in the last day of the week. Uncertainty is all over, and regardless of the new elections being held in June 17, investors still don?t want to risk it. Not only Greece is in trouble. 16 Spanish banks have been downgraded by Moody?s last [...]
Lower inflation expectations not good for GBP
by alex
17 May 2012 at 12:53am
The UK inflation report released yesterday showed that the MPC now expect two-year�inflation to be lower despite raising the near term projection. Their central inflation�projection for two years ahead is 1.6%, about 0.2% lower than in February. The growth�forecasts were also lowered in the near term reflecting a poor Q1 2012 and on-going�concerns regarding the [...]
Focus on Eurozone Politics continues
by alex
16 May 2012 at 1:25am
Greece continues to capture the headlines with agreement expected today on formation of�an interim Government and likely announcement of new elections as soon as 10 June.�Meanwhile the first meeting between Merkel and Hollande resulted in a joint statement�pledging commitment from both to keep Greece in the euro with introduction of ?growth�measures? subject to adherence to [...]
Currencies do not like political uncertainty
by alex
15 May 2012 at 1:27am
Political risk events continue to dominate in Europe. The political deadlock continues in Greece although a Greek exit was not discussed at the Euro group meeting held yesterday, nonetheless, suggestions that Greece will leave the euro gained momentum leading to the EU Commission issuing a statement hoping that Greece would remain part of the euro [...]
What if Greece Exits?
by admin
14 May 2012 at 12:16am
From The Economist Online May 11th 2012, 0:22 by A.P. See original article As the Economist argues in our briefing�this week, a Greek exit from the euro zone would not just be chaotic for Greece itself but would also invite questions about the status of Portugal, Ireland and others. So what would policymakers have to [...]

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