Voting in the first round of Conservative leadership contest ends at the top of the hour The candidate with the least amount of support will be removed from the ticket after the votes are counted. It should take less than an hour from the time voting closes...
The latest dairy auction from Fonterra Whole milk price index -1.6% Whole milk powder prices average $2062/MT Globaldairytrade auction average $2345/MT It's the second auction in a row of declining prices but that follows two very strong auctions...
The most recent Bank of Japan monetary policy meeting adjourned 15 June, just one week before the UK referendum vote. The question must be asked whether the BOJ considered any risk to the Japanese economy either before or after the vote...
Carney tries to say that they are ready to do everything, but this comes on the background “risks materializing” in the few days after Brexit. So, should we be find comfort in Carney message for the future or listen to his dark assessment of the present...
Was the services PMI survey conducted before the Brexit vote? At least according to the outcome, we don’t have a collapse which mimics the one in the construction sector. A score of 52.3 is slightly less than 52.7 originally expected, but certainly not a disaster...
Risk aversion rising US stock futures point to an 11 point decline in the S&P 500 as the market sours, once again, on the Brexit uncertainty. The main focus is on the breakdown in cable but the dollar has come under some independent pressure in the past 30 minutes. USD/JPY quickly fell to 101...
A majority of Conservatives support May YouGov polled Conservative members from July 1-4 and found that Theresa May begins the leadership race as an overwhelming favourite. T. May: 54% A. Leadsom: 20% M. Gove: 9...
July 5th, 2016: The JPY is the strongest. The GBP is the weakest. As North American traders enter for the day, the JPY is strongest currency, while the GBP is the weakest. The GBP has obviously found it's trend from comments from BOE's Carney who continues to speak of "action...
Factory orders and a speech from Dudley later It's always nice to return from a long weekend to a light economic calendar. The market is trying to find its legs as cable takes a fresh beating. There were worries about Carney and the services PMI but the news was ho-hum...
EURGBP cracks 0.8500 And that's sent cable down to test 1.3100. There's news arriving that yet another fund is halting exiting from it's property fund. Aviva is reported to have said it will suspend selling due to "extraordinary circumstances" (that old chestnut...
EURGBP cracks 0.8500 And that's sent cable down to test 1.3100. There's news arriving that yet another fund is halting exiting from it's property fund. Aviva is reported to have said it will suspend selling due to "extraordinary circumstances" (that old chestnut...
It's time to clarify some things about Brexit Going by some of the comments there have been about Brexit you'd think the UK will resemble a world akin to something from the Mad Max films. Let's be straight about a few things. No one is saying there won't be any economic fallout...
Details from the June 2016 UK Markit/CIPS services PMI data report 5 July 2016 Prior 53.5 New orders 52.3 v s53.5 prior Composite 52.4 vs 52.0 exp. Prior 53.0 New orders 53.0 vs 51.5 prior...
Details from the June 2016 French Markit services PMI data report 5 July 2016 Prior 49.9 New orders 50.3 vs 51.7 prior Composite 49.6 vs 49.4 prior New orders 49.6 vs 51.0 prior...
Details from the June 2016 Italian Markit/ADACI services PMI data report 5 July 2016 Prior 49.8 New orders 52.1 vs 51.0 prior Composite 52.6 vs 50.8 prior New orders 52.7 vs 51.4 prior...
EURUSD jumps to 1.1186 as Italy looks to prop up bits banks The Italian banking sector worries have been calmed with news that Italy is looking to prop up its banks...
Details from the June 2016 Spanish Markit services PMI data report 5 July 2016 Prior 55.4 New orders 55.7 vs 54.3 prior Composite 55.7 vs 54.6 prior New orders 54.5 vs 53.5 prior...
Following the collapse of the construction PMI there's going to be some nervousness around the services PMI GBP longs beware! Yesterday's construction PMI was a very loud warning bell for Brexit related economic fallout...
