Details of the June NAHN housing market index: Five month high Prior was 58 (unrevised) Single-family sales 64 vs 63 prior Prospective buyers 47 vs 44 prior...
that the employment trends in these regional reports are going to start filtering through the wider market? It's fine to acknowledge a trend but not at the expense of looking for signs it's going to end...
Strong dollar and rising supplies weigh WTI crude is down nearly 2% in a broad commodity slump. Oil fell yesterday then rebounded on an unexpected drop in US inventories. However, all the gains evaporated and it closed at the lows yesterday...
US CPI data highlights: Prior was +0.4% m/m CPI ex food and energy +0.2% vs +0.2% m/m exp CPI +1.0% y/y vs +1.1% exp CPI ex food and energy +2.2% y/y vs +2.2% exp...
June 2016 US Philly Fed business outlook index Prior -1.80 New orders -3.00 vs -1.90 prior Employment -10.90 vs -3.30 prior Prices paid 23.00 vs 15.70 prior...
4- week average 269.25 vs 269.5 last The US weekly jobless claims came in at 277K vs 270k estimate. The 4-week moving average dipped slightly to 269.25K from 269.5K last week (lets call that unchanged). The continuing claims came in at 2157K vs 2140K est...
Details form the May 2016 US CPI data report 16 June 2016 Prior 1.1%. Core CPI 2.2% vs 2.2% exp y/y. Prior 2.1% Real weekly earnings 0.0% vs 0.2% prior m/m. Revised to -0.1% 1.1% vs 1.3% prior y/y. Revised to 1.1...
Details from the May 2016 UK retail sales data report 16 June 2016 Prior 1.3%. Revised to 1.9% 6.0% vs 3.9% exp y/y. Prior 4.3%. Revised to 5.2% Ex-fuel 1.0% vs 0.3% exp m/m. Prior 1.5%. Revised to 2.0% 5.7% vs 3.8% exp y/y. Prior 4.2%. Revised to 4.8...
German IFO institute out with their latest school report 16 June 2016 The Ifo Institute expects real gross domestic product to grow by 1.8% this year and by 1.6% in 2017. This would further reduce the output gap, which will almost close next year...
Japan government spokesman across the wires. 16 June 2016 will pay even closer attention than usual and act if needed Bring it on then Suga. Put the call in. Put up or shut up. wants BOJ to continue to work toward inflation target...
US ratings agency out with their post-BOJ verdict 16 June 2016 Fitch Ratings has today revised the rating Outlooks for Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) and its subsidiaries, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) and its subsidiaries, Mizuho Financial Group, Inc...
Soft tones again for European equities as the Nikkei posts big losses 16 June 2016 DAX futures -1.7% CAC40 -1.1% FTSE -1.1% Expect yen safe-haven demand to continue if equities continue to wobble, perverse as it may be...
Latest economic forecasts now out from Swiss government 15 June 2016 2017 GDP unchanged at +1.8% 2016 CPI -0.4% vs -0.6% prev 2017 CPI +0.3% vs +0.2% 2016 unemployment unchanged at 3.5...
Your economic data/events calendar for today 16 June 2016 Greetings one and all as the fun n games continue. Plenty of releases today plus the BOJ presser/SNB/BOE decisions. Should be a quiet one. lol As always I wish you a good session...
European stock market close 15 June 2016 FTSE +0.7% Cac +1.0% Dax +0.9% Ibex +1.5...
ECB's Jens Weidmann speaks in Frankfurt We must give agreed stimulus time to show effects Doesn't see any signs that ECB's credibility has been hurt by low inflation Inflation target is appropriate Expansive policy is needed for the foreseeable future...
If there's one thing that's featured heavily over the past few years, it is Fed excuses not to do something Weather, housing, jobs, international markets, dog ate the dot plot, you name it and they've used it...
An Ipsos Mori poll run in Scotland by STV For crying out loud can no one get these polls right. The figures from Mori are 58% stay 33% leave...
US MBA mortgage market index week ending 10 June 2016 Mortgage index 507.7 vs 520.4 prior Purchase index 237.6 vs 249.9 prior Refi index 104404 vs 2070.8 30yr mortgage rate 3.79% vs 3.83% prior...
FOMC Statement and Economic Projections will take place today at 7.00pm BST, shortly followed by the Press Conference at 7.30pm BST...
