UK Steel Industry Crisis Adds Fodder to Brexit Supporters? Tata Steel on Wednesday put its British business up for sale, adding that EU rules restricting state aid were to blame for its decision – a claim which was seized on by campaigners for Brexit...
Eurocoin Indicator Falls To 11-Month Low In March The eurocoin indicator, which measures the current economic situation in the euro area dropped for the second straight month in March to the weakest level in nearly one year, a report from the Bank of Italy and the Centre for Economic Policy Resea...
AUD: Temporary Strength but Long Term Weakness to Prevail – ANZ Research Team at ANZ, suggests that the recent rally in the AUD has coincided with a basing in commodity prices, but in fact it represents a repricing of global recessionary risk...
CAD: All Eyes on January GDP Data - BBH Research Team at BBH, suggests that the Canada reports January GDP today. Key Quotes “It is expected to rise 1.1% y/y vs. 0.5% in December...
Sterling: Unsettled by Politics - ANZ Research Team at ANZ, suggests that the opinion polls on the outcome of the referendum on EU membership (23 June) continue to show a very close-run contest...
Turkish Lira At More Than 4-Month High Vs U.S. Dollar After Strong GDP Data The Turkish Lira firmed against the U.S. dollar in European deals on Thursday, as Turkey's economy expanded at a faster-than-expected pace in the fourth quarter of 2015...
Renminbi Series: Yuan-Hibor Turns Negative First Time Ever Remember the Hibor? That came notoriously famous as after this Yuan based, Hong Kong interbank offered rate, in January reached 66.8% in January...
Euro Higher After Eurozone Consumer Price Inflation The euro gained ground against the other major currencies in European trading on Thursday, after data showed that inflation in the euro area improved modestly in March, albeit remaining negative due to sharp falls in the energy prices...
Gold lost more than 1% as a surge in assets caused by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's dovish remarks implied higher risk, prodding some investors to capitalize on previous gains...
Pound Rises As U.K. GDP Revised Up The British pound strengthened against the other major currencies in the early European session on Thursday, after data showed that the U.K. economy expanded more than previously estimated in the fourth quarter...
Eurozone Consumer Prices Fall For Second Month Eurozone consumer prices decreased for the second straight month in March, flash data from Eurostat showed Thursday. Consumer prices fell 0.1 percent in March from a year ago following a 0.2 percent drop in February...
U.K. Q4 GDP Growth Exceeds Estimate The U.K. economy expanded more than previously estimated in the fourth quarter, a detailed report from the Office for National Statistics showed Thursday. Gross domestic product climbed 0...
USD Continues to Suffer - Investec Research Team at Investec, suggests that yesterday currency markets enjoyed a 'risk on' feel as the US Dollar continued to suffer in the aftermath of Fed Chair Janet Yellen's cautious rhetoric on Tuesday...
European Stocks Drop on Commodity Share Weakness Stock markets across Europe fell in early trading with commodity shares leading the way lower. At the time of writing, Euro Stoxx 50 index was down 0.66%. Germany’s DAX and France’s CAC were down 0.32% and 0.68% respectively...
JPY: Q2 Theme will be Further Unwinding of Yen Strength - SocGen Kit Juckes, Research Analyst at Societe Generale, suggests that this morning’s weekly Japanese securities investment data reinforce his view that one Q2 theme will be some further unwinding of yen strength...
Oil Drops to 2-Week Lows on Rising US Crude Reserves Oil benchmarks on both sides of Atlantic prolongs its downward trajectory for the seventh straight session this Thursday, hitting fresh two-week lows on omnipresent supply glut concerns...
Sustained NZD Run Up will Become Problematic for the Export Sector - ANZ Research Team at ANZ, suggests that the NZD has crept back in focus for exporters and the RBNZ alike. Key Quotes “For exporters the run back up above NZDUSD 0.69 and to 73.3 on the NZD TWI is proving eye watering...
Developed Economies Have Been Resilient to the Deflationary Wave – Fidelity Dominic Rossi, Global Chief Investment Officer at Fidelity International, suggests that at the same time as financial conditions ease, it’s becoming increasingly clear that developed economies have actually weathered the...
The Third Wave of Deflation is Over – Fidelity Dominic Rossi, Global Chief Investment Officer at Fidelity International, suggests that the developed economies have stood up well to the latest wave of deflation emanating from emerging economies that has seen a combined volume and price shock depre...
