The market has shrugged off the disappointing euro zone PMI to take the euro to a marginal new high for the week, and again mapping transversing the range of about $1.3140-$1.3500. Sterling too rose ...
Stocks are on track for the worst week this year as investors mull over economic concerns in both the European Union and China.The Dow Index fell 0.60 percent to close at 13,046 while the S&P 500 ...
Europe was never going to remain out of the limelight for long and it came barging back in yesterday with all the speed and tolerance of a bull (or bear) in a china shop. It became very clear ...
Fundamental NewsToday’s highlights:Core CPI (CAD, 12:00 GMT)New Home Sales (U.S, 15:00 GMT)The EUR/USD is currently trading at 1.3179 down from a high of 1.3254. The USD has ...
Fundamental NewsToday’s highlights:Core CPI (CAD, 12:00 GMT)New Home Sales (U.S, 15:00 GMT)The EUR/USD is currently trading at 1.3179 down from a high of 1.3254. The USD has ...
Good Morning:A messy overnight session-that saw the “risk” switch shut off very quickly after China posted lower than expected PMI (purchasing manager index) data.The data printed below ...
Markets are stuck in range as sentiments stabilized in Asian session today. Fed Chairman Bernanke said yesterday that economic recovery in US still lacks sustainable strength. Bernanke remained ...
We've spent a great deal of time discussing Greece, worrying about the default and the implications for the global economy. Clearly Greece is very important with respect to the Eurozone contagion. ...
BNP Paribas is making an important point in the latest research report about the dangers of low interest rates in the US. They argue that this regime allows policy makers to sweep under the rug the ...
Global economic data released Wednesday night and Thursday morning showed multiple contractions in manufacturing in China, in manufacturing and services in Germany, France and Europe, and in ...
A battle is shaping up to replace Jean-Claude Juncker as the head of the Euro group of euro zone finance ministers. Juncker has held the largely thankless post since Jan 2005. His current term ends at...
The Conference Board today released their monthly Leading Economic Indicator index for February.Overall the monthly report was very positive driven primarily, but not entirely, by continued boosts ...
The Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report was released this morning for last week. The 348,000 new claims is decrease of 5,000 from an upward adjustment of 2,000 for the previous week. The less ...
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for February was released this morning. The index increased 0.7 percent in February to 95.5 (2004 = 100). This was the fifth consecutive month of ...
Today we saw the third consecutive decline in the S&P 500 following a three-day rally. The index fell at the open and drifted lower throughout the day for a closing loss of 0.72%. After five days ...
Unquestionably there has been a significant change in investor sentiment since the crash of 2008. The 50% decline in stock prices in 2008-2009 combined with the financial sector bailouts, the "Flash ...
HighlightsFor the fiscal year ending March 31st, the General Revenue Fund (GRF) surplus is forecast to reach $352.9 million, $29.6 million less than estimated.For 2012-2013, the GRF surplus is ...
| SPX 500 Futures | 1,649.95 | -0.05 | 0.00% | |||
| NQ 100 Futures | 2,992.90 | +0.65 | +0.02% | |||
| US 30 | 15,303.26 | +8.76 | +0.06% | |||
| DAX | 8,305.32 | -46.66 | -0.56% | |||
| FTSE 100 | 6,654.34 | -42.45 | -0.63% | |||
| Japan 225 | 14,568.00 | +84.02 | +0.58% | |||
| US Dollar Index | 83.70 | -0.09 | -0.11% |
| Gold | 1,385.25 | -6.55 | -0.47% | |||
| Silver | 22.335 | -0.173 | -0.77% | |||
| Copper | 3.295 | -0.009 | -0.29% | |||
| Crude Oil | 93.84 | -0.41 | -0.44% | |||
| Natural Gas | 4.227 | -0.035 | -0.81% | |||
| US Cotton No.2 | 81.57 | -0.21 | -0.26% | |||
| US Coffee C | 127.05 | -3.83 | -2.92% |
| Euro Bund | 144.51 | -0.02 | -0.01% | |||
| Euro BTP | 114.51 | -0.85 | -0.74% | |||
| Euro BOBL | 126.376 | +0.015 | +0.01% | |||
| UK Gilt | 117.70 | +0.19 | +0.16% | |||
| US 2 YR T-Note | 110.23 | -0.01 | -0.01% | |||
| US 10 YR T-Note | 131.31 | +0.02 | +0.02% | |||
| US 30 YR T-Bond | 143.32 | +0.25 | +0.17% |
| Central Banks | Interest Rates | Next Meeting | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FED | 0.00%-0.25% | Jun 19, 2013 | |||
| ECB | 0.50% | Jun 06, 2013 | |||
| BOE | 0.50% | Jun 06, 2013 | |||
| SNB | 0.00% | Jun 20, 2013 | |||
| RBA | 2.75% | Jun 04, 2013 | |||
| BOC | 1.00% | May 29, 2013 | |||
| RBNZ | 2.50% | Jun 12, 2013 | |||
| BOJ | 0.10% | May 22, 2013 | |||
