The Benefits Of ConvergenceCharts and data display the boost to growth that occurs when interest rates coalesce at a lower level and when credit spreads narrow. The multiplier effect is huge. Europe ...
World markets are firmly lower as contagion fears abound, with stock markets down -1.0% or more across the globe. European bond yields are stable this morning, with no change in Spain or Italy; ...
Germany had some positive news today-when German Q1 took the markets by surprise and rose .5% versus the .1% that was expected.It seems that better-than-expected exports along with ...
India (as discussed back in December) is now struggling with one of the most difficult environments an economy could face - stagflation. Here are the latest four economic trends: 1. India's export ...
The CRB commodities index broke through the apparent support level discussed earlier. Commodities continue to be pressured by the global slowdown and eurozone driven market stress. Recent dollar ...
Things that can move U.S.:Asian stocks down: Jpn -1.12%, China -1.4%, HK -3.19%, SoKo -3.08%Japan machine orders -1.1% YoY vs +4.4% expected, +8.9% previousAustralia Westpac consumer ...
The May 2011 Consumer Price Index for Urban Consumers (CPI-U) released today puts the April year-over-year inflation rate at 2.30%, which is well below the 3.95% average since the end of the Second ...
As a prelude to a broader analysis of China’s GDP, and the accuracy of its official GDP figures, I want to start by examining the national real estate statistics for the first four months of ...
Fundamental NewsToday’s highlights:Claimant Count Change (GB, 09:30 GMT)Core CPI (YoY) (EUR, 10:00 GMT)German 10-Year Bund Auction (GER, 10:30 GMT)BoE Gov King Speaks + BoE Inflation Report (GB,...
The euro (EUR) recorded losses against most of its major counterparts as the news from Greece heightened risk aversion. The final round of talks on forming a coalition government yesterday produced no...
Retail sales slowed sharply in April rising only 0.1 percent, following a 0.7 percent increase in March (originally up 0.8 percent). No real surprise here but it is interesting to see retailers ...
The aftermath of last week's elections continue to weigh on the markets, and in currency markets, the threat of political change is the most important driver. The Greeks voted for those ...
World stock markets are rather "mixed" as Asian bourses closed lower on their sessions, while European bourses are both higher and lower – Germany higher by +0.2% and France by +0.6%. These ...
One month ago it appeared that Germany held the whip hand in its titanic struggle against those seeking to cure all economic ills with the snake oil of currency debasement. Now, it appears that the ...
Here is a surprise for you. European leaders did better than your favorite pundit! They will also do better in the future. For the last two weeks the dollar has moved higher versus the euro and stocks...
Here is a table showing the annualized change in Headline and Core CPI for each of the past five months. I've also included each of the eight components of Headline CPI and a separate entry for ...
Yesterday was dominated by the long shadow of Greece. Not only did the Greek stock market hit lows not seen for 22 years (see below for the chart), but also political haggling has led to new ...
| SPX 500 Futures | 1330.25 | +2.00 | +0.15% | |||
| NQ 100 Futures | 2577.20 | -1.05 | -0.04% | |||
| US 30 | 12656.50 | +24.50 | +0.19% | |||
| DAX | 6384.26 | -16.80 | -0.26% | |||
| UK 100 | 5405.25 | -32.37 | -0.60% | |||
| Japan 225 | 8801.17 | -99.57 | -1.12% | |||
| US Dollar Index | 81.48 | +0.04 | +0.05% |
| Gold | 1536.05 | -21.05 | -1.35% | |||
| Silver | 27.368 | -0.712 | -2.54% | |||
| Copper | 3.472 | -0.046 | -1.30% | |||
| Crude Oil | 92.97 | -1.00 | -1.07% | |||
| Natural Gas | 2.590 | +0.089 | +3.58% | |||
| US Cotton No.2 | 77.67 | -1.49 | -1.88% | |||
| US Coffee C | 176.88 | -0.38 | -0.21% |
| Euro Bund | 143.25 | -0.18 | -0.13% | |||
| Euro BTP | 99.94 | +0.53 | +0.53% | |||
| Euro BOBL | 125.915 | -0.090 | -0.07% | |||
| UK Gilt | 118.33 | +0.14 | +0.12% | |||
| US 2 YR T-Note | 110.23 | -0.02 | -0.02% | |||
| US 10 YR T-Note | 133.32 | -0.11 | -0.08% | |||
| US 30 YR T-Bond | 146.36 | -0.21 | -0.14% |
