Friday, February 2, 2018 Oil prices seesawed over the past few days, but look poised to close out the week flat compared to last week. High OPEC compliance and falling Venezuelan production more or less offset surging output from U.S. shale and an uptick in inventories. U.S. oil production tops …
Read More »Americas roundup: Dollar surges on U.S. job growth, wages increase, Gold falls 1 pct, Wall street dips, Oil falls, ends lower on week, speculators cut long positions-february 3rd 2018
Americas roundup: Dollar surges on U.S. job growth, wages increase, Gold falls 1 pct, Wall street dips, Oil falls, ends lower on week, speculators cut long positions-february 3rd 2018 Market Roundup • US Jan Non-Farm Payrolls, 200k, 180k forecast, 148k previous, 160k revised. • US Jan Private Payrolls, 196k, 180k …
Read More »Europe roundup: Sterling eases as UK construction PMI declines, Euro consolidated near 3-year peak on ECB policy tightening talk, markets eye U.S. non-farm payroll report – Friday, February 2nd, 2018
Europe roundup: Sterling eases as UK construction PMI declines, Euro consolidated near 3-year peak on ECB policy tightening talk, markets eye U.S. non-farm payroll report – Friday, February 2nd, 2018 Market Roundup Eurozone Dec producer prices mm decrease to 0.2 % (forecast 0.3 %) vs previous 0.6 % Eurozone Dec …
Read More »Asia roundup: Kiwi slumps on downbeat building permits, Euro gains on ECB policy tightening speculation, Asian shares off highs – Friday, February 2nd, 2018
Asia roundup: Kiwi slumps on downbeat building permits, Euro gains on ECB policy tightening speculation, Asian shares off highs – Friday, February 2nd, 2018 Market Roundup Japan FinMin Aso – BOJ to leave policy easy until 2% CPI target achieved BOJ – Unlimited JGB 10 buys at 0.110%, ups QQE …
Read More »Asian markets in red, Gold hovers around $1,350 mark
Asian markets in red, Gold hovers around $1,350 mark All the major Asian indices were trading on a lower note on Friday. Gold was trading around $1,347 mark while silver was trading around $17.18 mark. Shanghai composite index to open down 0.8 pct at 3,419.22 points and China’s CSI300 index …
Read More »Japanese Govt. Bonds pare losses after BOJ decides to buy “unlimited” long-term bonds to curb rising yields
Japanese Govt. Bonds pare losses after BOJ decides to buy “unlimited” long-term bonds to curb rising yields Japanese government bonds pared losses Friday after the Bank of Japan (BoJ) announced early today that it would buy an “unlimited” amount of long-term bonds to curb the effect of rising yields. The …
Read More »Australian bonds slump after producer price index jumps above market expectations; RBA policy decision in focus
Australian bonds slump after producer price index jumps above market expectations; RBA policy decision in focus Australian government bonds slumped on the last trading day of the week Friday after the country’s producer price index for the fourth quarter of 2017 jumped beyond market expectations and higher than the prior …
Read More »U.S. nonfarm payrolls likely to have grown 175k in January – TD economics
U.S. nonfarm payrolls likely to have grown 175k in January – TD economics U.S. nonfarm payrolls data for the month of January is set to be released today. According to a TD Economics research report, the nonfarm payrolls are expected to have grown 175k in January, below its three-month average …
Read More »Americas roundup: Dollar dips ahead of U.S. nonfarm payroll data, Wall street gains fade, Gold prices flat, Oil rises as OPEC compliance eclipses boom in U.S. output-february 2nd 2017
Americas roundup: Dollar dips ahead of U.S. nonfarm payroll data, Wall street gains fade, Gold prices flat, Oil rises as OPEC compliance eclipses boom in U.S. output-february 2nd 2017 Market Roundup • US Jan Markit Mfg PMI Final, 55.5, 55.5 previous. • US Dec Construction Spending MM, 0.7%, …
Read More »New Zealand employment likely to have contracted modestly in Q4 2017 – ANZ
New Zealand employment likely to have contracted modestly in Q4 2017 – ANZ New Zealand employment is expected to have contracted modestly in the fourth quarter of 2017. According to an ANZ research report, employment is expected to have dropped 0.5 percent sequentially, which would see annual growth ease to …
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