Prospects Daily: Brazil's services PMI advances, India allows FDI in retail...
Financial Markets…Global equities advanced on Wednesday, with the benchmark MSCI All-Country World index gaining 0.2%, driven by Asian shares that climbed to a 16-month high on Chinese optimism after...
View ArticleProspects Daily: Germany’s exports rise…China’s economy continues to rebound...
Financial Markets…The euro weakened to a two-week low of $1.29 earlier Monday, and European benchmark stock index (Stoxx Europe 600) fell as much as 0.6%, amid political turbulence in Italy. Italian...
View ArticleProspects Daily: US unemployment claims fall, Retail sales growth accelerates...
Financial Markets…U.S. Treasuries declined for a third day, with the 30-year bond yield rising as much as 3 basis points to a five-week high of 2.92%, amid more-than-expected drop in weekly jobless...
View ArticleProspects Daily: German business confidence rises, S&P upgrades Greece,...
Financial Markets…The European stock index (the Stoxx 600) rose 0.6% to its highest level in 19 months following higher-than-expected German business confidence. The euro advanced to an 8-month high...
View ArticleProspects Daily: China’s non-manufacturing PMI suggests expansion,...
Financial Markets…A global stock markets rally stalled on Thursday, with the benchmark MSCI world equity index sliding about 0.2% from a 18-month high, as concerns over U.S. budget worries resurfaced....
View ArticleProspects Daily: U.S. Congress voted to temporarily suspend debt ceiling,...
Financial Markets…Portugal sold €2.5 billion ($3.3 billion) of 5-year government bonds, which was the first 5-year maturity issue in nearly two years, as the country began to regain access to long-term...
View ArticleProspects Daily: German consumer confidence improves, Colombia and India cut...
Financial Markets…The U.S. dollar fell for a second day versus the yen, weakening 0.4% to 90.50 yen in Tuesday morning trade, before a report on U.S. consumer confidence for January and as investors...
View ArticleProspects Daily: GDP contracts in US, Belgium and Spain in Q4 2012, Russian...
Financial Markets…A total of 278 European banks are repaying €137 billion ($182 billion) in 3-year loans to the European Central Bank today, the first opportunity for early returning of crisis funds...
View ArticleProspects Daily: US initial jobless claims at 5 year low, Greece jobless rate...
Financial Markets… Greece’s troika of international lenders—the International Monetary Fund, the European Commission, and the European Central Bank—have interrupted a quarterly review of Athens’...
View ArticleProspects Daily: ECB gives Monday deadline to Cyprus, Flash PMIs signal...
Financial Markets…European financial markets fell today after poor economic data from the euro-zone and lingering uncertainty over the Cypriot crisis fueled renewed concerns over the region’s economic...
View ArticleProspects Daily: Cyprus fails to secure assistance from Russia, Germany...
Financial Markets… The euro rose and European shares pared some of losses after Cyprus agreed to spin off the Greek units of Cypriot banks, raising hopes that the nation is moving closer to an...
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Prospects Weekly: Cyprus bailout deal, ECB funding, Mutual fund (bond and...
While attracting a great deal of market attention, the Cyprus bailout deal – which has yet to be approved – has so far had limited impacts on financial markets. The limited increase in risk indicators...
View ArticleProspects Daily: Cypriot stocks open lower, Eurozone manufacturing weakens,...
Financial Markets… Cypriot stocks opened lower on Tuesday following a two-week hiatus in the wake of the country banking crisis, with the benchmark Cyprus General Market Index retreating 2.5%. The...
View ArticleProspects Daily: Euro Area bond yields drop, Japanese economic sentiment...
Financial Markets… Japanese equities rallied on Monday, with the Nikkei 225 Stock Average gaining 2.8% to close at 41/2 year highs, after the yen fell against the dollar to its lowest level since June...
View ArticleProspects Daily: Yen continues to slide, China’s imports surge, Spain’s...
Financial Markets…Japan’s currency continued its slide triggered by Bank of Japan’s aggressive monetary easing plans. The dollar gained as much as 0.5% versus the yen to 99.53, just shy of its...
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