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Oil eases further on weak Chinese data
(Reuters) - Oil fell to around $113 per barrel on Thursday, pressured by weaker-than-expected Chinese trade data highlighting concerns over energy demand in the world's second-largest oil consumer.
Brent crude has fallen sharply from highs around $126 per barrel in April due to worries about political turmoil in Europe and a growing conviction that the market is well-supplied.
And while a five-day negative run ended on Wednesday, analysts remained downbeat about prospects for oil.
Brent crude oil futures for June lost 20 cents to $113.00 a barrel by 0855 GMT, after settling at $113.20 on Wednesday, up 47 cents. U.S. crude slipped 35 cents to $96.46.
"Brent seems to be bottoming out since it has not hit the Monday low again," said Carsten Fritsch, oil analyst at Commerzbank. "The ...
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Euro Extends Its Trip South As Speculation On Greek Exit Is Growing
Sunrise Market Commentary
- Fixed Income: Core bonds higher at first, but gave back gains in US session
- Fears about Greece and Spain continued to boost core bonds, but a rumours, later confirmed, that the EFSF would today disburse a tranche of the Greek bail-out loan triggered some correction and erased part of the German bond gains and almost all of the US ones. Today, the BoE decision on QE may affect overall bond markets.
- Currencies: euro extends its trip South as speculation on Greek exit is growing
- On Wednesday, trading on global markets was still dominated by negative headlines on Europe. This weighed on the euro. After all, the decline of EUR/USD developed in an orderly way even as several EMU policymakers pondered the option of a Greek exit. Today, the BoE holds ...
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Will The Bank Of England Surprise The Markets?
The euro (EUR) plummeted yesterday against the dollar falling as low as 1.2911 from 1.3003 on growing fears about Europe's debt crisis. Investors are worried about Greece's ability to avoid bankruptcy and that it may have to leave Europe's single currency. Greek leaders failed to form a new government on Wednesday and fears of another election are heightened. Developments in Spain and its banking system continue to weigh on the euro after the nationalization of the country's fourth-largest bank, Bankia. The Spanish government's action to take a 45% stake on Bankia aims to dispel concerns about the country's financial problems but fears pushed Spanish bond yields back above 6% today.
The US dollar (USD) strengthened against a basket of currencies yesterday as risk aversion dominated the ...
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Gold rebounds from record low, yet may come under pressure
Gold rebounded from the lowest level in four months on Thursday, yet may come under pressure amid political upheavals In Greece and fiscal woes in Spain.
The shiny metal is currently trading around $1594.69 an ounce from the day`s opening of $1589.35, where it is expected to face resistance at the psychological level of $1600.
The political chaos in Greece is raising concerns regarding the future of Greece in the euro area. Yesterday, Alexis Tsipras, the head of Syriza, who has pledged to renegotiate aid terms for Greece, said he failed to form a coalition Greek government, thus giving the turn to Evangelos Venizelos, leader of Pasok, to form a government. Hence, another election may be inevitable by mid-June if political parties failed to form a government.
In fact, the ongoing ...
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Global shares pressured by weak China data, Europe jitters
(Reuters) - Asian shares struggled on Thursday, as a weak Chinese trade data stoked fears of a growth slowdown and further undermined risk appetite already reduced by worries about the health of Spanish banks and deepening political chaos in Greece.
European shares will likely open mixed, with financial spreadbetters predicting that major European markets .FTSE .FCHI .GDAXI would open between a 0.3 percent rise and a 0.4 percent fall. U.S. stock futures were up 0.2 percent. .EU .L .N
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS, which has declined for the past five days, last stood nearly flat after bouncing between positive and negative territory. During the session it fell as much as 0.3 percent to its lowest in nearly four months and briefly rose as much as ...
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Dukascopy Afternoon Forex Overview : 04/09/2012
Dukascopy Fundamental Analysis
EUR
European stocks dropped for a second day, to the lowest level in almost four months, as investors awaited a resolution to the political impasse in Greece and as Spanish credit risk surged. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index (SXXP) lost 1.1 percent to 247.75 at 2:15 p.m. in London, the lowest since Jan. 13, as the euro weakened for an eighth day. The Stoxx 600 has tumbled 9 percent from this year’s high on March 16, trimming this year’s advance to 1.3 percent.
USD
U.S. stock futures retreated, indicating the Dow Jones Industrial Average will drop for a sixth straight day, as Greece’s political impasse intensified concern about a worsening of the European sovereign-debt crisis.
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U.K. retail sales fell the most in more than a year last month as poor weather ...
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Gold falls sharply on political uncertainty in Greece and fiscal woes Spain
Gold slipped to the lowest level in four months on Wednesday on political worries from Greece and fiscal woes in Spain.
The shiny metal is currently trading around $1584.50 an ounce from the day`s opening of $1605.32, where the breach of psychological support at $1600 paved the way for the undergoing losses.
The political scene in Greece is dominated by uncertainty as yesterday Samaras, the leader of the New Democracy party, said he failed to form a coalition Greek government, thus giving the turn to Alexis Tsipras, the head of Syriza, who has pledged to renegotiate aid terms for Greece, to form a government from left-wing parties. Hence, another election may take place by mid-June if political parties failed to form a government.
In Spain, the 10-year bond yield rose above 6% for ...
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Risk Aversion Boosts the USD, JPY
USD trading broadly higher (except against the JPY) as the Greek political impasse is raises concerns and increases risk aversion. The IMF remained firm saying that Greece must deliver necessary economic reforms and that it is not acceptable for the country to seek laxer loan terms. German officials are speaking out as well calling the latest developments ‘very worrying' and saying that Greeks must decide whether or not they want to stay in the euro. It is another light day for economic data in the US with weekly mortgage applications rising by +1.7% and March wholesale inventories due out at 1000ET. UST yields continues their descent across the curve with the 10-year yield falling below the 1.80% level as a result of both increased risk aversion and increased speculation of QE3. The ...
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Euro clouded by Greece and Spain worry
(Reuters) - The euro fell close to a recent three-month low versus the dollar on Wednesday and the safe haven yen rose broadly amid worries over the impact on the euro zone stemming from political turmoil in Greece and the fragility of Spain's banking sector.
The euro remained under widespread pressure after the leader of Greece's Left Coalition party said on Tuesday that the country's commitment to a European Union/International Monetary Fund rescue deal had become null and void.
Greece's two main pro-bailout parties failed to win a majority in weekend elections, leaving questions over the country's ability to avert bankruptcy and stay in the euro.
Added to instability in Greece, French President-elect Francois Hollande has advocated an approach to tackling the debt crisis centered ...
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