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European Market Update : 25/05/2012
Germany said to be working on growth plan for euro zone
Economic Data
(EU) ECB: €3.8B borrowed in overnight loan facility vs. €3.8B prior; €760.9B parked in deposit facility v €765.9B prior
(RU) Russia Narrow Money Supply w/e May 21st (RUB): 7.00T v 6.93T prior
(SG) Singapore Apr Industrial Production M/M: -3.5% v +06%e; Y/Y: -0.3% v +4.1% prior
(DE) Germany Jun GfK Consumer Confidence: 5.7 v 5.6e
(FR) France May Consumer Confidence: 90 v 88e
(ES) Spain Apr Producer Prices M/M: -0.8% v 0.0%e; Y/Y: 3.1% v 2.7%e
(AT) Austria Mar Industrial Production M/M: +1.6% v -1.4% prior; Y/Y: +0.8% v -0.9% prior
(CH) Swiss Q1 Non-Farm payrolls: 4.049M v 4.044M prior
(DE) Germany May CPI Saxony M/M: -0.2%% v +0.1% prior; Y/Y: 1.9% v 2.0% prior
(IT) Italy Mar Retail Sales M/M: -0.2% V -0.2%e; Y/ ...
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Dukascopy Morning Forex Overview : 25/05/2012
Fundamental Analysis
EUR
"The euro zone is being buffeted by major headwinds."
- Howard Archer, chief European economist at IHS Global Insight
European manufacturing and services industries contracted in May. A composite index based on a survey of purchasing managers in manufacturing and services sectors declined to 45.9 from 46.7 in April, said the Markit Economics on Thursday.
USD
"It looks more and more like businesses are hesitating to invest in the face of worsening uncertainties in the and global economy."
- Pierre Ellis, a senior economist at Decision Economics
The number of Americans claiming for unemployment benefits declined slightly by 2,000 to a seasonally adjusted 370,000 in the week ended May 19 from the week before, said the Department of Labor on Thursday.
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Asian Market Update : 25/05/2012
Monti thinks Greece will remain in the EU; China slowdown fears return to front and center
Economic Data
(JP) JAPAN APR NATIONAL CPI Y/Y: 0.4% V 0.4%E; NATIONAL CORE CPI Y/Y: 0.2% V 0.1%E; TOKYO MAY CPI Y/Y: -0.5% V -0.3%E; TOKYO CORE CPI Y/Y: -0.8% V -0.5%E (20-month low)
(KR) SOUTH KOREA MAY CONSUMER CONFIDENCE: 105 V 104 PRIOR (15-month high)
(SG) SINGAPORE APR INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION M/M: -3.5% V +0.6%E; Y/Y: -0.3% V +4.1%E
(TH) THAILAND APR CUSTOMS TRADE BALANCE: -$2.9B V -$2.9BE
(PH) PHILIPPINES MAR TRADE BALANCE: -$1.05B V -$562M PRIOR; TOTAL IMPORTS: $5.4B V $4.99B PRIOR
Markets Snapshot (as of 05:00GMT)
Nikkei225 +0.1%
S&P/ASX -0.4%
Kospi +0.6%
Singapore Straits Times Index -0.3%
Shanghai Composite -0.4%
Hang Seng -0.3%
June S&P Futures -0.2% at 1,320
June gold -0.3% $ ...
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Analysis: China's new privatization plan faces push-back risk
(Reuters) - China's new push to open state controlled industries may look bold after a decade of stuttering privatization progress, but Beijing faces stiff resistance from vested interests in its effort to extend its World Trade Organisation dividend.
Beijing's leaders, its top think-tanks, the World Bank and private sector economists all largely agree that for China to build on reform-fired growth after its first decade of WTO membership, state firms must be more competitive and capital better allocated.
The question is whether publication this week of detailed plans to allow private investment in highways, health care and railways will really help dilute state involvement in a range of industries where top executives enjoy ministerial level status and firms get preferential access to ...
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U.S shares rise in closing
The world`s leading economy saw its shares actually erasing losses throughout the closing session as optimism returned on a local and global scale after that the Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said Greece is likely to stay in the euro and a majority of the region’s leader`s support issuing a joint bond.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average index gained 33.60 points or 0.27% to close at 12529.75 levels, the index reached the highest point at 12539.59 and the lowest point at 12419.63, By closing 20 shares inclined while 10 shares declined.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index added 1.82 points or 0.17% to close at 1320.68 levels, the index reached the highest point at 1324.14 and the lowest point at 1310.50, By closing 288 shares inclined while 208 shares declined and 4 shares remained ...
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Stocks eke out gains, euro falls
(Reuters) - Global stocks eked out gains on Thursday while the euro fell as data suggested Europe's debt woes were spreading and worsening a global economic slowdown, adding to investor concerns about Greece's possible exit from the euro zone.
In a volatile session, investors looking for bargains initially bought equities, oil and gold, which have been beaten down this week by worries a Greece exit would deepen the euro zone debt crisis.
The appetite for growth-oriented assets faded as fears about the euro zone's drag on the world economy returned. Then for a second straight day, a wave of buying emerged shortly before Wall Street's close.
"The market has pulled back far enough that people are trying to assess if we've priced the worst of what's known. But with the problems in Europe ...
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Global stocks, euro slip on weakening growth
(Reuters) - U.S. stocks and the euro edged lower on Thursday as data suggested Europe's debt woes were spreading and worsening a global economic slowdown.
In a volatile session, investors looking for bargains earlier bought equities, oil and gold which have been battered this week by worries Greece would leave the euro zone. But the buying of growth-oriented assets faded as worries about the euro zone's drag on the world economy returned.
Stocks and other riskier assets turned negative as disappointing data from Europe, China and the United States compounded concerns about the economic contraction moving across Europe.
Amid speculation of more coordinated efforts from major central banks to stem further deterioration of the euro zone debt crisis, bond yields of Spanish, Italian and ...
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Dukascopy Afternoon Forex Overview : 24/05/2012
Fundamental Analysis
EUR
European stocks returned to growth, despite services and manufacturing purchasing managers indices across Europe and German business confidence shrank more than expected. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index added 1.0 percent to 241.81. Cable & Wireless Communications Plc soared 19 percent. Sonova Holding AG gained 2.5 percent. Bayer AG declined 1.1 percent. U.S. futures and Asian stock little changed. S&P 500 futures gained 0.3 percent, MSCI Asia Pacific index added 0.1 percent.
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The US Dollar followed bullish trend on Thursday as Germany disapproves issuance of Eurobonds that may help to ease Greek debt burden. Traders are also cautions ahead of Euro Zone's manufacturing data release due later today. The US Dollar index, which tracks the greenback's performance ...
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U.S shares fluctuated in the opening
The world`s leading economy saw its shares fluctuating throughout the opening session as mixed sentiments; fears and hopes, were spread on a local scale with on one hand orders for business equipment dropped for a second month and on the other hand Hewlett-Packard Co. gained significantly.
In fact Hewlett-Packard climbed 4.8 percent as the personal-computer maker announced plans to slice its workforce by 27,000 and reported quarterly sales and profit that topped estimates.
Facebook Inc. rose 1.9 percent, poised for a second day of gains, after tumbling 19 percent earlier this week. While that Tiffany & Co. dropped 7.6 percent as the world’s second-largest luxury jewelry retailer cut its full-year profit and sales forecasts.
The Dollar index which measures the performance of the U.S. ...
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