ForexTribe is a french website mainly created to share graphic analysis and trade ideas on the Forex Forum.
Lower Quarterly SalesTitle:
New home sales, prices rise in April
(Reuters) - New single-family home sales rose solidly in April and prices pushed higher, offering further evidence the housing market was turning the corner.
The Commerce Department said on Wednesday sales increased 3.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted 343,000-unit annual rate after a 332,000-unit pace in March.
The report, whose details were fairly bullish, came on the heels of news on Tuesday that home resales hit a two-year high in April and suggested the housing market recovery was gaining traction.
It also highlighted the economy's underlying strength, even though job growth has slowed in recent months. The weak housing market had been the Achilles heel of the economy's recovery from the 2007-09 recession.
"It's encouraging. These are signs that we might be forming a bottom in ...
Title:
European Market Update : 21/05/2012
Spain's banking sector said to be calling on market regulator for renewed ban on short-selling
Economic Data
(EU) ECB: €809M borrowed in overnight loan facility €839M prior; €762.4B parked in deposit facility v €785.1B prior
(JP) Japan Apr Nationwide Dept. Sales Y/Y: 1.3% v 14.1% prior; Tokyo Dept. Store Sales Y/Y: 6.7% v 26.7% prior
(IN) India Apr CPI Y/Y: 10.4% v 9.4% prior
(DE) Germany Apr Producer Prices M/M: 0.2% v 0.3%e; Y/Y: 2.4% v 2.5%e
(HU) Hungary Mar Avg Gross Wages Y/Y: 2.7% v 6.5%e v 6.9% prior
(RU) Russia Narrow Money Supply w/e May 14th (RUB): 6.93T v 6.88T prior
(ES) Spain Central Bank (BOS): Mar Bad Loan Ratio at 8.37% v 8.16% prior; - Lending -3.1% y/ym, Deposits -4.2% y/y
(IT) Italy Mar Industrial Orders M/M: 3.5% v 1.0%e; Y/Y: -14.3% v -13.2% prior
(IT) Italy ...
Title:
Main Focus to Remain On Spain and Greece As Well As U.K. Fundamentals
Worries are expected to continue this week in the European continent amid the fiscal and economic woes in Spain in addition to the political upheavals in Greece.
The situation seems to be getting worse which may provoke the need for further measures by European officials to prevent the escalation of the European debt crisis.
Fears soared last week after the downgrade of Spain`s Banco Santander, the country`s largest lender, and BBVA by Moody`s amid the government`s efforts to reform the ailing banking sector, and the rise in borrowing cost at a bond selling auction.
On the other hand, fundamentals showed that the euro area`s fourth largest economy recorded 0.3% contraction in the first quarter, following the 0.3% contraction in the last quarter of 2011; therefore, the country is ...
Title:
Wall Street flat after Facebook IPO fizzles
Stocks were little changed on Friday, reversing earlier gains after Facebook Inc (FB.O) stumbled in its market debut after a delayed opening.
Shares of the social networking giant were volatile in early trading, falling to near breakeven levels after early gains of more than 10 percent. In early trading it was the Nasdaq's most actively traded stock, with more than 100 million shares traded in the first five minutes of trading.
After a delay in the opening print that drove up anxiety levels among traders and onlookers outside the Nasdaq, the company's closely watched stock began trading at $42.05, compared with an IPO price of $38. It rose as high as $45 before pulling back.
The Nasdaq said it was investigating an issue in delivering trade execution messages from the IPO cross in ...
Title:
Euro Sell-Off Accelerates As Greece Will Hold Now Elections
Sunrise Market Commentary
- Fixed Income: Fresh elections in Greece further support core bonds
- German bund came off the contract highs at the start of the session on better German Q1 GDP data. The move didn't last long however and the announcement of fresh Greek elections marked an intraday U-turn. This morning, the German Bund future and US Note future once again reach new contract highs.
- Currencies: euro sell-off accelerates as Greece will hold now elections.
- On Tuesday morning it looked temporary that the euro might enjoy some breathing space as the German Q1 growth was much stronger than expected. However, the rebound had no momentum at all. The euro was again hammered as talks on the formation of the Greek government collapsed. Is the euro heading for a free fall? ...
Title:
Consumer shares lift Wall St, but Greece drags
Consumer shares led a modest rebound on Wall Street on Tuesday, after the S&P 500 fell for four of the past five sessions, but gains were capped as investors kept an eye on the political impasse in Greece.
Quarterly results helped boost the S&P consumer discretionary sector index, with TJX (TJX.N) up 7.4 percent at $42.65 and Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS.N) up 9.2 percent at $51.59. The S&P retail sector index .RLX rose 1.5 percent.
U.S. retail sales rose 0.1 percent in April, slightly below expectations. However, details in the Commerce Department's report indicating underlying strength in demand and a rebound in manufacturing activity in New York State calmed concerns that the economy was stalling.
"Earnings have been pretty good and supporting the market to a certain degree," said John ...
Title:
Asian Market Update : 11/05/2012
Chinese April data shows a further slowdown; Equity indices, crude and gold decline
Economic Data
(CN) CHINA APR CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (CPI) M/M: 0.1% V 0.2% PRIOR; Y/Y: 3.4% V 3.4%E; YTD Y/Y +3.7%
(CN) CHINA APR INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: Y/Y: 9.3% V 12.2%E; YTD: 11.0% V 11.7%E
(CN) CHINA APR RETAIL SALES: Y/Y: 14.1% V 15.1%E; YTD Y/Y: 14.7% V 14.8% PRIOR
(CN) CHINA APR PRODUCER PRICE INDEX (PPI): Y/Y: -0.7% V -0.5%E
(CN) CHINA APR URBAN FIXED ASSETS YTD Y/Y: 20.2% V 20.4%E
(JP) JAPAN APR MONEY STOCK M2 Y/Y: 2.6% V 2.9%E; M3 Y/Y: 2.3% V 2.5%E
(NZ) NEW ZEALAND APR CARD SPENDING RETAIL M/M: 0.8% V 0.5%E; TOTAL M/M: 0.6% V 0.5%E
(NZ) NEW ZEALAND APR FOOD PRICES M/M: -0.1% V -1.0% PRIOR
(IN) INDIA MAR INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION Y/Y: -3.5% V 1.7%E
(UK) UK APR NATIONWIDE CONSUMER CONFIDENCE: ...
Title:
European Market Update : 02/05/2012
Major European PMI Manufacturing data disappoints; Weak German jobs data blamed on Easter holiday
Economic Data
(EU) ECB: €606M borrowed in overnight loan facility v €619M prior; €789.3B parked in deposit facility v €794.0B prior (Monday)
(IN) India Apr Markit Manufacturing PMI: 54.9 v 54.7 prior
(DE) Germany Mar ILO Employment (Seasonally Adj): 41.459 v 41.406M prior; Unemployment Rate: 5.6% v 5.6% prior
(SE) Sweden Apr Swedbank PMI Survey: 50.2 v 50.5e
(PL) Poland Apr Manufacturing PMI: 49.2 v 49.5e
(HU) Hungary Mar Producer Prices M/M: +0.2% v -1.3% prior; Y/Y: 6.4% v 6.7%e
(NO) Norway Apr PMI: 53.7 v 57.0e
(TR) Turkey Apr Manufacturing PMI: 52.3 v 49.6 prior
(ES) Spain Apr Manufacturing PMI: 43.5 v 43.6e (three-year low)
(TH) Thailand Central Bank leaves Benchmark Interest Rate ...
Title:
European Market Update : 01/05/2012
UK PMI Manufacturing comes in below expectations but holds above the 50 level
Economic Data
(AU) Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cuts Cash Target by 50bps to 3.75%; more than expected
(PE) Peru Apr Consumer Price Index M/M: 0.5% v 0.4%e; Y/Y: 4.1% v 3.9%e
(JP) Japan Apr Vehicle Sales Y/Y: 92.0% v 78.2% prior
(IN) India Mar Trade Balance: -$13.9B v -$13.9Be; Exports Y/Y: -5.7% v + 4.3% prior; Imports Y/Y: 24.3% v 20.7% prior
(IE) Ireland Apr NCB Manufacturing PMI: 50.1 v 51.5 prior
(AU) Australia Apr RBA Commodity Price Index Au: 99.5 v 99.1 prior; Commodity Index SDR Y/Y: -4.2% v 2.1% prior
(DK) Denmark Mar Retail Sales M/M: 0.2 v 0.1% prior; Y/Y: +1.2% v -0.2% prior
(UK) Apr PMI Manufacturing: 50.5 v 51.5e (lowest since Dec 2011)
(DK) Denmark Apr PMI Survey: 61.8 v 53.0 prior (12-month ...
|