Euro area CPI and Unemployment
Hong Kong Upheaval and Quarter-End Deluge of Data
September 30, 2014
The euro touched a new low of $1.2571 overnight on this final day of the third quarter, down from $1.3693 at midyear. Overnight net rises in the dollar amount to 0.7% against the euro and Swiss franc, 0.3% versus the yen and sterling, 0.2% relative to the loonie and 0.1% against the Australian and New […] More
Poor European Data Throw Investors into a Risk-Off State of Mind
January 31, 2014
Share prices lost yesterday’s traction and have so far fallen 1.3% in Germany, 1.1% in France, 1.0% in Britain, Switzerland and Spain, and 0.9% in Italy. Most Asian bourses were shut for the Lunar New Year. The celebrations of the Year of the Horse last five days in China. Japan’s Nikkei lost another 0.6%, falling […] More
