German ZEW Institute
Confidence Rising that Central Banks Will Counter Deteriorating Global Economic Outlook
June 18, 2019
Today could have been an ugly day in world financial markets. The Japanese Nikkei lost 0.6% overnight. Ten-year sovereign debt yields show big declines of 17 basis points in Italy, 10 bps in France and Spain, 7 bps in the United States and Germany, and six bps in the U.K.. The German ZEW Institute’s June […] More
More Evidence of Softening Euroland Economy
February 19, 2019
Aside from rises of 0.5% against the kiwi, 0.4% versus the Australian dollar and 0.3% relative to the euro, there’s been little net movement in the dollar overnight. Share prices are lower in Asia and Europe. Equities dropped 0.5% in Hong Kong, 0.3% in New Zealand, and 0.2% in Singapore, South Korea, and India. Stocks […] More
Markets Anticipating a Fed Rate Hike Wednesday With Confidence
December 15, 2015
Today is the first day of a landmark FOMC meeting. A policy announcement will be made Wednesday at 14:00 EST (19:00 GMT) followed by a Yellen press conference to start tomorrow at 14:30 EST. European share prices are up over 3.0% in Germany, France, Italy, and Spain. They have rallied 2% in the U.K. and […] More
Share Prices Up, Dollar Fairly Steady Awaiting U.S. CPI and Industrial Production Data
November 17, 2015
The dollar is unchanged against the Canadian dollar and sterling. It has risen 0.3% versus the Swiss franc and kiwi, 0.2% relative to the euro, and 0.1% vis-a-vis the yuan and yen but lost 0.3% against the Australian dollar. The Aussie dollar was buoyed by Reserve Bank of Australia minutes of the November 3rd Board […] More
