U.S. personal consumption expenditures
Further Recovery in Risk Appetite Ahead of Holiday
December 23, 2021
Most major markets, but not Japan’s, will be closed partially or fully tomorrow for Christmas Eve. As a result, some data were released earlier than normal today. Covid developments today were constructive on the whole. Although new cases continue to crest on the Omicron wave, the latest variant doesn’t appear to be as lethal as […] More
Soft Economic Data and China Balking on a Long-Term Trade Deal
October 31, 2019
Equity markets today are down 1.1% in India, 0.9% in the U.K., and 0.4% in China and Australia. 10-year sovereign debt yields also reflect a more cautious investor mood. Canada’s 10-year yield tumbled 15 basis points on Wednesday. Today, the 10-year German bund and British gilt yields are down 5 bps, and the U.S. Treasury […] More
Quarter-End Rush of Data, Italian Fiscal Concerns, and U.S. Supreme Court Drama
September 28, 2018
The new populist government of Five Star in Italy passed a stimulative budget, with a deficit equal to 2.4% of GDP and well above what Italy’s Euroland colleagues wanted to see. In response, the country’s 10-year sovereign debt yield leaped 33 basis points to 3.22%, while the comparable Greek sovereign debt yield went up 16 […] More
Volatile Market Session on Final Business Day of the Quarter and Amid Many Data Reports
June 29, 2018
Share prices climbed 2.8% in Hong Kong, 2.3% in Indonesia, 2.2% in China, 1.7% in Taiwan, but just 0.2% in Japan. In Europe, equities have risen 1.3% in Germany and France, 1.6% in Switzerland, 1.0% in Italy and 0.6% in the U.K.. The DOW shows a gain of slightly over 1.0% so far today. Another […] More
