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Monthend, Quarterend, and a Flood of Rain and Data Reported
September 29, 2023
The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield was at 4.55% just prior to 08:30 EDT, down from Thursday’s intra-day and 194-month high of 4.68%. This respite was aided by some remarks from Fed officials suggesting that coming rate moves have not been decided yet. German, French, Spanish and Italian 10-year sovereign debt yields are 7-8 basis points […] More
Many Data to Absorb on Final Day of Second Quarter
June 30, 2023
It’s been a good Friday for equities, which closed up by 1.3% in India and 0.6% in China and South Korea. A sharper-than-forecast 1.6% drop of Japanese industrial production in May left the Nikkei with a 0.1% downtick, and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index also slipped 0.1% on the day. However, share prices are showing […] More
Some Upside Data Surprises and Kyrgyzstan’s First Central Bank Rate Cut Since May 2019
November 29, 2022
The dollar traded lower this Tuesday and has so far lost 1.2% against the Aussie dollar, 1.0% relative to the kiwi, 0.8% versus the Mexican peso, 0.7% vis-a-vis the Chinese yuan, 0.5% against the yen and sterling and 0.3% versus the euro and loonie. The Swiss franc edged 0.1% higher, in contrast. A report out […] More
June Opens on Hopeful Note
June 1, 2021
Manufacturing purchasing managers survey results reveal record growth in many cases, robust business optimism, but also inflationary pressure from demand outstripping supply. Euroland’s factory sector PMI was revised even higher to a record reading of 63.1. The Netherlands, Austria, Germany, Ireland, and Italy all scored above 62.0, and the lowest reading in the group — […] More
Start of a Fresh Month Sees Dollar Drop and Share Prices Resume Their Rise
December 1, 2020
A slew of manufacturing purchasing manager surveys taken in November were released today. Fed Chairman Powell and Treasury Secretary Mnuchin testify before the Senate Banking Committee today on the Cares Act. After dipping on Sunday, Covid cases and the death count turned upward over the past 24 hours both globally and in the United States. […] More
Lots of Data but Not Much Market Movement as Monthend Approaches
August 30, 2018
The dollar’s down 0.3% against the yen but up 0.2% relative to the loonie, euro, Aussie dollar and Chinese yuan. Ten-year sovereign debt yields have slid back 3 basis points in Germany, 2 bps in the U.S. and 1 basis point in Great Britain, but the 10-year Japanese JGB firmed a basis point. Gold and […] More
Dollar Down.. So Are Bond Yields, Stocks and Oil
March 2, 2018
The dollar fell nearly 1% overnight against the yen to a new 2018 low. The U.S. currency has also lost 0.8% versus the Swiss franc and 0.5% vis-a-vis the euro, and it has move under a key psychological trade-weighted level. The German Dax and Japanese Nikkei are down 1.3%. Ten-year German bund and British gilt […] More
Sovereign Debt Yields Lower on Last Business Day Before Christmas
December 23, 2016
Ten-year sovereign debt yields retreated four basis points in Germany and Italy, three bps in U.K., France and Canada and two bps in the United States. Japan’s market is shut to commemorate the Emperor’s birthday. The dollar slipped 0.2% overnight against the euro and yen but climbed against commodity-sensitive currencies and sterling. The greenback is […] More
OPEC Production Cut Accord Sets Tone for Wednesday’s Financial Markets
November 30, 2016
OPEC oil ministers in Vienna announced a 1.2 million barrel per day production cut to 32.5 mb/d. Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Iran are on board, and there’s reason to believe Russia will take actions to make the agreement work. It’s the first cut since 2008. Brent oil jumped above $50, and West Texas Intermediate crude […] More
A U.S. PMI Clunker
December 1, 2015
The Institute of Supply Management’s U.S. manufacturing purchasing managers index unexpectedly worsened in November and substantially at that. The PMI declined 1.5 points, moving below the 50 no change threshold for the first time in three years and printing at 48.6, the lowest reading since the last U.S. recession ended in June 2009. Manufacturing PMI […] More
