Euroland investor sentiment
Awaiting U.S. Data
July 16, 2024
The data release menu from Europe and Asia today has been comparatively sparse, but U.S. retail sales and import price figures as well as Canadian consumer prices are due momentarily. Meantime, the dollar has hardly changed position, dipping 0.1% against the euro and Swiss franc but firming 0.2% versus the yen. Share prices fell 1.6% […] More
Stagflation Breezes this Ides of March
March 15, 2022
Concerns that China will pay a price for supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine led to a huge rout in the Shanghai equity exchange, which tumbled 5.6% today, as in its vassal Hong Kong, the Hang Seng plunged by a similar 5.7%. Equities also closed down 2.0% in Taiwan, 1.3% in India and 0.7% in Australia. […] More