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U.S. Jobs Day but That’s Been Overshadowed by Re-escalating Trade Tensions
April 6, 2018
Forecasters anticipate the U.S. March labor market data will show creation of almost 200K jobs, a further small dip in the unemployment rate, and a pickup of hourly wage earnings growth. Share prices and commodity prices fell overnight in response to fresh concern that the U.S.-Sino trade dispute cannot be negotiated away. President Trump has […] More
Calmer Waters…. Many Central Banks Holding Policy Reviews
February 7, 2018
U.S. stocks rose in the first hour of trading following Tuesday’s extreme whipsaws. In Europe, equities show gains so far of 2.3% in Italy and between 1% and 2% in the U.K., France, Germany, Switzerland, Greece, and Spain. Japan’s Nikkei only rebounded 0.2%, and further evidence that things are not fully back to normal markets […] More
A Scramble to Tie Up Loose Ends
December 7, 2017
Politicians around the world are in a rush to complete unfinished business. Republicans in the U.S. House and Senate are negotiating a compromise of their separate bills to get a law signed before the Christmas recess. The process is proceeding informally and without Democratic Party involvement to compress the timetable. A risk continues that the […] More
Korea, Saudi Arabia, Central Bank Meetings, and More Data
November 7, 2017
Market Action: The dollar rose overnight by 0.5% against the Australian dollar, 0.4% versus the loonie, peso and euro, 0.3% relative to the yen and sterling, 0.2% against the Swiss franc and 0.1% against the yuan. EUR/USD is at a 4-month low. Stocks climbed 1.7% in Japan on Tuesday, 1.5% in Hong Kong, 1.0% in […] More
Market Spotlight on Turkey and Spain
October 9, 2017
On a day when holiday closures in the United States (Columbus Day), Japan (Health Sports Day), Canada (Thanksgiving), and South Korea (Hanguil Day) ordinarily might be expected to sap the market of leadership and thus depress volatility, there have been big movements affecting Turkey and Spain. A diplomatic dispute between Turkey and the United States […] More
Monday Rundown
August 7, 2017
Comparatively small changes can be seen so far in U.S. and European stocks. Likewise, the dollar shows a dip of 0.1% against the yuan and resilient euro but gains of 0.3% versus the loonie, 0.2% against the Australian dollar and 0.1% relative to the yen, Swissie, and sterling. Bigger dollar advances of 0.7% against the […] More
A Focus on Central Banks
September 7, 2016
Money markets are discounting only a one in four likelihood that the fed funds rate gets hiked on September 21 despite hawkish remarks overnight from San Francisco Fed President John Williams, who voiced confidence in current U.S. economic conditions and opined that moving sooner is better than doing so later. The Fed’s Beige Book of […] More
Post-Jobs Report Rally Extended
August 8, 2016
World stocks, oil, and emerging market currencies rose in further reaction to Friday’s better-than-expected U.S. jobs data that showed a 255K increase in employment last month and marginally stronger wage growth. Share prices advanced 2.4% in Japan, 1.7% in Hong Kong, 0.9% in China, 0.7% in Australia and South Korea, 0.6% in Taiwan and 1.5% […] More
Investors Less Anxious
July 7, 2016
Investor around the world have grown more accustomed to the prospect of the U.K. leaving the EU. Share prices in the Pacific Rim rose 1.2% in Hong Kong, 1.1% in South Korea and 0.8% in Taiwan but slipped 0.7% in Japan. In Europe, stocks have risen by 1.4% in Britain, 1.3% in France, 1.1% in […] More
Some Better PMI Results but Investor Mood Stays Guarded
April 6, 2016
Stocks in the Pacific Rim fell 1.7% in Taiwan and 0.1% in Japan and China but rose 0.4% in Australia, South Korea and Singapore. Share prices in Europe are mixed, with rises of 0.6% in the U.K. and Switzerland, 0.7% in Italy and 0.3% in France and Spain but drops of 0.7% in Greece and […] More
