Japanese CPI and industrial production
Bank Share Price Woes Escalate as Quarter Draws to a Close
September 30, 2016
There’s been the usual cornucopia of data releases on the final business day of the calendar quarter, but the big story of the day involves Deutsche Bank, whose share price is down nearly 10%. Deutsche’s woes are dragging down other stocks in the global financial sector despite supposed safeguards built into the system in the […] More
Another Month Going into the Books
May 30, 2014
There have been several Japanese data releases on this final business day in May. Industrial production sank 2.5% in April, trimming the 12-month increase to 4.1% from 7.4% in March. Officials project an increase of 1.7% in May followed by a 2.1% slump in June, and they reclassified the assessment of industrial production to “appears […] More
Ton of Released Data, Some with Unexpected Results
February 28, 2014
The yuan suffered its greatest single-day drop in almost seven years and hit a 10-month low against the dollar. Yesterday’s testimony by Fed Chairwoman Yellen was somewhat more dovish than anticipated. The dollar is down 0.8% against the Swiss franc and 0.6% weaker versus the euro after touching a 2014 low of $1.3814 earlier in […] More
