Market Reviews

  • Market Review June 18 2012

    Jun 18, 12 • 4824 Views • Market Reviews Comments Off on Market Review June 18 2012

    This review is being written before the final release of elections throughout the world are tallied. Greece, France and Egypt are voting on Sunday and due to time differences and reporting times, the results remain up in the air so please keep a close eye on...

  • Market Review June 15 2012

    Jun 15, 12 • 4619 Views • Market Reviews Comments Off on Market Review June 15 2012

    Equities and the euro were helped by reports that major central banks are poised to  inject liquidity should the results of weekend elections in Greece unleash havoc on financial markets. The Asian equities are also trading positive due to the above reason....

  • Market Review June 14 2012

    Jun 14, 12 • 4486 Views • Market Reviews Comments Off on Market Review June 14 2012

    The dollar turned negative against the Japanese yen and briefly extended losses against the euro on Wednesday after government data showed U.S. retail sales fell for a second straight month in May. The euro rose as high as $1.2611 on Wednesday as investors...

  • Market Review June 13 2012

    Jun 13, 12 • 4636 Views • Market Reviews Comments Off on Market Review June 13 2012

    Warren Buffett‟s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. jumped into the slumping private-jet market again with a record order valued at USD9.6bn, betting on a rebound later this decade with a third plane purchase in less than two years. US stocks rose on speculation...

  • Market Review June 12 2012

    Jun 12, 12 • 4303 Views • Market Reviews Comments Off on Market Review June 12 2012

    While investors initially cheered the plan to rescue Spanish banks, many details remain to be finalized, including how much money the banks will need. European Union finance ministers agreed Saturday to lend up to €100 billion to the Spanish bailout fund to...

  • Market Review June 11 2012

    Jun 11, 12 • 4441 Views • Market Reviews Comments Off on Market Review June 11 2012

    US President Barack Obama has urged European leaders to prevent a looming overseas debt crisis from dragging down the rest of the world. He said Europeans must inject money into the banking system. “The solutions to these problems are hard, but there...

  • Market Review June 8 2012

    Jun 8, 12 • 4156 Views • Market Reviews Comments Off on Market Review June 8 2012

    Global food prices had their biggest drop in more than two years in May as the cost of dairy products slumped on increased supply, easing strain on household budgets. An index of 55 food items tracked by the United Nations’ Food & Agriculture...

  • Market Review June 7 2012

    Jun 7, 12 • 4355 Views • Market Reviews Comments Off on Market Review June 7 2012

    European leaders are under intense pressure to try to resolve the crisis at a June 28 to 29 EU summit as Spain struggles to keep the debt wolves at bay and Germany holds its hard-line stance that reform and austerity come before growth. Madrid is now asking...

  • Market Review June 6 2012

    Jun 6, 12 • 4449 Views • Market Reviews Comments Off on Market Review June 6 2012

    On Tuesday there was little in the way of news flow, except of the G7 emergency teleconference, which yielded very little in the way of results or news. And there was even less on the eco calendar. The fundamentals affecting the markets on Tuesday were:...

  • Market Review June 5 2012

    Jun 5, 12 • 4940 Views • Market Reviews Comments Off on Market Review June 5 2012

    European markets will lead global influences again on four main counts.  First, German releases could be the most important development in the eurozone as consensus expects each of factory orders, industrial production and exports to take a step backward...