Morning Roll Call

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  Volcker rule comes of age, E.U. banking union begins to take shape as Christine Lagarde defies the notion of a “jobless recovery”

  Dec 11, 13 • 476 Views • Morning Roll Call • No Comments

  In a relatively quiet day for high impact news events on Tuesday, potential fundamental policy decisions took centre stage. There were two banking regulation news events that flew under the radar and failed to ignite the interest of the mainstream financial...

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  Greece experiencing record levels of deflation, Germany’s industrial output in surprise fall again, China’s yuan reaches twenty year high as the loonie falls to a 3 year low

  Dec 10, 13 • 1121 Views • Morning Roll Call • No Comments

  Despite Monday being a relatively quiet day on Wall Street there were plenty of high impact news events published and the customary chatter regarding monetary easing took centre stage, on both sides of the Atlantic, providing one of the major debating points...

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  USA data continues to impress. Could NFP day in the USA throw up a surprise?

  Dec 6, 13 • 499 Views • Morning Roll Call • No Comments

  The ADP report came in with a far bullish jobs count than many economists had forecast, and on Thursday the jobs subject was centred on the weekly unemployment claims in the USA and those numbers were extremely healthy too. For the first time in months the...

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  ADP jobs report beats expectations with very bullish print, Canada maintains base rate at 1%, whilst USA trade gap shrinks on record exports figure

  Dec 5, 13 • 1843 Views • Morning Roll Call • 3 Comments

  The USA ADP jobs report, that traditionally precedes the NFP data delivered on the next Friday (this Friday), came in well ahead of the expectations from the economists polled. At 215K it was circa 30K better than expectations, whilst the previous...

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  WTI oil rises steeply on strong auto sales in USA as consumer confidence also rises, whilst Detroit stays in bankruptcy

  Dec 4, 13 • 492 Views • Morning Roll Call • No Comments

  Powered by Black Friday sales promotions and rising incentives, USA auto sales hit a fresh yearly high in November, reaching an unexpectedly high annual selling rate of 16.4 million units. Dealers offered many incentives, some indirectly backed by government...

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  Markit economics suggest that UK manufacturing reached a 19 year high in November, as the USA PMI jumps to the highest level since January

  Dec 3, 13 • 711 Views • Morning Roll Call • No Comments

  It’s becoming increasingly tricky to know how to fairly and dispassionately judge the various sentiment surveys from Markit economics. On Monday they suggested that the UK’s manufacturing orders have reached a 19 year high and that the...

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  UK BoE governor stuns UK banks by redirecting the funding for lending scheme

  Nov 29, 13 • 478 Views • Morning Roll Call • No Comments

  Thursday was a relatively quiet day for the markets due to the closure of the USA markets for the thanksgiving holiday. However, one of the most illuminating events of the day concerned the governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney. His decision, that the...

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  USA unemployment claims fall by 10,000 in a month, as durable orders falls significantly in the month of October

  Nov 28, 13 • 653 Views • Morning Roll Call • No Comments

  There was mixed economic news from the USA on Wednesday, the Conference Board index improved by 0.2%, short of expectations and less than the previous 0.9% increase for the month of September. Crude oil supplies rose, the USA weekly unemployment claims fell...

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  New Zealand is the Lord Of The Rings as deficit shrinks to a record low

  Nov 27, 13 • 615 Views • Morning Roll Call • No Comments

  Tuesday was a busy day for news from the USA. But firstly the news that the UK is hiring in the service sector, at the fastest rate for six years, adds more fuel to the belief that the UK economy is recovering at a better pace than many would have predicted...

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  US private sector rebounds in November according to Markit Economics, as USA pending home sales fall yet again

  Nov 26, 13 • 454 Views • Morning Roll Call • No Comments

  According to Markit Economics U.S. private sector activity increased in November after slowing during the previous month, whilst new orders grew at their fastest pace since April 2012. Financial data firm Markit stated that its preliminary composite...