All eyes on the FOMC statement later today Many investors and traders will be keeping a 'weather-eye' on the FOMC meeting statement to be delivered by Ben Bernanke, he's due to begin his narrative at 2:00 PM USA time. Typically analysts and commentators will be looking for nuances and code in the language to determine […]
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All eyes on the FOMC statement later today Many investors and traders will be keeping a ‘weather-eye’ on the FOMC meeting statement to be delivered by Ben Bernanke, he’s due to begin his narrative at 2:00 PM USA time. Typically analysts and commentators will be looking for nuances and code in the language to determine
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Is the pain in Spain falling? The GDP figure for Spain's economy has been published this morning and it reveals a very slowly healing economy according to the latest GDP number. However, the majority of analysts are still adopting a glass half empty position where Spain is concerned, given that the country has now been
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Is the pain in Spain falling? The GDP figure for Spain’s economy has been published this morning and it reveals a very slowly healing economy according to the latest GDP number. However, the majority of analysts are still adopting a glass half empty position where Spain is concerned, given that the country has now been
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If last week’s high impact news events centered around the publication of the Markit Economics PMIs for services, then this week’s fundamental high impact news is heavily geared towards the publication of Markit’s manufacturing PMIs due on Thursday. Market analysts and commentators will be looking for any evidence (from those businesses polled) that the bedrock
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If last week's high impact news events centered around the publication of the Markit Economics PMIs for services, then this week's fundamental high impact news is heavily geared towards the publication of Markit's manufacturing PMIs due on Thursday. Market analysts and commentators will be looking for any evidence (from those businesses polled) that the bedrock
UK GDP rises to 0.6% with service industries making the greatest contribution The rise in UK GDP to 0.6% was in line with the majority of economists' predictions when polled on the subject. However, the most dynamic number in the data came in the 'swing' – UK GDP is currently 1.4% higher versus this time
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UK GDP rises to 0.6% with service industries making the greatest contribution The rise in UK GDP to 0.6% was in line with the majority of economists’ predictions when polled on the subject. However, the most dynamic number in the data came in the ‘swing’ – UK GDP is currently 1.4% higher versus this time
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Dare we dream that Europe may be exiting recession? In our Between The Lines article of this morning we emphasised the importance of paying close attention to the Markit Economics PMI data prints and how they could influence market sentiment, particularly if many of the individual publications relating to European manufacturing and service industry
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As Asian Markets Hit A Six Week High France Declares Its Recession Over… Bullish talk regarding the Chinese economy from the Chinese premier Li Keqiang and similar overtones from the Japanese government after Sunday’s election result, caused a share rally in the Asian-Pacific markets in the overnight/early morning trading session. Li Kegiang allayed fears that
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