Mind The Gap

The USA markets are shut for the annual Thanksgiving day therefore the afternoon trading session is expected to be quiet. Overnight investors saw the Nikkei reach a six year high as the DJIA had risen to a record high, just short of 16,100 on Wednesday. In Europe Germany’s import prices have fallen circa 3% year […]

Oil has fallen in the overnight and early morning trading sessions, U.S. prices are sliding for a fourth day after an industry report revealed that crude supplies rose for a ninth week in the USA, whilst the market for oil still ‘accommodates’ the pact reached with Iran regarding sanctions and its nuclear ambitions. Asian equities

Both overnight and early morning it’s been a quiet two sessions of trading in the markets. And looking at the diary of upcoming events it’s difficult to imagine if we’re going to see a change to the doldrums we’re currently witnessing. We receive the publication regarding building permits for the USA, the Case Shiller house

As many European markets opened in positive mood, with some analysts suggesting that the Iran nuclear negotiations has helped to boost confidence in the region, the German DAX index has posted a record high in early trading, other European indices also gained ground. Meanwhile, taking a cursory glance at the DJIA equity index future, it

The headline Ifo reached 109.3 in November, its highest level since April 2012, rising from 107.4 in October. Both current assessment and expectations improved, with the latter at its highest level since April 2011. Hans-Werner Sinn, president of the Ifo Institute, said: [quote] After falling in October, the Ifo Business Climate Indicator for the German

At 51.5, down from 51.9 in October, the flash estimate of the Markit Eurozone PMI Composite Output Index remained above the 50.0 no-change level for a fifth successive month in November, but signaled a modest easing in the rate of expansion for the second month running. Output growth in manufacturing stabilized at a robust rate

One of the key economists at the IMF, Oliver Blanchard, has shared his thoughts this morning on monetary policy including ZIRP (zero interest rate policies) and quantitative easing. He notes what many in the analyst community already knew given the example of Japan; that once you engage in ZIRP there is very little opportunity for

China’s commitment (through its Plenum meeting of last week) to introduce wide-ranging reforms continues to be the dominant force stoking up global investor sentiment. Shares of Chinese companies listed in Hong Kong were up another 1.8 per cent overnight to reach their highest witnessed since early March, extending Monday’s 5.7 per cent climb. The UK’s

China’s planned economic and social reforms sent shares on the Shanghai Composite index up by over 2.8% in the overnight trading session. Shares surged ahead in Hong Kong too, where the Hang Seng was up over 3.3% in late trading. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s blueprint for economic reforms over the coming decade helped push Greater

Euro area annual inflation was 0.7% in October 20132, down from 1.1% in September. A year earlier the rate was 2.5%. Monthly inflation was -0.1% in October 2013. European Union annual inflation was 0.9% in October 2013, down from 1.3% in September. A year earlier the rate was 2.6%. Monthly inflation was -0.1% in October