Market update: Chinese manufacturing boosts markets after mixed earnings
Wall Street managed to notch up a sixth day of gains yesterday (S&P 500…
Market update: Show me the money! US votes on debt ceiling today
The S&P 500 Index reached a new five-year high yesterday (+0.4%; Dow Jones…
Shirakawa’s last stand
The Bank of Japan, under departing Governor Shirakawa, has resisted government…
Market update: BoJ adopts 2% target in commitment to end deflation
With US markets closed in observance of Martin Luther King Day, eyes were on…
Weekly wrap: Chinese growth seen to stabilise; S&P 500 hits a five-year high
Last week saw a continuation of the more bullish sentiment across global equity…
Market update: Investors cautious ahead of BoJ and Eurogroup meetings
Wall Street edged higher last Friday (Dow Jones +0.4%; S&P 500 +0.3%) capping…
Market update: China Q4 GDP growth delights markets
US markets rallied hard on Thursday, as improving US economic data points buoyed…
Japanese money surge argues against more QE
A 9.5% (not annualised) plunge in Japanese industrial production between March…
Market update: European stocks open lower as investors consolidate recent gains
Better-than-expected US retail sales data for December helped the S&P 500 and…
Can car sales help jump start the UK economy?
In a time of austerity, UK car sales have reached their highest level in more…
Market update: Sharp fall in Germany 2012 GDP growth
In the US, ahead of the start of the corporate earnings reporting season, stocks…
Global leading indicators still mostly positive
The OECD’s leading indicator indices continue to signal a stronger global…