2011-12-21 13:51:08

A pre-Christmas squeeze higher?

A sharp turnaround in risk appetite dictated the moves in global markets yesterday. Better news from the Euro-zone and signs of improvement in the US housing market helped spur demand for risky...


2011-12-21 13:51:08

Britain says 'NO' but Europe Extends Olive Branch

The conference call yesterday afternoon between European finance ministers resulted in an agreement to provide 150 billion euros to the IMF but failed to reach the targeted 200 billion, with the UK...


2011-12-08 22:53:38

Euro weakens ahead ECB Meeting and EU summit

The euro fell against both the dollar and pound yesterday as concerns increased over the outcome of this week’s EU summit. Comments from Germany suggested that they believed other Eurozone...


2011-12-08 22:53:38

Markets take a breather

A fairly muted session yesterday as markets digested the big news; S&P placing 15 Euro-zone countries on Creditwatch negative. Initially risk sold off, with the EUR being the main victim; GBP-EUR...


2011-12-08 22:53:38

S&P Places 15 European Countries on CreditWatch

Overnight the ratings agency Standard & Poor’s announced that they are placing 15 European nations on CreditWatch negative. This generally means a one in two chance of a downgrade in a...


2011-12-08 22:53:38

Crunch time for the Euro Zone

The tone on Friday was generally risk on as the US Non-Farm Payroll (NFP) came out broadly in line with expectations at 120k. A few market participants were hoping for a more bullish number after...


2011-12-08 22:53:38

Markets remain calm as Merkel and Sarkozy pledge new vision

Markets trod water yesterday following a dramatic shift on Wednesday caused by the unilateral intervention of major central banks. Following the sharp moves seen in stock markets, commodities and...


2011-12-08 22:53:38

Show of strength from central banks

Risk returned to the market yesterday as global equity markets saw their biggest advances since March 2009. The S&P, as an example, closed up by 4.24%. The main reason behind the rally was...


2011-12-08 22:53:38

The debt storm continues...

Risk continued to rally yesterday, picking up where Monday left off. Commodity currencies led the way with the NZD and AUD paring back big November losses. Global stocks ended the day higher for...


2011-12-08 22:53:38

Is risk really back on?

The risk trend picked up yesterday pushing stock markets higher by over 2.5% despite negative outlook. The main catalyst was the speculation that senior officials will look to tackle the debt...


2011-12-08 22:53:38

Markets push higher on speculation of aid.

Risk returned to the markets as rumours boosted appetite. There was talk of fast-track fiscal discipline in the EU with the IMF helping Italy. The rumoured package is thought to be worth...


2011-12-08 22:53:38

Debt continues to weigh on risk

The Dollar continued to gain yesterday as fears over worsening credit conditions in Europe drove investors to the safety of the greenback. Germany’s borrowing costs rose higher than those of the...


2011-12-08 22:53:38

Markets have little to be thankful for.

Yesterday’s theme continued the risk off tone we have followed over the last week or so. Equity markets traded lower for the 6th consecutive day as the overall sentiment across markets continued...


2011-12-08 22:53:38

The Grind Continues

A relatively quiet day yesterday for markets. The main theme of risk-off continued with both GBP-USD and EUR-USD continuing their descent lower. Again GBP-USD suffered the most causing GBP-EUR to...


2011-12-08 22:53:38

Risk off Sentiment Continues

There was an overall risk off sentiment yesterday with equity markets leading the way with greater than 2% falls across the major bourses. Yields on European bonds ground higher which led to the...


2011-12-08 22:53:38

Debt continues to top the agenda

On Friday the US Dollar was erratic in terms of price action, but to be honest this has been normal in terms of end of week profit taking. Uncertainty across the European debt markets remain rife....


2011-12-08 22:53:38

Will They Won't They?

With another lack lustre trading session yesterday, focus was on the European bond markets which saw uncomfortable rises in yield for many members. This was followed with announcements from the ECB...


2011-12-08 22:53:38

Revenge of the Killer Yields

The main theme of yesterday’s trading was weakness. Both the pound and euro fell against the dollar as the market deciphered negative news from both the UK and Europe. The USD looks like it will...


2011-12-08 22:53:38

Euro-zone borrowing costs soar

A fresh surge in euro-zone government bond yields overnight has sent shimmers through markets once again – causing risky assets to be sold off. Of major concern this time is the fact...


2011-12-08 22:53:38

Fear remains within the Euro Zone

Events in European politics and bond markets continue to drive sentiment as the Euro remains under siege from the undulating sentiment in these areas. Friday saw a marked improvement in the cost...

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