Global Markets: Asian Stock Markets : Nikkei up 1.79%, Shanghai Composite up 1.02%, Hang Seng up 1.38%, ASX down 0.09% Commodities : Gold at $1296.55 (+0.42%), Silver at $15.41 (+0.90%), Brent Oil at $66.69 (+0.17%), WTI Oil at $56.94 (+0.26%) Rates : US 10-year yield at 2.657, UK 10-year yield at 1.178, Germany 10-year yield … Continue reading Tuesday 12th March: Asian markets higher on British vote optimism
Global Markets: Asian Stock Markets : Nikkei up 0.38%, Shanghai Composite up 1.23%, Hang Seng up 0.63%, ASX down 0.38% Commodities : Gold at $1298.85 (-0.03%), Silver at $15.36 (+0.05%), Brent Oil at $66.02 (+0.43%), WTI Oil at $56.38 (+0.55%) Rates : US 10-year yield at 2.641, UK 10-year yield at 1.180, Germany 10-year yield … Continue reading Monday 11th March: Asian markets see-saw; Powell affirms that the Fed isn’t too keen on raising rates
The US unemployment rate also declined to 3.8%, beating expectations of 3.9%, and US average hourly earnings ticked higher at 0.4% vs. expected 0.3%.
Global Markets: Asian Stock Markets : Nikkei down 2.00%, Shanghai Composite down 4.38%, Hang Seng down 1.74%, ASX down 0.96% Commodities : Gold at $1293.05 (+0.54%), Silver at $15.11 (+0.49%), Brent Oil at $65.76 (-0.81%), WTI Oil at $56.24 (-0.74%) Rates : US 10-year yield at 2.634, UK 10-year yield at 1.180, Germany 10-year yield … Continue reading Friday 8th March: Chinese export data drags down Asian Markets
The ECB cut growth forecasts and indicated rates would be on hold through 2019 (previously it had guided it would be on hold through summer).
