Search Results for: European Central Bank
Dollar Weakens on Fed Outlook as Emerging-Market Shares Advance
August 18th, 2016
Yen breaks 100 after Fed minutes as jobs data boosts Aussie Mongolia’s tugrik stabilizes after interest rate hiked to 15% Emerging-market shares rallied with European stock index futures and the dollar fell versus all of its major peers after minutes ...
Saving the system
August 10th, 2016
Monetary policy, we are told, is all about staving off recession and stimulating economic growth. However, not only is monetary debasement in any form counterproductive and destroys the personal wealth of the masses, but the economists who devised today’s ...
Greek consumer prices in July for second month in a row
August 8th, 2016
Greece’s annual EU-harmonized inflation rate stayed positive for the second month in a row in July, statistics service data showed on Monday. The reading in July was 0.2 percent, unchanged from June and slightly below market expectations. Economists polled ...
Euro-Area Output Unexpectedly Picks Up as Brexit Qualms Fade
August 3rd, 2016
Purchasing Managers’ Index rises to 53.2 in July from 53.1 Gauge signals little contagion from U.K. vote, Markit says Euro-area output unexpectedly accelerated to the highest in six months, signaling that manufacturers and services providers are shrugging off concerns ...
Yen Jumps on BOJ Decision as Japanese Bonds Sink; Gold Climbs
July 29th, 2016
Kuroda expands ETF purchase target, leaving policy rate steady BOJ release will be followed by Europe stress tests, U.S. GDP The Bank of Japan’s most anticipated policy announcement in years left investors underwhelmed, sparking a surge in the yen ...
The potential economic impact of Brexit for London, the UK and Europe
July 28th, 2016
PwC’s real GDP growth projections for the UK revised down Potential loss of passporting a challenge for London Ireland and Cyprus are the most exposed EU countries from a trade perspective UK: Following the vote to leave the EU, ...
Asian shares at nine-month highs on inflow bets; dollar strong
July 21st, 2016
Asian stocks climbed to nine-month highs on Thursday, helped by a recovery in global oil prices, while the dollar strengthened against the safe-haven yen on resurgent expectations of a U.S. interest rate hike this year. European shares are expected ...
Dollar hits 6-week high vs. yen on hopes for Japanese stimulus
July 21st, 2016
The yen weakened against its rival currencies, hitting its six-week low against the dollar, during Asian trade on Thurdsay, on mounting hopes for strong policy steps Tokyo will likely put together later this month. The U.S. dollar USDJPY, +0.22% higher at ¥106.94, ...
Gold eases ahead of BoE policy
July 14th, 2016
Gold slipped on Thursday after rising nearly 1 percent in the previous session, as the dollar firmed and Asian stocks stayed near eight-month highs on expectations of an interest rate hike by the Bank of England. Investors bet the ...
Asian shares near 2016 highs as risk appetite improves
July 13th, 2016
Asian shares came within reach of their 2016 highs on Wednesday as prospects of solid U.S. growth and accommodative economic policy in major markets whet investors’ risk appetite damaged by uncertainty from Brexit. Spread betters expected European shares to ...
