October 11, 2017
Morning all.. Wall St closed up again with another record close for the Dow. The S&P was up 0.23% in a day with no data. In Asia we had another positive close for the Nikkei (up 0.32%) but USDJPY failed to extend far past the NY close. EUR held gains after the Catalan issue subsided…. View Article
October 11, 2017
In European Equity Markets stocks traded cautiously as markets waited to see whether Spain’s Catalonia region would push for independence later in the day. Madrid’s IBEX stocks index fell 0.7 percent by midday and is now down almost 9 percent since May, though a sharp rise in the euro has also taken a toll. The FTSE 100 index picked up… View Article
October 10, 2017
In Asian Equity Markets Japan’s Nikkei index edged up in choppy trade on Tuesday after a three-day weekend as the weak yen supported sentiment, but Kobe Steel’s shares were set to plunge after it said it had fabricated data. The Nikkei was up 0.4 percent at 20,763.10 points by midmorning, after opening slightly lower. The broader Topix… View Article
October 10, 2017
Morning all.. The US Bond markets were closed yesterday but Wall St was open and it closed down in a quiet session with the S&P down 0.18% after opening in the green. However the Nikkei put in a solid performance, up 0.59% but USDJPY hardly moved as the dollar remained in a tight range. AUD… View Article
October 9, 2017
In European Equity Markets stocks rose on Monday, with Germany’s DAX touching a new record high and Spain’s IBEX its highest for a week, as political risk concerns over Catalonia eased a day after a demonstration in Barcelona against independence. Following four consecutive weeks of gains, the pan-European STOXX 600 rose 0.2 percent while the DAX… View Article
October 9, 2017
In Asian Equity Markets Chinese stocks climbed on Monday after a week-long break as a disappointing survey on the country’s service sector did little to dent optimism on global growth, while political uncertainty caused turbulence for the Turkish and British currencies. The Chinese blue-chip CSI300 index rose 1.7 percent to heights not seen since late 2015. Australian stocks… View Article
