Global Economy watch – February 2013
2013 began with positive news of a last minute agreement to avert the US fiscal…
Market update: Groundhog Day? Eurozone worries resurface, equities wobble, euro slips
US stocks slid on Monday with both the Dow Jones and the S&P 500 declining.…
Weekly wrap: US GDP suffers a surprise fall
In the main, key global equity markets ended the week higher with the Nikkei…
Market update: Up, up, up they go; stocks rise as confidence grows for US and China economic recovery
Data showing that the American economic recovery remains on track helped Wall…
Market update: Risk appetite beginning to firm but kept in check ahead of crucial US jobs data on Friday
In the US, despite recording a loss of 0.3% at the close of trading on Thursday,…
UK money growth solid as corporate liquidity surges
UK monetary trends continue to support optimism about growth prospects while…
Market update: The US Fed begins its two-day monetary policy meeting
US stocks closed slightly lower yesterday with the Dow down 0.1% and the S&P…
Eurozone monetary pick-up stalls in December
Narrow money M1 – comprising physical cash and overnight deposits –…
Weekly wrap: Can the equities rally continue? – US jobs and manufacturing in focus
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) arrived late to the ‘QE infinity’ party last…
Market update: European markets remain close to 23-month highs
US stocks closed higher on Friday with both the Dow and the S&P 500 up 0.5%.…
Japan – beneficiary of a weaker yen
For every country the level at which its currency trades at is important and…
UK onshore GDP up 0.5% since Q1 2012 vs similar Eurozone fall
The reported 0.3% decline in fourth-quarter GDP rests on an official guess that…