Monday, 18 May, 2015
(Bloomberg) — Australia retains scope to lower interest rates further, the central bank’s second in command said, while warning against spurring a debt-fueled spending boom. “There is a fairly fine line to tread” in balancing the need to encourage household spending and business investment while preventing imbalances emerging in the economy, Deputy Governor Philip Lowe said in Sydney Monday. Australia has been trying to engineer a transition from mining since late 2011 when investment and […] Read More
Friday, 15 May, 2015
(Bloomberg) — Consumer confidence unexpectedly fell in May by the most in more than two years as Americans’ views on the economy dimmed. The University of Michigan preliminary index of sentiment dropped to 88.6, the lowest since October, from 95.9 in April. The 7.3 point decrease was the largest since December 2012. The outcome was lower than the lowest estimate of 68 economists surveyed by Bloomberg. News that the world’s largest economy stalled last quarter […] Read More
Friday, 15 May, 2015
(Bloomberg) — Stocks rose in Europe and Asia while bonds gained, stabilizing after a debt-market selloff that erased more than $400 billion of value in three weeks. The dollar pared a fifth weekly decline. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index added 0.3 percent to 8:34 a.m. in New York. Standard & Poor’s 500 Index futures increased less than 0.1 percent. Chinese shares listed in Hong Kong rose for the first time in four days. Treasury 10-year […] Read More
Friday, 15 May, 2015
(Bloomberg) — Chinese shares slid, cutting their gains since an interest-rate cut in half, while the dollar pared its fifth straight weekly retreat. Asian bonds followed gains in the U.S. and Europe, while oil headed toward its longest rising streak in 32 years. The Shanghai Composite Index tumbled 2 percent by 12 p.m. in Tokyo, trimming its advance since China cut rates this week to 2 percent. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index fluctuated and Standard […] Read More
Thursday, 14 May, 2015
(Bloomberg) — The dollar slipped to the lowest level in almost four months against major peers, while European bonds extended a selloff that’s wiped more than $400 billion from global markets. Treasuries pared gains before a sale of 30-year bonds and U.S. equity-index futures advanced. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index retreated 0.3 percent at 7:24 a.m. in New York. The yield on 10-year German bunds rose four basis points to 0.76 percent while the rate […] Read More
Thursday, 14 May, 2015
(Bloomberg) — The dollar slipped toward a four-month low versus major peers, while Treasuries halted their slide and European bonds fluctuated amid a selloff that’s wiped more than $400 billion from global markets. U.S. crude oil fell with European stocks. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index retreated 0.4 percent by 8:12 a.m. in London, as the euro climbed 0.6 percent and currencies from New Zealand to Norway advanced. Germany’s 10-year notes swung between gains and losses […] Read More
Wednesday, 13 May, 2015
(Bloomberg) — Treasuries rose and the dollar fell after retail sales missed forecasts, adding to concern economic growth is slowing. U.S. stocks rose amid deal activity, while European equities gained as a bond selloff abated and the region’s growth picked up. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose 0.4 percent at 9:30 a.m. in New York after two days of declines. The yield on 10-year Treasury notes slid three basis points to 2.22 percent, extending […] Read More
Wednesday, 13 May, 2015
(Bloomberg) — The Bank of England cut its growth forecasts through 2017 and endorsed investors’ view for gradual interest-rate increases that may not start until the middle of next year. In its quarterly Inflation Report, the BOE said that, based on the benchmark interest rate rising in line with the path implied by market yields, U.K. inflation will return to its 2 percent target within two years. It sees the economy expanding 2.5 percent this […] Read More
Tuesday, 12 May, 2015
William C. Dudley, President and Chief Executive Officer Panel Remarks at the Sixth High Level Conference on the International Monetary System: Monetary Policy Challenges in a Changing World, Zurich, Switzerland It is a pleasure to have the opportunity to participate in today’s conference. In keeping with this session’s mandate, I will focus my remarks on the global implications of U.S. monetary policy normalization-paying particular attention to the potential implications for emerging market economies (EMEs). I […] Read More
Tuesday, 12 May, 2015
(Bloomberg) — Bonds dropped around the world, with German 10-year yields near the highest for 2015 and Japanese rates jumping the most in two years. The euro advanced and European stocks fell amid wrangling over whether Greece will qualify for further aid. Ten-year bund yields climbed five basis points by 8:19 a.m. in London, while the rate on Japanese bonds climbed as much as eight basis points and that on benchmark Treasuries added two basis […] Read More
