Feb 20, 2015 07:40 am UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Societe Generale Cross Asset Research: -USD/JPY: 118.86 - 119.09 overnight range. Spot oscillates in a tight range amid holiday-thinned Asian markets. -Nikkei at 15-year high and wider 10y UST/JGB spread...
Feb 20, 2015 07:39 am UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Societe Generale Cross Asset Research: -EUR/USD: 1.1357 - 1.1373 overnight range. Large option expiries (586mn) support spot ahead of the crucial Greece/Eurogroup meeting. -Even if a deal is struck, we are...
Mexico's December IP suggests economy likely expanded by 2.2% in 2014: Societe Generale
Feb 20, 2015 07:30 am UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Societe Generale Cross Asset Research: -Recent retail sales, industrial production, trade and economic activity releases in Mexico were fairly impressive compared with our expectations. In particular, December...
Italian HICP to remain very subdued over coming months: Societe Generale
Feb 20, 2015 07:28 am UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Societe Generale Cross Asset Research: -Looking ahead, we expect Italian HICP to remain very subdued over the coming months on the back of falling oil prices. -Overall, Italian H ICP inflation should...
Euroarea manufacturing PMI to continue its slow recovery: Societe Generale
Feb 20, 2015 07:26 am UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Societe Generale Cross Asset Research: -We expect the euro-area manufacturing PMI to continue its slow recovery, rising from 51 to 51.3 in February- a level consistent with our 0.4% qoq GDP growth for Q1...
Feb 20, 2015 07:18 am UTC| Commentary
Quotes from RBC Capital Markets: -EUR/GBP remains close to recent lows. Retail sales data for January are due this morning. McCafferty in an interview with the Independent said the BoE was watching the current account...
Feb 20, 2015 07:18 am UTC| Commentary
Quotes from RBC Capital Markets: -USD/JPY is 118.90-95. The flash estimate of Februarys PMI was at 51.5 vs. 52.2 in January and a consensus of 52.5. Kuroda appeared in parliament overnight but did not have much to...
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