Mar 06, 2015 17:01 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Western Union:- Like the drivers impacting the pound, it was mixed on Friday, notching gains against the euro but lower and at its weakest in a month against the greenback. On the bright side, sterling...
Mar 06, 2015 17:00 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Western Union:- The euro slipped below $1.10 for a second straight day, its weakest level in more than 11 years. The starkly different outlooks for monetary policy in Europe compared to the U.S. have...
Mar 06, 2015 16:39 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Capital Economics:- The narrowing in the international trade deficit in February, to $41.7bn from $45.6bn in January (consensus $41.5bn) leaves GDP on course to rise by between 2.5% and 3.0% annualised in the...
Fed under pressure to hike after stellar US payrolls: Capital Economics
Mar 06, 2015 16:00 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Capital Economics:- The 295,000 increase in US payrolls in February (consensus 235,000) and the further fall in the unemployment to 5.5% illustrate that, even if wage growth is still subdued, the Fed cant hang...
Dropping “patient” guidance from March FOMC statement now seems to be a done deal: UniCredit
Mar 06, 2015 15:49 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from UniCredit Research:- Needless to say that todays jobs report supports our view that the Fed will begin to normalize its policy stance in June.- And it now seems to be a done deal that the "patient" guidance...
US payrolls continued to deliver despite somewhat mixed economic indicators: TD Economics
Mar 06, 2015 15:45 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from TD Economics:- As has been the case in recent months, payrolls continued to deliver despite somewhat mixed economic indicators. While the consensus call was 235k, markets appeared ready to take in stride a much...
Scope for continued robust German growth is intact: Danske Bank
Mar 06, 2015 15:37 pm UTC| Commentary
Quotes from Danske Bank:- German factory orders for January fell more than expected, 3.9% m/m (consensus -1.0% m/m). This came after very strong increases in Q4 last year, though, and looking through the noise of the very...
Gabon: post-coup dialogue has mapped out path to democracy – now military leaders must act
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