Americas Roundup: Dollar hits 2-week high, US Treasury yield spike, Oil hits 3-week highs as OPEC deal extension seen likely-March 31st, 2017

Mar 30, 2017 22:16 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup US Q4 GDP revised higher 2.1% v 2% forecast, 1.9% previous, boosted by consumer spending. US Core PCE prices final 1.3% v 1.2% forecast, 1.2% previous. US initial jobless claims 258k v 248k...

Europe Roundup: Sterling steadies above 1.2400 as investors mull Brexit, euro hits 1-week low as ECB rate hike expectations ease, markets eye Fed officials' speeches - Thursday, March 30th, 2017

Mar 30, 2017 11:49 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup EUR/USD -0.25%, USD/JPY +0.1%, GBP/USD flat, DXY +0.1% DAX +0.1%, FTSE -0.05%, Brent -0.5%, Gold -0.2%, Copper -0.6% Dollar near 1-week high, buoyed by euro weakness EZ Mar Economic...

Asia Roundup: Aussie hits 1-week high on upbeat home sales figures, euro eases on ECB headlines, Asian shares near 2-year peak - Thursday, March 30th, 2017

Mar 30, 2017 05:56 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup BoJ DepGov Iwata Current policy appropriate, inflation still sub-2%, recovery gaining momentum, however, QQE and yield curve control helping to spur growth, no need to buy US Treasuries, JGB buys...

Americas Roundup: Dollar rises as Fed speakers remind markets of rate hike plans, Sterling dips as Britain formally launches Brexit, Oil rises 2 pct as supplies seen tightening-March 30th, 2017

Mar 29, 2017 21:09 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup US pending home sales surge to 10-month high +5.5% vs 2.4% forecast, -2.8% previous. PM May triggers formal Brexit divorce, says no turning back, Two years of talks loom; exit planned in 2019. UK...

Europe Roundup: Sterling slumps as formal Brexit process begins, dollar index rebounds from 4-1/2-month lows, markets eye PM May’s speech and EU Tusk’s presser - Wednesday, March 29th, 2017

Mar 29, 2017 11:40 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup EUR/USD -0.2%, USD/JPY -0.2%, GBP/USD -0.2%, DXY +0.1% DAX +0.4%, CAC +0.1%, FTSE flat, Brent +0.7%, Gold +0.1% Dollar index pulls away from 4-1/2-month lows to 99,953 GBP/USD reverses...

Asia Roundup: Dollar index off 4-1/2 month lows as upbeat U.S. economic data offset Trump uncertainties, sterling hits 1-week low as UK triggers Article 50, Asian shares gain - Wednesday, March, Wednesday 29th, 2017

Mar 29, 2017 06:26 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup UK PM May ready to compromise as Brexit letter heads for Brussels, No 10 anxious to avoid acrimonious divorce after setting Article 50 process in motion Financial Times. Fed Gov Powell Fed still...

Americas Roundup: Dollar steadies after slide to 4-1/2 month lows, Oil jumps on Libyan disruption, OPEC deal extension hopes-March 29th, 2017

Mar 28, 2017 20:58 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup US Consumer Confidence 125.6 v 114 forecast, 116.1 previous, highest since Dec 2000. US Advance goods trade balance Feb -65b v -69b previous. US wholesale inventories Feb 0.4% v -0.2% previous,...