The majority of European stocks declined on Monday trading session snapping last week's notable gains before global leaders gathered to discuss geopolitical tension in the Ukraine's Crimea overshadowing ongoing recovery in Europe. The benchmark index Stoxx Europe 600 dropped as much as 0.5% as of 6:39 a.m. New York time.
The Australian currency continued to gain from the prior week as traders predict that the Reserve Bank of Australia will hike the rates within one year as the economy strengthens. The Aussie gained 0.1% to 90.93 U.S. cents at 5:45 p.m. in Sydney after it added 0.6% last week. It advanced 0.3% to 93.15 Japanese Yen. The yield on
Japanese stocks increased on Monday rising by the most in almost four weeks with the region's benchmark stock index Topix paring its 2-week drop as export companies increased and precision-instrument makers advanced as well. The Topix gained 1.5% and was last traded at 1,163.04, while the Nikkei 225 Stock Average added 1.8% to 14,475.30.
The Japanese Yen declined earlier on Monday trading session falling versus the majority of it most traded counterparts after the International Monetary Fund signalled that the economy world-wide is improving and as BoJ plans to boost stimulus next week to weaken impact of tax hikes. The Yen slipped as much a 0.2% to 141.36 a Euro by 6:04 a.m. London
Consumer price inflation in Singapore weakened in February falling for the third consecutive month and at a faster pace than economists initially expected, the latest data published by the statistical office and the Monetary Authority of Singapore unveiled on Monday. The country's consumer price inflation fell from 1.4% recorded in January to 0.4% in the following month.
Manufacturing sector in China declined in March falling further into contraction and reaching the weakest level in eight months, the latest report released by the HSBC and Markit Economics showed on Monday. According to the report, the Chinese purchasing managers' index for manufacturing sector slipped from 48.5 in February to a level of 48.1 in the following month.
The world's second largest economy announced on Sunday that it will in the near future introduce market-base exchange rate for China's Yuan together with market-base interest rate in order to have a competitive and modern market system. The China's Vice Premier Gaoli Zhang affirmed above mentioned steps and promised to introduce them within two years.
The 18-naiton bloc currency was mostly flat on Monday trading session and was traded near the weakest level in two weeks against the U.S. Dollar, but not far from 2 ½ year high reached earlier this week after Herman Van Rompuy commented that the Euro is too strong for exporter. The Euro was last seen at $1.3799 and it traded
The U.S. Dollar remained firm earlier on Monday session holding on to previous week's gains with the U.S. Dollar index measuring its activity against the most-traded peers traded near the strongest level in three weeks. The U.S. Dollar index last stood at 80.143 after reaching the highest level in three weeks on Thursday at 80.354.
The majority of Asian equities increased earlier on Monday trading session, however losing some of their gains after the government report showed that manufacturing purchasing index in the world's largest economy dropped to the weakest level in eight months in March. The MSCI broadest Asia-Pacific gauge outside Japan added 0.2% after it was up 0.5% before the report.
A leading index measuring economic activity in the Europe's largest economy advanced in January rising for the fourth consecutive month signaling that the country's expansion should continue in the following months, the Conference Board reported on Friday. The report showed that Germany's leading index gained by 0.2% in January totaling 128.3 points after climbing by 0.9% and 0.3% in December
Budget deficit in the United Kingdom exceeded initial projections in February as revenues increased at a slower pace than the government expenditures, the latest data released by the Office for National Statistics showed on Friday. According to the data, the nation's deficit rose to 9.3 billion pounds in February, while in February 2013 the debt was 9.2 billion pounds.
Credit rating of the world's largest economy was affirmed at ‘AAA' by the Fitch Ratings, a report released by the agency showed on Friday, and the country's outlook stayed ‘stable' according to the report. The agency expects the federal government debt of the U.S. peak at 100% of the gross domestic product this year and it should decrease afterwards.
A leading index measuring economic activity in Australia slowed down in the month of January rising slightly by 0.2% on a sequential basis to 128.3, a report unveiled by the Conference Board showed on Friday. According to the report, the country's leading index eased from December's level of 0.9% following am advance by 0.3% recorded in November.
A credit rating of the Russian Federation was affirmed at BBB level by the Standard & Poor's Rating Service, while the agency downgraded the country's outlook from ‘stable' to ‘negative', according to a report showed on Friday. The outlook downgrade was a result of sanctions put on the country by the U.S. and the European Union after Russian incorporated Crimean
New Zealand ‘s consumer confidence decreased further in February falling by 0.8% on a sequential basis and coming to a figure of 132.0 points, the latest report published by the ANZ Bank showed on Friday. According to the report, the country's consumer confidence slipped also in January by 2.1% to 133.0, while the current condition index fell from 127 to
Sentiment among the United Kingdom households increased notable in the month of March hitting its highest level all-time, a survey released by the private company Knight Frank showed on Friday. According to the survey, the U.K. household confidence regarding home values jumped from February's level of 60.7 to 61.5 points recorded in March.
Manufacturing sector in the Philadelphia-area increased in March rebounding from a negative territory suggesting that the region's factory activity improved, a survey published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia showed on Thursday. According to the survey, the factory activity in the area rose to 9.0 points from a level of -6.3 in February.
A leading economic indicator in the world's largest economy increased in February rising more than economists originally projected and faster than in the month before, a data released by the Conference Board showed on Thursday. According to the data, the leading economic index advanced by 0.5% in February, up from January's level of 0.1%.
New Zealand's credit card spending increased on an annual basis in February, however the figure rose slower than in the month before, a report released by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand showed on Friday. According to the report, the New Zealand's total credit card spending added 5.9% in February reaching a level of NZ$2.879 billion.
The Chinese currency declined further on Friday and traded near its weakest level in a thirteen-month period against the U.S. Dollar reaching the largest weekly drop after the People's Bank of China set the currency's daily fixing at 6.1475. The Yuan traded at 6.2275 a U.S. Dollar earlier on the session after reaching 6.2334, the lowest since February 2013.
The U.S. Dollar swung between gains and losses earlier on Friday trading session traded near its three-week high against the most traded currencies on speculation that the Fed may raise rates as soon as in 2015. The so-called Greenback traded at $1.3777 after rising to a 2-week peak of $1.3749, while it was last seen at 102.69 yen and C$1.1237.
Wall Street futures inched higher on Thursday trading session after economic data from the world's largest economy signaled that an improvement in investors' sentiment and as the Federal Reserve Chairman Yellen commented that the Fed may hike rates in 2015. The S&P 500 Index rose 0.60% to 1,872.01, the Dow Jones added 0.67% to 16,331.05 and the Nasdaq index jumped
The U.S. Dollar advanced on Friday trading session with the index measuring its performance against the basket of its most-traded peers traded near the highest level since February after the U.S. Federal Reserve Chairwoman signaled that interest rates increase may come in 2015. The U.S. Dollar index was last seen at 80.163, not from its February's peak of 80.354.