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...August 14, 2023: Prime Trust, LLC and certain of its affiliates filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware...
...This basic approach seems appropriate so long as the default reflects a political impasse and not any underlying inability of the United States to meet its obligations, so that all payments on defaulted...
...(-0.74%) at 1,508 FTSE100 down -26.18 (-0.36%) at 7,300 CAC 40 unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 5,317 Dax unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 12,861 Currencies €/$ 1.18 (1.19) $/¥ 113.01 (112.10) £/$ 1.34 (1.35) €/£ 0.8818...
...up +27.77 (+0.38%) at 7,314 CAC 40 up +13.20 (+0.25%) at 5,282 Dax up +52.21 (+0.41%) at 12,657 Currencies €/$ 1.17 (1.17) $/¥ 113.05 (112.81) £/$ 1.34 (1.34) €/£ 0.8769 (0.8772) Commodities ($) Brent...
...unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 13,126 Currencies €/$ 1.18 (1.18) $/¥ 112.75 (112.53) £/$ 1.34 (1.34) €/£ 0.8804 (0.881) Commodities ($) Brent Crude (ICE) up +0.44 at 62.88 Light Crude (Nymex) up +0.22 at 56.82...
...Currencies were stabilising after a drop in the US dollar....
...The economic calendar for Friday is as follows (all London times): 07.00: Finland Q2 gross domestic product 07.00: Czech Republic Q2 GDP (preliminary) 08.00: Poland August purchasing managers’ index 08.15...
...The economic calendar for Tuesday is light (all times London): 08.30: Sweden consumer price index 09.30: UK CPI, producer price index and house price index 13.00: Poland CPI The markets at 07:47 Asian...
...The economic calendar leans heavily towards the state of Europe’s manufacturing and services sectors (all times London): 08.00: France manufacturing, services purchasing managers’ index 08.00: European...
...Accordingly, we expect the MPC to raise Bank Rate to 1.00 per cent in May and then to 1.25 per cent in November....
...Beyond the Square Mile Asia Pacific equities were gaining as an apparent easing in the war of words between the United States and North Korea saw investors step away from havens....
...You know, I am not the United States of the past where we tell you where we are going to hit in the Middle East.”...
...at 5,235 European markets Eurofirst 300 up +13.80 (+1.04%) at 1,342 FTSE100 up +103.27 (+1.54%) at 6,814 CAC 40 unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 4,394 Dax unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 10,374 Currencies €/$ 1.12...
...(0.00%) at 4,373 Dax unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 10,431 Currencies €/$ 1.12 (1.12) $/¥ 102.04 (102.09) £/$ 1.32 (1.32) €/£ 0.8496 (0.8492) Commodities ($) Brent Crude (ICE) down -0.39 at 46.20 Light Crude...
...(0.00%) at 4,491 Dax unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 10,573 Currencies €/$ 1.12 (1.12) $/¥ 102.52 (102.65) £/$ 1.33 (1.33) €/£ 0.8471 (0.8462) Commodities ($) Brent Crude (ICE) down -0.86 at 47.15 Light Crude...
...But all this could change once Fed chair Yellen starts her speech — scheduled for 15:00 BST....
...The dollar index, which measures the buck against a basket of its peers, is down 0.1 per ent to 96.00 as the Japanese yen continues to attract “haven” flows from traders....
...(0.00%) at 3,985 Dax unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 9,269 Currencies €/$ 1.11 (1.10) $/¥ 101.87 (101.99) £/$ 1.33 (1.32) €/£ 0.8314 (0.833) Commodities ($) Brent Crude (ICE) up +0.59 at 47.75 Light Crude (...
...(0.00%) at 4,476 Dax unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 10,288 Currencies €/$ 1.14 (1.14) $/¥ 107.13 (107.33) £/$ 1.45 (1.45) €/£ 0.7813 (0.7807) Commodities ($) Brent Crude (ICE) up +0.01 at 51.45 Light Crude...
...Markets at 0809 BST Asian markets Nikkei 225 up +598.49 (+3.68%) at 16,874 Topix up +42.88 (+3.25%) at 1,363 Hang Seng up +190.67 (+0.90%) at 21,352 US markets S&P 500 up +13.61 (+0.65%) at 2,094 DJIA...
...unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 10,850 Currencies €/$ 1.10 (1.10) $/¥ 120.49 (120.61) £/$ 1.54 (1.54) €/£ 0.7152 (0.7132) Commodities ($) Brent Crude (ICE) up +0.06 at 49.62 Light Crude (Nymex) down -0.11 at...
...(0.00%) at 10,065 Currencies €/$ 1.14 (1.14) $/¥ 119.00 (118.85) £/$ 1.55 (1.55) €/£ 0.7356 (0.7361) Commodities ($) Brent Crude (ICE) up +0.52 at 50.25 Light Crude (Nymex) up +0.65 at 47.03 100 Oz Gold...
...It cut rates for the second time this year in February – by 25 basic points to 7.00 per cent – and we expect a further 25 basic points cut following a meeting on March 16-17 as the government seeks to boost...
...(0.00%) at 5,071 European markets Eurofirst 300 up +29.31 (+2.08%) at 1,441 FTSE100 up +129.76 (+2.16%) at 6,148 CAC 40 up +99.31 (+2.15%) at 4,724 Dax up +220.53 (+2.11%) at 10,690 Currencies €/$ 1.09...
...(+0.21%) at 1,438 FTSE100 down -25.71 (-0.40%) at 6,352 CAC 40 unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 4,704 Dax unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 10,164 Currencies €/$ 1.13 (1.13) $/¥ 119.42 (119.48) £/$ 1.55 (1.55) €/£ 0.7324...
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