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...China's rapid recovery and US Off Trade strength), as well as a broad-based rally for nearly all emerging market currencies....
...Demand for ballistic flares and fighter jet gauges looks to be unaffected by plague, with revenue up 46 per cent and 24 per cent respectively on a constant currency basis....
...300 down -13.01 (-0.83%) at 1,558 FTSE100 down -83.55 (-1.09%) at 7,588 CAC 40 unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 5,474 Dax unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 13,198 Currencies €/$ 1.24 (1.24) $/¥ 108.66 (108.76) £/$ 1.42...
...Friday 15:00 BST Here’s what’s happening Beazley led the FTSE 250 fallers after first-half results from the insurer missed market forecasts, with profit before tax of just $57.5m compared with a $91m consensus...
...up +322.79 (+1.25%) at 26,116 Nasdaq up +74.59 (+1.03%) at 7,298 European markets Eurofirst 300 down -1.15 (-0.07%) at 1,565 FTSE100 down -30.50 (-0.39%) at 7,725 CAC 40 unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 5,494...
...0.00 (0.00%) at 12,014 Currencies €/$ 1.18 (1.18) $/¥ 109.55 (109.15) £/$ 1.30 (1.30) €/£ 0.9083 (0.9083) Commodities ($) Brent Crude (ICE) down -0.17 at 51.93 Light Crude (Nymex) down -0.11 at 48.71...
...(0.00%) at 4,896 Dax unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 11,999 Currencies €/$ 1.05 (1.06) $/¥ 113.17 (113.27) £/$ 1.24 (1.24) €/£ 0.8477 (0.8476) Commodities ($) Brent Crude (ICE) up +0.44 at 56.28 Light Crude...
...at 07:57 Asian markets Nikkei 225 up +64.55 (+0.34%) at 19,319 Topix up +4.43 (+0.29%) at 1,555 Hang Seng down -272.95 (-1.15%) at 23,509 US markets S&P 500 down -5.41 (-0.23%) at 2,363 DJIA down -69.03...
...economist at Mizuho USA....
...up +106.70 (+0.60%) at 18,004 Nasdaq up +21.80 (+0.44%) at 4,960 European markets Eurofirst 300 up +4.88 (+0.36%) at 1,355 FTSE100 up +9.77 (+0.15%) at 6,354 CAC 40 up +22.47 (+0.50%) at 4,529 Dax up +46.23...
...On Monday he initiated a long USD/MXN position at 15.17. At mid-session on Tuesday the cross was 15.34. It’s a tight trade: he has a target price of 16.00, though he thinks the cross may overshoot....
...Crude (Nymex) up +0.15 at 49.34 100 Oz Gold (Comex) unchanged 0.00 at 1,091 Copper (Comex) down -0.88% at 2.41 10-year government bond yields (%) US 2.33% UK 2.03% Germany 0.75% CDS (closing levels) Markit...
...(USA Today) Red scare The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has labelled China “the most dominant threat” to US companies....
...Nasdaq down -2.50 (-0.05%) at 5,048 European markets Eurofirst 300 down -8.34 (-0.53%) at 1,573 FTSE100 down -12.55 (-0.18%) at 6,960 CAC 40 unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 4,994 Dax unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at...
...Friday 21:00 GMT....
...at 16,827 S&P 500 down -0.04% at 1,960 Bovespa up +0.02% at 53,168 Asia Nikkei 225 up +1.08% at 15,326 Topix up +1.07% at 1,276 Hang Seng down -0.13% at 23,191 Shanghai Composite up +0.10% at 2,050 MSCI...
...at 52,097 FTSE 300 Eurotop up +0.18% at 1,374 Americas DJIA up +0.29% at 16,868 S&P 500 up +0.49% at 1,960 Bovespa down -1.58% at 53,426 Asia Nikkei 225 up +0.27% at 15,308 Topix up +0.21% at 1,263 Hang...
...(Financial Times) The UK energy industry will try to head off a competition inquiry on Monday saying there are more operators in the market than at any time in the past 15 years....
...Eurofirst 300 up +15.63 (+1.26%) at 1,258 FTSE100 up +82.24 (+1.28%) at 6,522 CAC 40 up +60.17 (+1.48%) at 4,120 Dax up +157.10 (+1.74%) at 9,164 Currencies €/$ 1.38 (1.38) $/¥ 103.00 (103.01) £/$ 1.63...
...markets S&P 500 up +6.92 (+0.38%) at 1,852 DJIA up +10.27 (+0.06%) at 16,256 Nasdaq unchanged 0.00 (0.00%) at 4,113 European markets Eurofirst 300 down -2.62 (-0.20%) at 1,333 FTSE100 down -32.15 (-0.49%...
...Topix up +10.63 (+0.85%) at 1,258 Hang Seng up +149.80 (+0.63%) at 23,956 US markets S&P 500 up +4.48 (+0.25%) at 1,807 DJIA up +24.53 (+0.15%) at 16,097 Nasdaq up +27.00 (+0.67%) at 4,045 European markets...
...100 Oz Gold (Comex) unchanged 0.00 at 1,318 Copper (Comex) unchanged 0.00 at 3.23 10-year government bond yields (%) US 2.86% UK 2.93% Germany 1.95% CDS (closing levels) Markit iTraxx SovX Western Europe...
...) at 4,072 Dax up +20.94 (+0.25%) at 8,359 Currencies €/$ 1.33 (1.33) $/¥ 97.30 (96.85) £/$ 1.55 (1.55) Commodities ($) Brent Crude (ICE) up +0.01 at 108.98 Light Crude (Nymex) up +0.04 at 106.15 100 Oz...
...(Comex) down -0.40 at 1,336 Copper (Comex) unchanged 0.00 at 3.19 10-year government bond yields (%) US 2.49% UK 2.29% Germany 1.52% (We’re having a technical problem with CDS prices – they’ll be back...
...Oz Gold (Comex) unchanged 0.00 at 1,329 Copper (Comex) unchanged 0.00 at 3.19 10-year government bond yields (%) US 2.58% UK 2.37% Germany 1.68% CDS (closing levels) Markit iTraxx SovX Western Europe...
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