Europe Roundup: Sterling hits multi-week lows following downbeat manufacturing PMI, dollar rises on March rate hike expectations, European shares rally - Wednesday, March 1st, 2017

Mar 01, 2017 12:03 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup EUR/USD -0.4%, USD/JPY +0.8%, GBP/USD -0.1%, DXY +0.7% DAX +1.4%, CAC +1.45%, Brent +0.5%, Gold -0.2%, Copper +1.7% Dollar Index hits 7-week high at 101.78. +0.7% Dollar surges as Fed...

Asia Roundup: Antipodeans hit multi-week lows, dollar rallies as Fed officials comments boost March rate hike prospects, Asian shares volatile - Wednesday, March 1st, 2017

Mar 01, 2017 06:26 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Trump speech long on promises, short on detail Reuters BUZZ/IFR. Trump promises $1 trln in infrastructure spending, to call for reduced corporate taxes, massive tax relief for middle class ...

Americas Roundup: Dollar steadies before Trump speech to Congress, Oil prices slip as rising U.S. supplies offset OPEC cuts-March 1st, 2017

Feb 28, 2017 21:12 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup US Q4 GDP (2nd estimate) 1.9% v 2.1% forecast, 1.9% previous, Q4 GDP sales 0.9% v 1% forecast 0.9% previous. US Q4 consumer spending (prelim) 3% vs 2.5% previous. US Feb Chicago PMI 57.4 v 53...

Europe Roundup: World shares set for fourth month of gains, oil and gold prices flat ahead of Trump's policy speech, Sterling near 2-week low - Tuesday, February 28th, 2017

Feb 28, 2017 12:11 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup EUR/USD +0.1%, USD/JPY -0.4%, GBP/USD -0.02%, DXY -0.1% DAX -0.1%, CAC -0%, Brent -0.2%, Gold -0.03% Yen inches higher ahead of Trump speech - Rtrs UK Feb GfK Consumer confidence -6...

Asia Roundup: Japanese yen marginally higher on robust housing start, retail sales data; Asian markets in green while gold stabilizes above $1250 - Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Feb 28, 2017 06:42 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Trump to propose 10 percent spike in defense spending to $54b bln, major cuts to all other agencies Washington Post. BoJ Gov Kuroda reiterates policy to remain easy, inflation to rise. Japan...

Americas Roundup: Dollar steady before Trump speech, Oil steady as rising U.S. output offsets record bullish bets-February 28th, 2017

Feb 27, 2017 22:00 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup US Durable goods orders jump 1.8% as forecast, Core capital goods orders fall 0.4% v 0.5% forecast in January. US pending home sales -2.8% v forecast 0.9%, 0.8% previous, fall to lowest level in a...

Europe Roundup: Sterling eases on Scottish referendum speculation, dollar recovers as U.S. Treasury yields rebound, European shares volatile - Monday, February 27th, 2017

Feb 27, 2017 12:17 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup EUR/USD +0.2%, USD/JPY +0.25%, GBP/USD -0.4%, EUR/GBP +0.5% DAX, +0.03%, FTSE +0.1%, CAC -0.1%, Brent +1.0%, Gold -0.03% GBP pressured by possibility of Scottish vote, GBP/USD 12-day...