Euro higher as debt yields fall
Feb 5th, 2012 | By adminFigures showing better than expected manufacturing activity for much of the eurozone in January help add to single currency’s gains
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Figures showing better than expected manufacturing activity for much of the eurozone in January help add to single currency’s gains
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Risk assets are firmer on better than expected manufacturing data from China, Germany, the UK and US, but concerns about America resurface
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Franc reaches its strongest level against the euro in almost five months, putting it near the level at which the SNB has previously taken action
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As sentiment toward the renminbi sours and the political outlook is more uncertain, Henny Sender predicts more money will leave the mainland
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Thomas Jordan, acting head of Swiss National Bank and thrust into the limelight after his boss’s swift departure, promises to continue radical policies
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Thomas Jordan, acting chairman, says bank has come under domestic political pressure over the potential cost of further interventions
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Increasing concern differences in the way G20 reforms on derivatives are being fleshed out by region could lead to ‘regulatory arbitrage’
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Currency bounces after data shows Australia’s trade surplus rises to a record high in 2011 while Swiss franc loses some of its recent strength
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Stock exchange index drops 2.2 per cent following deadly riots, following 28 per cent rise on January.
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Equities and commodities benefit from robust US employment data with the FTSE All-World index at its best levels since start of August
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The dollar strengthens after US data show a larger than expected rise in employment with investors taking this as a positive signal on the economy
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Indonesia was declared ‘investment grade’ by a second rating agency, an upgrade that is likely to encourage further foreign investment
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Officials hope that allowing private banks to sell foreign currencies at rates of their choice will increase the flow of money
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Shared currency leaves riskier brethren behind as easing capital market conditions lift sentiment
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$ 5.5bn agreement acts as both a political statement to bolster Beijing’s ties to Abu Dhabi, and a measure to increase business in Gulf region
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Japanese mutual funds estimated to own up to $ 40bn of US Reit stock
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The single currency has already fallen a very long way and the fundamentals of the eurozone crisis suggest it could fall further still
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Hopes for greater firepower to contain eurozone debt contagion boosts risk appetite as traders watch Greek talks
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Single currency falls to 15-month low versus pound and nears decade low versus yen as investor focus returns to eurozone debt
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Strength of the Canadian dollar, which is now C$ 1.32 to the euro, is correlated to firmness in growth-focused assets, particularly commodities
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Few success stories seen in torrid year amid fears of a global recession and huge volatility across markets
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Output will be hit by the continuing debt crisis in the eurozone, according to a large majority of economists polled by the Financial Times
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The majority of economists in the FT survey say the eurozone will survive but that any break-up would have dire consequences for Britain
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Strong economic data signal a return in risk appetite, prompting a sell-off of the dollar, which has gained a haven status over the past few months
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Inviting new capital flows into stocks – potentially flighty, if they materialise at all – is a poor substitute for the real thing
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