GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks limp toward biggest weekly fall of the year
*World shares in danger of biggest weekly fall of 2023*Dollar clings to 2-mth high; traders await U.S. PCE data*Nikkei rises as BOJ nominee says to maintain ultra-loose policy*Geopolitics in focus on first anniversary of Ukraine invasion*Graphic: World FX rates tmsnrt.rs/2egbfVh*LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – World shares limped toward their biggest weekly fall of the year […]
GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks take breather after January surge, Adani plunges in India
LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) – World stocks eked out a 5-1/2 month high and the dollar held close to an eight-month low on Friday, as reassuring U.S. economic and inflation data kept the bulls largely in charge ahead of next week’s slate of top central bank meetings.Asia-Pacific shares maintained their best start to a year […]
German Preliminary Manufacturing PMI drops to 47.0 in January vs. 47.9 expected
German Manufacturing PMI arrives at 47.0 in January vs. 47.9 expected. Services PMI in Germany jumps to 50.4 in January vs. 49.7 expected. EUR/USD erases gains near 1.0870 on mixed German PMIs. The German manufacturing sector contraction moderated in January even as inflation continues to slow, the preliminary manufacturing activity report from S&P Global/BME research […]
Germany February GfK consumer sentiment -33.9 vs -33.0 expected
Prior -37.8; revised to -37.6 This marks another improvement (four straight months now) in German consumer morale for the month ahead but the reading remains deeply in negative territory, so that’s still something worth noting. GfK notes that “falling energy prices have ensured that consumer sentiment is less gloomy” but warns that private consumption will […]
Russia official warns countries supplying Ukraine with more powerful weapons risk their own destruction
The speaker of Russia’s parliament warned Sunday that countries supplying Ukraine with more powerful weapons risked their own destruction, a message that followed new pledges of armored vehicles, air defense systems and other equipment but not the battle tanks Kyiv requested.”Supplies of offensive weapons to the Kyiv regime would lead to a global catastrophe,” State […]
Germany January ZEW survey current conditions -58.6 vs -58.0 expected
Prior -61.4 Outlook 16.9 vs -15.0 expected Prior -23.3 The standout data in the report here is that the outlook for the German economy has improved drastically into positive territory – the first time since February last year. This comes after a less harsh winter (helping with the energy situation) and as inflation pressures are […]
German ZEW Economic Sentiment Index rebounds to 16.9 in January vs. -15.5 expected
Economic sentiment in Germany and the Eurozone unexpectedly turned positive in January. EUR/USD remains unimpressed by the upbeat ZEW surveys, keeping its range around 1.0815. The German ZEW headline numbers showed that the Economic Sentiment Index returned to positive territory, arriving at 16.9 in January from -23.3 in December, beating the market expectation of -15.5. […]