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Gloomy data hit equities, reduced rates in the eyes

02/14/2009 2:32:00 PM

Gloomy data hit equities, reduced rates in the eyes

A shade of the outlook for the eurozone, the economy, the global stocks on Wednesday, and helped 30 years Euro-zone, the yield of government bonds at historically low levels, investors wanted to aggressively drop interest rates in Europe this week.

Wall Street was the way Europe futures contract exchanges under the American red.

The euro stayed on the back foot a day before the European Central Bank, Bank of England and Sweden, the Riksbank is largely the cost of debt financing.

Support, the expectations, the economic relations, on Wednesday in the euro zone showed the economies of the services is in a deep recession in November initially thought that the inflation pressure and lightness.

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“It is a horrible about the investigation, which shows that the euro zone, the service sector is difficult to be affected by the financial crisis, consumer spending and cut significantly lower activity in major export markets d,” said Howard Archer, economist at IHS Global Insight.

A separate report showed that sales at retail in the region is worse than expected by 0.8 percent in October compared to the previous month.

The FTSEurofirst 300 of top European shares by 0.6 percent in Britain the FTSE 100 0.1 percent and the DAX in Germany (Xetra: news) 1.0 percent fall.

MSCI World Equity Index slight 0.2 percent.

Previously Japan Nikkei (news) won a gain of 1.8 percent to a blow from Wall Street on Tuesday, and the MSCI Asian equity markets on only 0.4 percent.

The new workflow in Asia has been so negative that Australia grows the economy at their own pace is slow in eight years in the third quarter.

Thailand reduced rates by 100 basis points, and South Korea has taken steps to ensure the banks with a cash crunch. See

Central banks around the world are reducing the fight against recession. You might also take further steps to stabilize the financial markets and beaten again and consumer confidence of investors, including the U.S. car manufacturers are fighting.

The ECB meets on Thursday and most economists expect a further cut in interest rates by 50 basis points, while the Bank of England is to reduce the attack by a 100 basis points.

Sweden, the central bank might reduce rates by a record number of 100 basis points, or perhaps more than he announced on Thursday the outcome of the meeting at which it nearly two weeks.

EURO AS PRESSURE CUT ECB Eyed

Always under pressure, the euro fell 0.5 percent against the dollar on the day with 1.2643 U.S. dollars and was also weak against the yen while the dollar rose 0.5 percent against a basket of currencies. The yen is also mostly fixed.

“The large number of basic dour, the expectations that the ECB will cut more than the consensus forecasts by 50 basis points at the break of the euro in its current range,” said John Rivera, Currency Analyst at Forex Capital Markets a statement of research.

“The single currency is 1.2400 to 1.3000 $ $ since the end of October to May, is a dynamic flow to the central bank to support it.”

U.S. and euro area bond yields were higher on the bulk of the day, the beginning of a reversal to move low, but the yields are declining as demand for the less active risk assembled.

30 years in the euro zone, the duty to survey more of a 3319 per cent record after Calyon before 3407 in percent, while 10 years in the euro zone has an efficiency of commitments from at least 3 years prior to 3004 percent 3101 percent curbs.

The 10 years from the U.S. Department of Assessment Income increased by 4 points on the day to 2746 per cent, but it has taken almost five years to 2.65 per cent low on Monday set.

Oil stabilizes almost 47 dollars per barrel, after a small 3-1/2 Year $ 46.82 Tuesday, but remained on a solid basis, since the risk that the weekly data due later in the meeting could be more signs of a weakening of Demand for petroleum in the United States.

Gold slipped to 774 $ per ounce, compared with $ 781.50 late in New York on Tuesday, as a firm U.S. dollar against the euro uneven metal currency as the call coverage.


An Euro Interest Rate Cut is in Order

01/10/2009 5:22:00 PM

The euro has suffered this week, as the deterioration of economic data in the euro area has increased the prospects for further reductions in interest rates in the region.

The sharp decline in the single currency has been a strong trend was seen that there are several performance weighted heights in December.

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Jean-Claude Trichet, ECB president last month, indicated that the Central Bank interest rates on the ice next week meeting of policy, as it monitors the impact of lower interest rates today.

But staff, that inflation in the euro zone fell below the ECB’s target in the last month and a series of economic data – including the first increase in German unemployment for nearly three years – has exceeded the expectations of lower rates and increase suffering of the euro.

Maurice Pomery, the IDEAGlobal, recommended selling the euro, indicating that the ECB is one of the worst for the central bank that determines the future of the statements, and investors lose confidence in the sound.

“The data suggest, further reductions are necessary, but Jean-Claude Trichet seems to wait and see, and I hope that the previous work,” he says. “He plays with fire. Europe is in the ground with a very horrible bumps and cuts later, it will be too late.”

During the week, the euro fell to 2.7% one-to three-week low of $ 1.3525 against the dollar, 6.8% and collapsed on a three-week low against 0 , 8911 £ sterling.

Meanwhile, Sterling rose by the Bank of England has slowed the pace of declines in interest rates in Britain.

Although the Bank has lowered interest rates by 50 basis points to a low of 1.5% after its policy meeting on Thursday, the pound, because some investors had been mobilized with a deep cut, even with speculation about the 100 basis points in motion.

During the week, the pound sterling by 4.5 percent to a three-week High of $ 1.5175 against the dollar, 3% to Y137.69 against the yen and 7.3% on SFr1. 6837 against the Swiss franc.

The dollar advanced, posting strong growth in the first half of the week, before losing some ground in bad than expected U.S. private sector employment, increased concerns about the state of the U.S. economy on Wednesday.

These concerns are to the dollar Friday, under the control of the U.S. employment report.

However, the dollar continued its strong run after data from the U.S. economy has shown .000 with 524 jobs outside the agricultural sector in the last month, less than the consensus expected.

Bilal Hafeez, Deutsche Bank, said that for many, the outlook for the dollar was now in confusion.

But he added: “For us, things are clear: the combination of lax monetary policy very different deficit on all issues … a new U.S. dollars down.”

However, the dollar rose 2.7% from the SFr1 .1090 Swiss francs in the week, rose by 2.8% against the Swedish krona Skr7.9216 and gained 1% to $ 0.7038 against the Australian dollar.

The yen advanced as the recent rally had given the steam, the promotion of risk aversion, Safe Haven and demand for Japanese currency. During the week, the yen by 1.3 percent over Y90.77 against the dollar, 4% to Y122.75 against the euro and 2.3% on Y63.93 against the Aussies.