Data on Thursday, December 9th, showed that German exports increased much more than expected in October despite persistent supply bottlenecks in the manufacturing sector, suggesting that Europe’s largest economy may be on the way to recovery. The Federal Statistics Office said that exports, after adjusting for seasonal factors, increased by …
Read More »Uncertainty Quakes Financial Markets
The dollar reaped some strength during London trading hours but finished the day down against most major currencies. The US dollar fell despite European and American indexes closed mostly in the red territory, and while government bond yields extended gains to fresh weekly highs.Some profit-taking and the opinion that the …
Read More »Germany: Annual HICP Rises to 6.0% in November
The annual Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), the European Central Bank’s preferred gauge of inflation, rose to 6.0% from 4.6% in October, compared to analysts’ estimate of 5.4%. MoM, the HICP was up 0.3%, above consensus expectations for a 0.5% drop.
Read More »EUR/USD Sharply Drops On Lockdown News
The EUR/USD pair considerably fell Friday, dropping below the 1.13 level as coronavirus infections in Europe are getting worse every day. Rising inflation combined with a deteriorating pandemic and ultra-dovish ECB policy, in terms of tapering stimulus are among multi factors leading to a lockdown inflation spiral, eventually getting out …
Read More »Looming Lockdowns Threaten Taper, Sink Eurozone Bonds
The looming return of lockdowns to contain Europe’s latest wave of Covid-19 cases poses risk on economic recovery and postponement of the timetable for the ECB’s wind down of emergency stimulus. Euro zone bond yields dropped on Friday and Germany’s entire yield curve fell into negative territory for the first …
Read More »T-Yields Drop On EU Lockdown Concerns
US bond yields experienced a sharp drop on Friday, the primary catalyst for which was a continued ramp up in concerns about lockdowns in Europe where Covid-19 infection and hospitalization rates continue to surge. The drop in bond yields coinciding rally in bond prices reflects a broader outperformance of safe-haven …
Read More »German ZEW Economic Sentiment Index Jumps in November
The German ZEW headline numbers for November showed that the Economic Sentiment Index unexpectedly improved to 31.7 from 22.3 previous while beating estimates of 19.0. The Current Conditions sub-index dropped to 12.5 in November as against 21.6 recorded in the previous month and 18.0 expectations.
Read More »German Exports Declined For The Second Month in a Row in September
Germany’s exports fell for a second straight month in September, while imports nearly stagnated, the statistics office said on Tuesday, in a new sign that supply chain disruptions are undermining the recovery of Europe’s largest economy. Seasonally adjusted exports fell 0.7% during the month to 112.3 billion euros ($129.75 billion), …
Read More »German Industrial Output to Fall Unexpectedly
German industrial output fell unexpectedly in September, as supply problems related to raw materials and commodities continued to affect production in Europe’s largest economy. Germany’s Federal Statistics Office said industrial output fell 1.1% month over month after an upwardly revised 3.5% drop in August. A Reuters poll had forecast industrial …
Read More »German Factory Orders Rebound in September
The German Factory Orders rebounded less than expected in September, suggesting that the recovery in the manufacturing sector of Europe’s economic powerhouse seems to be losing momentum. Contracts for goods ‘Made in Germany’ jumped 1.3% on the month vs. 2.0% expected and -7.7% last, the latest data published by the …
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