EMERGING MARKET FEARS BOOST CDS DEMAND $SPX TEST HIGH

April 24, 2015 1:23 pm / Published in All Time High, Credit, Europe, Market Internals
Demand for protection from growing credit risks in emerging markets has increased dramatically in the past six months propelled by an apparent investor belief that the worst may still not be over for the struggling asset class.

Rate Change in China Stops the drop! $SPX

April 20, 2015 9:43 am / Published in EUR/USD, Europe, Germany, Nasdaq, Nasdaq and NYSE, NDX, Rates, USA, USD, XIV
Over the weekend, People’s Bank of China cut banks’ reserve ratio requirement.  This aggressive move reflects serious concern on the part of the Chinese government about the slowing economy. It is not news to investors that these days stocks often jump on intervention by central banks on worries about weak economy. Chinese action has stopped

Global $Energy – Study $OIL, $ SOLAR, $WIND

April 7, 2015 11:19 am / Published in Europe, Germany, IBEX, Italy, Oil, Russia, Spain, TSLA, USA, USO
As oil prices plummeted in 2014, affecting everything from geopolitical relationships to the price of goods, our customers needed answers on developments as varied as key impacts on the global supply chain to the latest innovations and developments in renewables. Data from Thomson Reuters.

$Employment – Lower than consensus –

April 1, 2015 9:21 am / Published in EUR/USD, Europe, GOLD, Hedge, Inflation, Middle East, NYSE, Rates, Recession
ADP Employment Data came at 189K vs. 225K consensus. The data is adding to the jitters from Iran nuclear talks, Greece, Nigeria election results, slowing growth in China and the way markets traded yesterday afternoon. The futures fell 1% in minutes.

$China house Prices & $EUR

March 30, 2015 10:51 pm / Published in China, EU, EUR, EUR/USD, Europe, Oil, USO
MSCI Asia-Pacific index up 0.7 percent China announces steps Monday to prop up sliding house prices Greek debt negotiations weigh on euro Crude sags as Iran’s nuclear talks deadline looms    

$Index Returns 2015

March 23, 2015 8:43 pm / Published in EIKON, Europe, Germany, Hedge Funds, Italy, Nasdaq, Nasdaq and NYSE, NDX, NIKKEI, Performance
Here you have the Majors Index Returns Americas Flat, Europe great so far as well as the Nikkei