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- Euro zone December industrial orders +2.1% m/m, +18.5% y/y, much stronger than expected
- BOE Agents Report: Modest Increase In 2011 Pay Settlements
- UK BBA: Little Change In Borrowing Environment At 2011 Start
- BOE minutes: Most members agreed medium-term inflation risks had risen, case for withdrawing stimulus had strengthened
- BOE minutes: MPC voted 6-3 to hold rates steady
- Italian ForMin: Estimates of 1,000 dead in Libya unrest are credible
- French President’s diplomatic advisor: Europe must consider sanctions against Libya
- ITALY DATA: Final January HICP fell 1.6% m/m and…..
- ACB sells EUR/USD
- Saudi King increasing housing and other benefits for citizens ahead of return to country – TV
- Cable steady around 1.6200
- JAPAN DATA: The Bank of Japan said its real export a.
- Is the Bundesbank spoiling for a fight over the destiny of EMU?
- Cable firms during Asian trade; BOE minutes awaited
- FRANCE DATA: Jan HICP -0.3% m/m, +1.9% y/y after Dec.
- EUR/USD touch firmer overnight
- BOJ’s Yamaguchi: Closely watching impact of commodity price moves on economy
- ForexLive Asian market wrap: EUR/USD unwinds yesterday’s moves
- Japan Regular Gasoline Price Up Again After Last Weeks’s Drop
- HK economy: Growth may reach 5%, inflation worries persist
| Euro zone December industrial orders +2.1% m/m, +18.5% y/y, much stronger than expected Posted: EUR/USD having dipped briefly below 1.3700 back up at 1.3710.    |
| BOE Agents Report: Modest Increase In 2011 Pay Settlements Posted: --Agents Pay Survey: 56% Expect To Award Same Pay Deal This Year As Last LONDON (MNI) - Employment intentions suggest that there will be modest private sector jobs growth over the next six months and that there is evidence of modest pay growth, according to ...  |
| UK BBA: Little Change In Borrowing Environment At 2011 Start Posted: --UK BBA: Jan Mortgage Approvals Stg4.116bn vs Stg4.121bn Dec --UK BBA: Jan S.adj Mortgage Approvals 28,932 vs 28,907 In Dec --UK BBA: Jan Approvals For Remortgaging 26,109 vs 24,946 In Dec --UK BBA: Jan Lending Secured On Dwellings Net Change +Stg1.6bn --UK BBA: Little Change In Borrowing Environment At 2011 Start ...  |
| Posted: Members who opposed rate hike but saw greater inflation risk want to see if Q4 GDP decline sustained Q4 GDP weakness could be temporary or early signal of worsening outlook for growth High inflation could persist due to commodity prices or accomodative monetary policy in emerging markets Inflation expectations a risk, though limited ...  |
| BOE minutes: MPC voted 6-3 to hold rates steady Posted: Dale and Weale voted for 25 bps rate hike. Sentance for 50 bps. Cable spikes to 1.6270 at writing. MPC voted 8-1 to keep QE at 200 bln. Posen as usual voted for extra 50 bln.  |
| Italian ForMin: Estimates of 1,000 dead in Libya unrest are credible Posted: Eastern province of Cyrenaica is no longer under Gaddafi's control  |
| French President’s diplomatic advisor: Europe must consider sanctions against Libya Posted: Possible EU sanctions could include travel bans, asset freezes Those responsible for Libyan massacres to be held accountable, face international criminal trials International community not considering military intervention  |
| ITALY DATA: Final January HICP fell 1.6% m/m and….. Posted: ITALY DATA: Final January HICP fell 1.6% m/m and rose 1.9% y/y, revised down from preliminary readings published on January 4 (-1.2% m/m, +2.4% y/y) due to the different impact of seasonal discount sales nationwide, not picked up in preliminary readings, ISTAT said. --The main domestic ...  |
| Posted: In recent trade. We've dipped slightly to 1.3710.  |
| Saudi King increasing housing and other benefits for citizens ahead of return to country – TV Posted: Sounds like a good idea. I guess given the price of oil he can afford to flash the cash......  |
| Posted: Cable having rallied strongly early, is seeing steadier price action in recent trade. Middle Eastern buying was noted in the early move higher. Talk of buy orders clustered down at 1.6165/70 and buy stops through 1.6240. Funny place to put your stops I'd say, but each to their own. Question of the day: ...  |
| JAPAN DATA: The Bank of Japan said its real export a. Posted: JAPAN DATA: The Bank of Japan said its real export index fell a seasonally adjusted 5.8% m/m to 115.9 in January (against 100 for the 2005 base year), the first drop in two months. In December, index rose 7.0% m/m, the first gain in five months. Meanwhile, the BOJ's real ...  |
| Is the Bundesbank spoiling for a fight over the destiny of EMU? Posted: Latest from AEP at The Telegraph  |
| Cable firms during Asian trade; BOE minutes awaited Posted: Cable up at 1.6190 from North American close Tuesday around 1.6135. Market will be awaiting latest Bank of England minutes, due at 09:30 GMT. Will be interesting to see whether the speculation/rumour, that another MPC member crossed over to the dark side and called for a rate hike, proves correct. If ...  |
| FRANCE DATA: Jan HICP -0.3% m/m, +1.9% y/y after Dec. Posted: FRANCE DATA: Jan HICP -0.3% m/m, +1.9% y/y after Dec +0.5% m/m/+2.0% y/y -- Below expected; MNI analysts survey median forecast +2.1% Y/Y -- nsa CPI: -0.2% m/m, +1.8% y/y after Dec +0.5% m/m, +1.8% y/y -- sa core: -0.1% m/m, +0.7% y/y after Dec +0.7% y/y -- Please see MNI MainWire ...  |
| EUR/USD touch firmer overnight Posted: Greenback generally little easier overnight in Asia, with real money noted seller. EUR/USD up at 1.3685 from North American close Tuesday down around 1.3655. Seems sovereign interest recently has been to buy down around 1.3550 and offload above 1.3700. Good game, good game. Will be interesting to see how long this ...  |
| BOJ’s Yamaguchi: Closely watching impact of commodity price moves on economy Posted: Don't see need to revise economic forecasts made in January Japan's fiscal condition very severe See no big impact to JGB yields from Moody's rating cut Need to act as soon as possible to improve Japan's fiscal position Road to deflations' end likely bumpy USD/JPY has traded marginally easier during Asian trade, presently down at ...  |
| ForexLive Asian market wrap: EUR/USD unwinds yesterday’s moves Posted: Japan shows first trade deficit in 22 months BOJ Yamaguchi: Deflation appears to be easing Australian Q4 wage price index +1.0% QoQ Australian Q4 construction work +0.8% QoQ RBA's Glenn Stevens delivers speech on mining boom No new developments in Middle East Regional bourses little changed on session Gold $1400/oz; Oil $95.60/bbl After a mild flurry early in ...  |
| Japan Regular Gasoline Price Up Again After Last Weeks’s Drop Posted: TOKYO (MNI) - The average price of regular gasoline in Japan rose to Y138.1 ($1.67) per liter, or $6.35 per gallon, this week from Y138.0 last week, data released by the Oil Information Center showed Wednesday. The increase comes ...  |
| HK economy: Growth may reach 5%, inflation worries persist Posted: Bloomberg reports on the FinSec's budget speech.  |
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