08 February 2013
The first estimate of eurozone GDP in the final three months of 2012 is expected to show the region contracting for the third successive quarter....
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The first estimate of eurozone GDP in the final three months of 2012 is expected to show the region contracting for the third successive quarter....
08 February 2013
"Trade data for December paint a reassuring and encouraging picture of the US economy at the end of last year, suggesting the economy did not...
08 February 2013
Strong growth of China's exports in January add to evidence that the world's second largest economy is seeing a further acceleration in the pace...
07 February 2013
Italian bank Monte dei Paschi was the strongest performer in a day dominated by central banks and government debt.Monte dei Paschi has been plagued...
07 February 2013
"Manufacturing and trade showed signs of renewed life in December, adding to indications that the UK economy gathered momentum at the end of...
07 February 2013
"Manufacturing output in Germany is falling at the fastest quarterly rate since early 2009, according to official data which are now confirming...
07 February 2013
"Having undergone the steepest downturn since the height of the financial crisis last year, January PMI data for the European automobiles industry...
06 February 2013
"Event risk is stalking the credit markets today, and nowhere more so than in the TMT sector.Time Warner Cable (TWC) and Cox Communications (COX)...
06 February 2013
"The PMI surveys signalled a return to growth of the UK private sector economy in January, and have also moved back to a level consistent with...
06 February 2013
"The HSBC Emerging Markets Index (EMI), a monthly indicator derived from the PMI surveys, rose from 53.0 in December to 53.9 in January. That...
05 February 2013
"Political risk drove the credit markets wider yesterday, but the focus returned today to earnings and single name event risk.Dutch telecoms...
05 February 2013
"Business activity in the UK picked up at the start of the year, according to the PMI surveys, pointing to a return to growth of the UK economy...
05 February 2013
"Global economic growth slowed slightly in January compared to December's nine-month high, according to purchasing managers' surveys, but remained...
05 February 2013
"At 48.6 in January, from 47.2 in December, the Markit Eurozone PMI Composite Output Index rose to a ten-month high and came in above its earlier...
01 February 2013
The maxim "too big to fail" - made famous by the financial crisis and the litany of banks requiring government assistance to survive - was echoing...
01 February 2013
"The week sees the publication of worldwide service sector PMI numbers for January, as well as monetary policy meetings at the ECB and Bank of..."...
01 February 2013
A solid gain in US employment provides welcome reassurance that the US economy is healthier than the surprise fall in fourth quarter GDP and...
01 February 2013
"UK manufacturing production continued to expand at the start of 2013, following a further increase in new orders and ongoing efforts to clear...
01 February 2013
"The global economy showed further signs of pulling out of the soft patch seen last year, with worldwide manufacturers reporting the first significant..."...
01 February 2013
"The downturn in the Eurozone manufacturing sector eased at the start of 2013, as rates of decline in production and new orders both slowed.Download...
31 January 2013
"A slew of disappointing earnings reports gave risk aversion the upper hand in Europe today.Pharmaceuticals, typically solid performers and defensive...
30 January 2013
Italian credits led the broader market wider on Wednesday amid disappointing earnings and ongoing concern about the banking sector.Oil services...
30 January 2013
"The US suffered a surprise economic contraction in the final quarter of last year, but this is not likely to be the start of a double-dip recession....
30 January 2013
An increase in business sentiment for the third month running in January provides further evidence that the Eurozone's recession is showing signs...
29 January 2013
"Credit has been underperforming equity in recent weeks, and the trend continued today amid LBO rumours and weakness in the banking sector. European...
28 January 2013
The oil sector took centre stage in an otherwise quiet start to what promises to be a very busy week on both sides of the Atlantic.Oil rig operator......
25 January 2013
It has now become a truism that the ECB's commitment to the irreversibility of the euro last summer and the subsequent introduction of the OMT...
25 January 2013
The most important economic releases will come out of the US. The first estimate of US GDP in the final quarter of last year is expected to show...
25 January 2013
"The UK economy contracted more than expected in the final three months of last year according to official data, confirming earlier signs of...
25 January 2013
"The IFO survey of German business conditions rose sharply in January, matching a similar rise in the flash PMI, published on Thursday. The positive...
24 January 2013
Mixed economic news in Europe and disappointing corporate results in the US led to credit continuing its modest retreat this week.Apple's sales...
24 January 2013
"Purchasing manager surveys indicate that the global economy has picked up further momentum at the start of 2013. Markit's flash manufacturing...
24 January 2013
"The year started in much the same way as 2012 ended, on a very slow note. However, since mid-January the market has picked up again in terms...
24 January 2013
"The Markit Eurozone PMI Composite Output Index rose for the third consecutive month in January according to the flash estimate, up to a ten-month...
24 January 2013
"China's manufacturing economy grew at the fastest rate for 24 months in January. The flash manufacturing PMI for China, produced by Markit on...
23 January 2013
"The UK labour market continued to show surprising resilience in the face of signs of renewed economic weakness in the fourth quarter, with employment..."...
22 January 2013
"Italian banks weighed on the broader market on Tuesday, despite a bumper Spanish bond auction and news of a fresh injection of liquidity from...
22 January 2013
"Government borrowing appears on course to be higher than planned for the current year, as austerity measures have failed to reduce government...
22 January 2013
"An insight into future steel production can be gleaned from surveys of how busy steel-using companies are, looking at their production, order...
21 January 2013
It was predictable that the week would start on a quiet note given the US holiday and a blanket of snow across London. Traders reported light...
18 January 2013
"With the exception of China, central bank largesse may be providing ballast to the current global rally, but without growth the real economy...
18 January 2013
"Flash PMIs for China, the Eurozone and the US are published by Markit on Thursday, as is South Korean Q4 GDP. The UK publishes the first estimate...
17 January 2013
"There was plenty of single name news to keep credit markets occupied on Thursday, filling the gap left by a lack of activity on the macro front.Dutch..."...
16 January 2013
Event risk has returned to the agenda this week on both sides of the Atlantic.German travel services firm TUI AG was active in the CDS market...
15 January 2013
Credit was under the cosh today amid weak US economic data and signs that leveraged buyouts could be set for a return.Very few European names...
14 January 2013
Spreads opened wider on Monday as lower than expected eurozone industrial production figures and concerns over the proposed banking union punctured......
11 January 2013
Europe's bond markets sent out a strong signal this week that the continent's debt problems are no longer the roadblock to recovery they once...
11 January 2013
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11 January 2013
Industrial production data for November add to the likelihood of the UK economy having contracted in the final quarter of last year. There are...
10 January 2013
"A solid Spanish bond auction, a slightly more optimistic ECB and robust trade data from China all helped to offset some disappointing corporate..."...
10 January 2013
"Historical analysis of the JP Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI, compiled by Markit, illustrates the predictive power of the index for tracking...
10 January 2013
"The final EMI report for 2012 indicated a slight acceleration in economic growth across emerging markets worldwide. That said, total activity...
10 January 2013
"A revival of export growth helped drive China's trade surplus sharply higher in December. The trade data signal an encouragingly strong end...
09 January 2013
Steelmaker ArcelorMittal was a conspicuous outperformer in a day lacking market-moving catalysts.ArcelorMittal's spreads tightened 40bps to 335bps...
09 January 2013
"An upturn in goods exports in November adds to signs that the manufacturing economy showed signs of improving in the final quarter of last year....
09 January 2013
Official industrial production data have moved closer into line with survey data which have indicated that the German economy contracted in the...
08 January 2013
Expectations of an imminent fiscal stimulus in Japan and a new bond issue from Ireland weren't enough to shake the credit markets from their...
08 January 2013
A steep fall in exports adds to evidence that the German economy slid into contraction in the final quarter of 2012. The business surveys suggest...
08 January 2013
"Although 14 of the 22 sectors covered by detailed sector PMI data for Europe posted a reduced level of output in December, the rates of contraction...
08 January 2013
"Global economic growth edged up to a nine-month high in December, according to the global PMI surveys, rounding off the best quarter since the...
08 January 2013
"French exports fell sharply in November, according to official data, matched by a similar steep fall in imports. Survey data suggest that a...
07 January 2013
"From tomorrow, the Markit credit team will move to producing one daily note instead of three. However, at least one thematic, deeper piece will...
07 January 2013
"Risk assets are struggling to maintain the hot pace set by the markets last week, with the major credit and equity indices little changed from...
04 January 2013
"It's a new dawn...and I'm feeling good". Financial markets seem to be echoing Nina Simone's sentiments in what has been a very strong start...
04 January 2013
An overview of the week's economic releases.
04 January 2013
The UK saw a renewed bout of economic weakness at the end of 2012. The all-sector Output Index from the three PMI surveys fell below the 50.0...
04 January 2013
"PMI survey data indicate that the economic downturn has moderated sharply in the Madrid region, providing a ray of hope while the country as...
04 January 2013
"The Irish economy continues to recover modestly, in contrast to the picture seen across much of the rest of the Eurozone. The latest official...
04 January 2013
"Global private sector output expanded at the fastest pace for nine months in December, rounding off the strongest quarter since Q1 2012. Trends...
04 January 2013
"The Eurozone downturn eased further at the end of 2012, as rates of contraction in economic output and new business slowed. At a nine-month...
04 January 2013
"Risk appetite had returned for the first few days of 2013, but it may be suppressed Friday morning after US sentiment took a knock yesterday.Minutes...
04 January 2013
In September 2012, Spain raised both its headline rate of VAT and the reduced rate eligible on certain items to help cut the budget deficit....
03 January 2013
After a brief pause on Thursday morning the nascent 2013 rally continued apace and spreads tightened significantly.Corporates based in the eurozone......
03 January 2013
European credit markets are consolidating their gains from the positive reaction to the fiscal cliff deal announced earlier this week.Investors...
02 January 2013
"The UK manufacturing sector ended 2012 on a positive note, with levels of production and new orders rising at faster rates in December. The...
02 January 2013
"The global manufacturing sector continued to stabilise in December. At 50.2, from 49.6 in November, the JPMorgan Global Manufacturing PMI -...
02 January 2013
"The Eurozone manufacturing sector ended the year on a weak footing, with levels of production and new orders both contracting further in December....
02 January 2013
European markets have started 2013 on an optimistic note after US legislators reached a last minute deal that averted the so-called fiscal cliff.The......