British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is on course to win a majority of 68 in parliament at the Dec. 12 election, according to a model from pollsters YouGov that accurately predicted the 2017 election (Reuters).
Global Markets: Asian Stock Markets : Nikkei up 0.28%, Shanghai Composite down 0.13%, Hang Seng up 0.27%, ASX up 0.93% Commodities : Gold at $1466.45 (-0.06%), Silver at $17.13 (-0.32%), Brent Oil at $63.19 (-0.03%), WTI Oil at $58.34 (-0.12%) Rates : US 10-year yield at 1.741, UK 10-year yield at 0.639, Germany 10-year yield … Continue reading Wednesday 27th November: Asian markets mostly higher, but Chinese Industrial profits disappoint.
Leaving the key figure 1.10 unopposed, EUR/USD movement turned sluggishly higher Tuesday, aided by weaker-than-anticipated US consumer confidence data. According to The Conference Board, the Consumer Confidence Index decreased in November, following a slight decline in October.
Global Markets: Asian Stock Markets : Nikkei up 0.35%, Shanghai Composite up 0.04%, Hang Seng down 0.10%, ASX up 0.83% Commodities : Gold at $1463.65 (-0.01%), Silver at $17.05 (+0.13%), Brent Oil at $62.47 (-0.24%), WTI Oil at $57.87 (-0.24%) Rates : US 10-year yield at 1.760, UK 10-year yield at 0.697, Germany 10-year yield … Continue reading Tuesday 26th November: Asian markets gain on trade optimism
Europe’s shared currency finished Monday mostly unmoved against the US dollar. In terms of risk events, sentiment among German executives has improved a little, according to the IFO Institute for Economic Research.
