Search results

  1. A

    China imports surge 35 % yoy in August-much stronger than expected 27.5 %...

    Exports rose 34.4 percent and inbound shipments climbed a more-than-forecast 35.2 percent, leaving a $20.03 billion excess, a customs bureau report showed today. ... August imports “point to solid domestic demand,”... With imports indicating “robust” domestic spending, the data...
  2. A

    HFT company Optiver´s profit slumps in 2009

    http://www.amsterdamtrader.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Optiver-Holding-2009.pdf
  3. A

    HFT company Optiver´s profit slumps in 2009

    Being based in the Netherlands, Optiver must file a financial report annually to the Dutch chamber of commerce. Its 2009 report reveals that the group, which employs 600 people globally, made just €6.3m. Industry insiders say that Optiver made over €200m the previous year. On Thursday...
  4. A

    Swiss yield curve...

    http://www.six-swiss-exchange.com/services/yield_curves_en.html Question is : 10 yr Swiss government bond yields at 1.42 %, what are Swiss Franc buyers investing into ? At daily currency fluctuations of +/- 1-3 % in Swiss crosses and Swiss exporting companies diminishing profits, what are you...
  5. A

    Ireland, Hungary Have Success in Debt Sales

    Announcements by the Irish government about Anglo Irish Bank Corp. and by the Hungarian government on its 2011 budget target Wednesday paved the way for well-received government-debt auctions in both countries Thursday, but analysts said good execution of the plans will be decisive. Ireland...
  6. A

    Norway Buys Greek Debt as Sovereign Wealth Fund Sees No Default

    No need : Business and household deposits in June fell for a sixth straight month to 216.5 billion euros ($277.3 billion) from 238 billion euros at the end of 2009, according to figures from the Bank of Greece.
  7. A

    Norway Buys Greek Debt as Sovereign Wealth Fund Sees No Default

    There is enormous liquidity out there and insurance companies and pension funds are scrambling for yield. Not to mention sovereign wealth funds...
  8. A

    Short DAX at 7740

    Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Deutsche Bank AG has approached investment banks to assess their interest in managing a stock sale to raise as much as 9 billion euros ($11.4 billion), said three people with knowledge of the discussions. Germany’s biggest bank has yet to decide on the sale, said the...
  9. A

    Deutsche Bank Said to Weigh Share Sale of Up to EU9 Billion

    Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Deutsche Bank AG has approached investment banks to assess their interest in managing a stock sale to raise as much as 9 billion euros ($11.4 billion), said three people with knowledge of the discussions. Germany’s biggest bank has yet to decide on the sale, said the...
  10. A

    National Bank of Greece to raise capital

    Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- National Bank of Greece SA, the nation’s largest lender, dropped 6.4 percent in Athens trading as it announced plans to raise 2.8 billion euros ($3.6 billion) to strengthen capital and fund expansion. The Athens-based lender will offer existing investors 121.4 million...
  11. A

    ES Journal Archive (2009 - 2010)

    1 month high for ES. Entering ATM Oct 1105.00 puts. Adding more ES longs 1106.75. Target 1126.75.
  12. A

    Short DAX at 7740

    Target 6260.00 and then let´s see.
  13. A

    Jobless claims decline by 27,000 to 451,000

    WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The number of initial claims for regular state unemployment insurance benefits fell 27,000 to 451,000, seasonally adjusted, in the week ended Sept. 4, the Labor Department reported Thursday. Economists polled by MarketWatch had expected a level of 470,000. The...
  14. A

    Norway Buys Greek Debt as Sovereign Wealth Fund Sees No Default

    Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Norway, which has amassed the world’s second-biggest sovereign wealth fund, says Greece won’t default on its debts. The Nordic nation’s $450 billion Government Pension Fund Global has stocked up on Greek debt, as well as bonds of Spain, Italy and Portugal. Finance...
  15. A

    ES Journal Archive (2009 - 2010)

    USD Fed Releases Beige Book Economic Report (SEP 8)
  16. A

    Adventures in FX intervention

    Now, even by Japanese central banking standards, this… is weird. Via Citigroup’s FX wire on Wednesday: Apparently, the BoJ has been carrying out what a colleague calls “mock dry runs/drills in intervention” over last few days since it has been a while since it last intervened...
  17. A

    Bank of Canada raises interest rate to 1%

    http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/index/tnx/overview
  18. A

    German July industrial production up 0.1% vs. June

    FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) -- Germany's industrial production edged up 0.1% in July from the previous month, the economics ministry in Berlin reported on Wednesday. The result was below market expectations for a monthly rise of 1%. On Tuesday, the ministry reported a 2.2% decline in German...
  19. A

    Greece second-quarter GDP revised down to -1.8%

    LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Greek gross domestic product contracted by a downwardly revised 1.8% in the second quarter, the government statistics office said Wednesday. The agency previously estimated that GDP contracted by 1.5%. Compared to the same period last year, GDP contracted by 3.7% versus...
  20. A

    ECB's Weber-No sign of double dip recession, deflation

    (Reuters) - Fears of the euro zone suffering a return to recession or a period of deflation are unfounded, European Central Bank Governing Council member and Bundesbank head, Axel Weber, said on Wednesday. "I do not share fears of a double recession or deflation," Weber said in a speech at a...
Back
Top