Daily Overview of Global Markets & the SEE Region (Thursday, 18 July, 2019) HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: Market participants returned to risk-off mode today with Asian bourses…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: Taking their cue from Wall Street’s positive performance on Friday, Asian equity markets kicked off the week on a positive tone, supported by…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: USD was modestly firmer against its major currency peers in European trade on Tuesday ahead of Fed Chair Janet Yellen’s testimony before Congress later in…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: Major European bourses were firmer in early trade while the USD was under pressure and US Treasury yields were a tad lower…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: Taking their lead from the positive tone in Wall Street overnight where the Dow Jones Industrial Average index moved above the 20,000 level…
Greece Macro Monitor (Friday, January 20, 2017) 2nd Programme Review – State of Play and Key Parameters Introduction This report aims at presenting the current state of affairs in the ongoing…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: In line with market expectations, at its two-day monetary policy meeting that concluded late yesterday, the Fed decided to raise the federal funds…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: In the absence of key data releases and events, major European bourses were weaker in early trade on Wednesday, taking their lead from the…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: Taking their cue from the positive tone in the majority of Asian bourses, European equity markets were firmer in early trade supported by…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: Taking their cue from the positive tone on Wall Street, major Asian bourses gained on Thursday, with the MSCI Asia ex Japan index moving…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: Tracking the negative tone in Wall Street overnight, major Asian equity indices closed in the red on Thursday and European bourses broadly fell in morning…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: The majority of global equity markets were weaker on Wednesday pressured by lower oil prices ahead of an OPEC meeting on Thursday as well as renewed concerns…
WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: The JPY was among the main outperformers in European trade on Thursday following the BoJ’s decision to keep its monetary policy unchanged, disappointing those who were…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: US February’s non-farm payrolls surprised positively pushing US Treasuries lower. In FX markets, the USD moved higher against the EUR in the wake…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: The majority of European bourses were weaker in early trade on Monday pressured by lingering worries over the growth prospects of China. Yet, losses were…
Greece Macro Monitor (17, November 2015) Agreement reached overnight on key prior actions for releasing next ESM loan installment Positive news on the domestic front overnight as the government reached…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: The majority of global equity markets kicked off the week on a weaker note pressured by increased market uncertainty following Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris.…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: Wall Street was little changed overnight, while Asian bourses closed mixed on Friday and European equity indices treaded water in early trade ahead of today’s…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: The ECB meets today with the majority of market participants expecting the Central Bank to stay put on interest rates and keep QE…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: Wall Street closed modestly higher overnight ahead of today’s US nonfarm payrolls report. Trailing modest gains in Wall Street overnight, most Asian bourses…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GREECE: The negotiations between Greece and its official creditors (i.e. EC, ECB, ESM and IMF) on a 3rd bailout programme, according to press reports, are making…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GREECE: The negotiations between Greece and its official creditors (i.e. EC, ECB, ESM and IMF) on a 3rd bailout programme are making progress according to local…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: Following the negative tone in Wall Street overnight, most Asian bourses edged lower on Tuesday. Elsewhere, major European bourses received some respite and opened…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: Major European equity markets were firmer in early trade supported by news that the Hellenic Parliament endorsed late last night a draft bill…
HIGHLIGHTSRomn WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: In the absence of major data releases yesterday, market participants’ focus shifted on comments by St. Louis Fed President James Bullard that, as…