Market Briefs • AU: Commodity Price y/y -11.8%, -10.4% prev • AU Import Prices: -0.3%, 0.0% Prev, Exp +1.9% • AU: AIG Manufacturing Index 42.0, 49.6 Prev • AUD at 2-yr low vs USD • US Treasuries fall, 10yr yield 2.70 as market moves back to taper-on • ECB’s Draghi: ECB expects key interest rates to remain at present or lower levels for extended period of time. • Draghi: risks to growth are on the downside, recent indicators show further improvement, Monetary policy stance provides support for recovery later this year & in 2014. • Draghi: expects credit trends to improve, sees no deflation in any EZ country • BOE leaves rates unchanged, defers to Quarterly Inflation Report on Aug 7th for further guidance • Italy’s supreme court confirms Berlusconi prison sentence for tax fraud, says court sentence will not have government repercussions • GB BOE QE total, £375 bn, £375bn-prev • GB BOE Bank Rate, 0.5%, f/c 0.5%-, 0.5%-prev • US Challenger layoffs, 37.701k, 39.372k-prev • EZ ECB deposit rate, 0.0%, f/c 0.0%,0.0%-prev • EZ ECB refinancing rate, 0.5%, f/c 0.5%, 0.5%-prev • US Initial jobless claims , 326m, f/c 345k, 345k-prev/r+ • US Jobless claims 4-wk avg, 345.25k, 345.75-prev/r+ • US Continued jobless claims, 2.951mn, f/c 2.994mn, 3.003mn-prev/r+ • US Markit Mfg PMI Final, 53.7, 53.2-prev • US Construction spending mm, -0.6, f/c 0.4%, +1.3%-prev/r+ • US ISM Manufacturing PMI, 55.4, f/c 52.0, 50.9-prev • US ISM Mfg prices paid, 49.0, f/c 54.2, 52.5-prev • US ISM Mfg employment idx, 54.4, f/c 50.0, 48.7-prev • US ISM Mfg new orders idx, 58.3, 51.9-prev
Posted on: Thu, 01 Aug 2013 22:22:34 +0000
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