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Wall St dips after trade, jobless data

admin — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:44:29 +0000

By Chuck Mikolajczak

NEW YORK | Thu Sep 8, 2011 10:08am EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks slipped on Thursday after data showed continued softness in the labor market but a shrinking trade gap, ahead of a speech by U.S. President Barack Obama detailing his plan for jobs growth.

Applications for unemployment benefits rose to 414,000 in the week ended September 3 from an upwardly revised 412,000 in the prior week, the Labor Department said.

A separate report showed the trade deficit narrowed considerably in July, a positive signal for growth in the third quarter after a sluggish first half.

“The trade balance was better than expected despite worse jobless claims, so that could move up (gross domestic product) estimates, and that is why we probably didn’t go down more than what we should have on the number,” said Sam Ginzburg, head of capital markets at First New York in New York.

The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI dropped 27.81 points, or 0.24 percent, to 11,387.05. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index .SPX fell 5.46 points, or 0.46 percent, to 1,193.16. The Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC shed 8.18 points, or 0.32 percent, to 2,540.76.

On the heels of the jobless data and last Friday’s payrolls report showing no jobs were created in August, Obama is expected to propose tax cuts for the middle class and businesses and new spending to repair roads, bridges and other infrastructure.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will deliver a speech on the U.S. economic outlook to the Economic Club of Minnesota at 1:30 p.m. EDT (1730 GMT), but he is unlikely to outline new measures to boost the economy.

“I want to hear what Bernanke has to say, I want to hear what Obama has to say, which in turn is going to make Friday, for our market, a very interesting day,” said Ginzburg.

The European Central Bank signaled that its interest rate rise cycle had been halted, saying euro zone inflation risks were no longer skewed to the upside and economic growth would be slow at best. European stocks were little changed.

Caliper Life Sciences Inc (CALP.O) surged 41.4 percent to $10.43 after a deal to be bought by PerkinElmer Inc (PKI.N). PerkinElmer fell 3.2 percent to $21.35.

(Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)

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US trade defi cit widens from $39.4bn to $40.4bn in March

admin — Thu, 13 May 2010 02:21:51 +0000

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US equities gained and treasury yields gained, but currency and commodity markets wee mixed. The modest lift in optimism seems to have been inspired by Spain’s announcement of spending cuts worth €15bn, with Portugal expected to follow with their own new targets in the next few days. Also comforting was Portugal’s ability to issue €1bn bonds. The CRB commodities index rose 0.7%, although oil fell 1.2% (inventories reported higher), and copper struggled (-1.0%). Gold made a fresh record high of $1249. US 3mth Libor continued its rise, up 0.7bp to 0.43%. US 10yr treasuries followed equities’ lead and are 4bp higher in yield. The 10yr auction was solid, the yield on market and bids of 3 times the offered amount.

The US dollar index dipped in late Asian trading, but recovered fully in Europe/NY. EUR did the opposite, rising to 1.2740 in Asia, but falling back to 1.2620 in NY. GBP underperformed the majors, after a dovish BoE infl ation report, falling from 1.5050 to 1.4830. USD/JPY ground higher from 92.80 to 93.30.

AUD is little changed from its 0.8910 Sydney close, having tested 0.8980 during Europe.

NZD tested 0.7200 but fell back to 0.7110. AUD/NZD is slightly higher at 1.2535.

US trade defi cit widens from $39.4bn to $40.4bn in March. A 3.2% surge in exports (despite another fall in the lumpy civilian aircraft component) was more than offset by a broad-based 3.1% imports gain, which included a sharp jump in civilian aircraft and oil volumes (but not prices).

Euroland GDP grew 0.2% in Q1, refl ecting a similar sized gain in Germany, but softer 0.1% growth in France and a solid 0.5% bounce in Italy. Back revisions to national data were not incorporated in the fl ash Euroland estimate, so Q4 remains at 0.0% for now, but that may be revised higher when more GDP detail is published on 4/6. Other data included a 1.3% rise in Euroland industrial production in March, the tenth straight monthly gain after the collapse in output in late 2008/early 2009.

Estonia admission to euro approved. This will take place in January 2011, making Estonia the 17th country to adopt the euro (apparently it’s too late for them to back out now!).

Bank of England infl ation report. The BoE still sees infl ation above target for a while, but below 2% by 2012 which is most relevant when setting monetary policy. The Governor said he had seen the broad fi scal plans of the new coalition which included more aggressive budget cuts than committed to by the previous government. These were not included in the Bank’s projections but he welcomed them as they reduced the downside risk that would fl ow from adverse market reaction to lack of progress on the fi scal front.

UK labour market still fragile. Although benefi t claimant count unemployment fell 27k in April, the more respected but less timely household survey found a 53k increase in unemployment in Q1, and a 76k fall in jobs in the quarter.

Canadian trade surplus C$0.3bn in March. This narrower surplus refl ected a modest export fall and a 2% rise in imports. Other data included a 0.3% rise in March new house prices, the ninth in a row.

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AUD/USD and NZD/USD outlook next 24 hours: Australia’s employment report today poses risks for the AUD, which looks soggy and should remain below 0.9050. The NZD also looks weak in the short term, capped by 0.7200, and more likely to move towards 0.7050.

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Trade Gap Widens in the U.K. on Rapid Rise in Imports

admin — Wed, 12 May 2010 13:21:18 +0000

After the economic recession affected the British economy severely since its start in 2008 causing company’s overseas sales to tumble, thereby resulting in a huge trade deficit, the trade gap widened in March despite recovery in global demand as the rebound in exports was offset by the rise in imports.

In February the trade gap narrowed to 6179 million pounds, the least since June 2006, from the revised 8066 million pounds thanks to exports that climbed the most in seven years boosted by sales of chemicals where the manufacturing sector resumed its expansion.

However, the pace of progress continued in March as today’s data showed that trade deficit widened to 7.5 billion pounds from the revised 6.3 billion pounds. The depreciation in pound enhanced demand for British products but the rise in imports was stronger. Imports climbed 5.2%, the highest in 18 months, to 29 billion pounds led by cars and intermediate goods while exports surged 1% to 21.4 billion pounds only in March.

Moreover, Non-EU trade deficit also increased to 4103 million pounds compared with the revised to 3406 million pounds, while total trade deficit widened to 3.4 billion pounds from the revised 3.4 billion pounds. Probably U.K.’s trade was affected by the fiscal crisis in the euro zone which is considered the largest trading partner to Britain.

As of 08:45 GMT, the pound plummeted versus the dollar to 1.4780 from the day’ low at 1.4822.

Policy makers at the BoE revealed previously that the economy in the coming period is going to depend on exports taking advantage of the pound’s slid against major currencies. The sterling fell more than 7% against the green currency from the beginning of the year till the end of March.

The economy grew 0.4% in the fourth quarter last year followed by 0.2% growth in the first quarter which reflects the improvement witnessed by the economy. Manufacturing and services resumed their expansion in March as a result of recovery in global demand.

Today, British companies continued to release better than expected profits; BT Group posted a rise in operating profit to 1.53 billion pounds from 1.32 billion pounds a year ago and it expects amelioration in revenue and operating profit during the coming three years.

BoE left both key interest rate and APF quantity unchanged in May and probably will keep them steady till the end of the current year. Meanwhile, the main focus of the new government led by Cameron is lowering the huge deficit that reached 12% last year. Cameron is looking forward to reducing the deficit within 50 days by 6 billion pounds. At the same time these cuts should not affect recovery that is gathering momentum. Thus, the coming period is predicted to be challenging to officials; the inflation report released yesterday stated that there are growth risks surrounding the economy.

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eBay shares plunge in Frankfurt trade

admin — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:48:01 +0000

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Shares in internet auctioneer eBay (EBAY.O) plunged in Frankfurt floor trade on Thursday, after the company forecast results for the remainder of 2010 below Wall Street expectations.

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By 0712 GMT, Frankfurt-listed shares in eBay (EBAY.F) were down 8.1 percent.

“The forecast for eBay fell short of analysts’ expectations,” a Frankfurt-based trader said.

Qualcomm (QCOM.O), the world’s biggest maker of cellphone chips, also fell 8.6 percent in Frankfurt (QCOM.F), after forecasting lower-than-expected revenue late on Wednesday.

(Reporting by Christoph Steitz)

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FTSE gains in midday trade (AFP)

admin — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:26:24 +0000

LONDON (AFP) – Shares in London rose in late morning trade on Wednesday, the last day of the first quarter, as traders eyed the Easter holiday weekend and upcoming US jobs data.

The FTSE 100, which had slipped at the open, gained 0.24 percent to 5,685.97 points.

Trade has been somewhat subdued before the upcoming Easter break, although investors are awaiting Friday's release of crucial US unemployment data.

“The markets are taking a pause for breath as we have a shortened week,” said ODL Securities analyst Owen Ireland.

“Traders may be sitting on the sidelines until we see the release of non farms on Friday.”

Wall Street edged higher in quiet trade Tuesday as investors digested housing and consumer confidence data and worried about the struggle to recover from the worst global recession in decades.

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Nakheel seen offering sukuk to trade creditors

admin — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 20:16:31 +0000

(Reuters) – Nakheel trade creditors will be offered a large-scale Islamic bond, or sukuk, as part of a debt restructuring plan, a source close to parent firm Dubai World said on Sunday, potentially boosting the region’s sukuk market.
The Dubai government pleasantly surprised the market on Thursday when it offered to pay off Nakheel’s NAKHD.UL upcoming Islamic bonds as part of a wider deal with Dubai World creditors, and offer trade creditors repayment through cash and a publicly tradable security.
That saved the real estate heavyweight from becoming the third high-profile sukuk borrower to formally default in the region, providing relief that could translate into more liquidity down the road.
“A large sukuk issuance will be a positive for the industry, but with Nakheel it’s more an issue of putting this behind us,” said a Gulf-based banker, declining to be identified.
“It’s important to see a big sukuk, but for the Islamic finance industry from a psychological point of view avoiding another default is even more important.”
Nakheel didn’t elaborate on the form of security that would be offered, but is expected to make a separate statement regarding the deal soon.
The source close to Dubai World told Reuters that a sukuk was planned as it could reach a universe of investors from both conventional and Islamic financial institutions.
The size of the bond will depend on the total amount owed to creditors but it is too early to estimate given the difficulty the company and creditors are having in valuing Nakheel’s assets, he said.
Discussions between Nakheel and its creditors will likely continue into April and possibly May, making it unlikely to see an issuance before June, the source said.
Trade creditors comprise Nakheel’s suppliers of goods and services who were not paid immediately, but agreed to the company paying its bills according to various grace periods.
A spokesman for Dubai World DBWLD.UL declined to comment.
“The sukuk is proposed at this time, but other security structures are being considered as we want to ensure that the instrument is as liquid as possible for trade creditors,” a spokeswoman for the Dubai government said on Friday.
The Nakheel restructuring plan fell under Dubai World’s larger proposal to creditors to pay off about $26 billion in debt. Dubai World rocked global markets last November when it said it was unable to meet is obligations.
A $10 billion bailout in December from oil-rich neighbor Abu Dhabi prevented Nakheel from defaulting on a $4.1 billion sukuk.
While it was widely expected that Abu Dhabi would step in once again, the government of Dubai was Nakheel’s savior last week, ahead of its May 13 sukuk payment of $980 million. Under the terms of the restructuring proposal, Nakheel will now be wholly owned by the Dubai government.
A Nakheel default would have served as another black eye for the Islamic finance industry, which experts said was already unfairly blamed for Dubai World’s credit woes.

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Rare China trade deficit not seen signaling new trend

admin — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 01:50:07 +0000

(Reuters) – China will probably run a trade deficit of more than $8 billion in March, state media said on Tuesday, citing Premier Wen Jiabao.
It would be China’s first monthly deficit since April 2004, but is expected to be a one-time blip rather than the start of a new trend for the world’s largest goods-exporting nation.
Nevertheless, many in the market think that Beijing will want to see several consecutive months of strong export growth before allowing the yuan to rise, so a deficit in March could put appreciation on hold for a while longer.
“To be honest, I was happy when I learnt of the situation (of the expected deficit),” Wen told a gathering of foreign business executives in Beijing, according to the China Daily.
“China is by no means seeking a trade surplus. On the contrary, we have left no stone unturned in expanding imports to achieve a trade balance,” he said.
China’s trade surplus has narrowed over the past four months as imports, stoked by surging domestic demand, have grown faster than exports, which have been weighed down by a sluggish global recovery.
But Wensheng Peng and Jian Chang, economists with Barclays Capital in Hong Kong, said that China exhibited a seasonal pattern of smaller trade surpluses in the first quarter of the year.
“It is too early to conclude that China’s trade balance will turn into a deficit on a sustained basis,” they wrote in a note to clients. “Indeed, in our view, that development is unlikely.”
They forecast that China’s trade surplus in 2010 would still reach $186 billion, down a touch from last year’s $196 billion.
The market was little affected by Wen’s talk of a deficit. China’s main stock index
dipped 0.7 percent, while the yuan forwards market remained broadly steady, pricing in 2.3 percent appreciation over the next 12 months.
Speaking to the same audience of foreign executives, Wen said that China did not want “trade and currency wars.
Many members of the U.S. Congress have urged stronger steps from President Barack Obama to press Beijing to let the yuan appreciate. China has in effect re-pegged its currency to the dollar since mid-2008 to cushion its exporters from the global financial crisis.

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China denies yuan behind U.S. trade gap

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China denies yuan behind U.S. trade gap
(Reuters) – China on Tuesday shunned mounting U.S. demands for a stronger yuan, saying again that its currency is not the cause of its big trade surplus and vowing to keep the currency stable to shore up exports.
Beijing and Washington appear to be locked in a dialogue of the deaf in the run-up to a U.S. Treasury Department report due on April 15 that will determine whether China is manipulating its exchange rate for trade advantage.
“If the exchange rate issue is politicized, then in coping with the global financial crisis this will be of no help in coordination between the parties involved,” Chinese Commerce Ministry spokesman Yao Jian told a regular news conference.
Yao rejected the argument that China’s hefty trade surplus with the United States was due to the yuan, also called the renminbi, which some U.S. economists judge to be 25 percent or more undervalued.
“The trade surplus is not caused by the renminbi exchange rate. The trade surplus is an outcome and phenomenon of globalization. It will exist for a time,” he said.
Yao’s comments echoed recent ones by Premier Wen Jiabao and other Chinese officials, who have stressed that whatever adjustments may come to the nation’s exchange rate, Beijing does not want to be seen as bowing to foreign pressure.
With the U.S. Treasury decision looming, China faces a tricky test in deciding when to make any currency moves.
Yao was speaking a day after 130 U.S. lawmakers demanded that President Barack Obama get tough with China over its currency practices, which they say undercuts the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturers.
“The impact of China’s currency manipulation on the U.S. economy cannot be overstated. Maintaining its currency at a devalued exchange rate provides a subsidy to Chinese companies and unfairly disadvantages foreign competitors,” the legislators said in a letter.
Premier Wen on Sunday dismissed U.S. complaints about China’s exchange rate, calling them counterproductive and saying he did not believe the yuan was undervalued.
If the Treasury does rule that China is manipulating its exchange rate, the U.S. government would be required in principle to start “expedited negotiations” on the issue.
“Adjustment in the renminbi exchange rate will be determined based on national economic conditions, and not because of external market pressures,” Sun Lijian, an economist at Fudan University in Shanghai, told the China Economic Times on Tuesday.
Yao asked rhetorically whether China, which has a trade deficit with Japan, South Korea and some developing countries, should copy the United States and pass a law to deal with those countries.
“So we hope that in surmounting the crisis and reviving its economy, the United States should be a promoter of free trade, not an obstacle to it,” he said.
The United States’ annual trade gap with China fell to $226.8 billion in 2009, down from a record $268.0 billion in 2008. But with the Obama administration keen to lift exports and employment, the deficit remains a point of friction between the two powers, which have also recently been at odds over human rights, Tibet and U.S. arms sales to Taiwan.
Wen on Sunday recommitted China to pushing ahead with reform of the yuan’s exchange rate mechanism, leaving the door open to reintroducing exchange rate flexibility if it suits Beijing.
China has kept the yuan pegged around 6.83 per dollar since July 2008 to help its exporters, and Yao, the Commerce Ministry spokesman, said stability would remain the watchword in 2010.
“We have no reason at all to view the future market with unfettered optimism,” he said of the outlook for exports.
“So we will keep our economic and trade policies, including exchange rate policies and export tax rebates, stable this year,” he added.

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FTSE flat in late-morning trade (AFP)

admin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:52:10 +0000

LONDON (AFP) –
The FTSE 100 was flat in late morning trade, tracking earlier losses in Asia and overnight on
, amid fresh doubts about the pace of global economic recovery, dealers said.
The benchmark index gained 0.07 percent to 5,319.04 points. It had gained 0.15 percent in opening trade.
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Bernanke is expected to shed light on last week's decision by the central bank to hike interest charged on short-term emergency loans to banks.
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Greece's debt woes also continued to weigh on the markets as the government struggles with a crisis that has shaken the eurozone.

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