Japan ruling party powerbroker Ozawa will challenge PM Kan in party leadership race Posted: Guess the meeting went well then. UPDATE: PM Kan says he agreed with Ozawa to work together regardless of party leadership race outcome. |
UK Data: Mortgage Approvals Rise; M4 ex-IOFC Growth Weak Posted: --BOE: July M4 Ex-intermediate OFCS Unch. m/m; +1.2% 4q/12m --BOE: UK July House Purchase Approvals 48,722 vs 48,562 jun --BOE: UK July M4 Ex-IOFCS Lending up 0.3% m/m; Unch. 4q/12m --BOE: UK July Net Mortgage Lending Stg86mn vs Stg518mn Jun --BOE: UK July Net Consumer Credit Stg173mln ... |
TABLE: BOE Mortgage, M4 ex-IOFCs Data For July Posted: |
UK July mortgage approvals 48,722 Posted: Versus 48,562 in June, quite a bit better than median forecast of 46,500. |
UK inflation expectations for year ahead rise to 2.9% in August Posted: From 2.7% in July. Expectations for next 5 to 10 years steady in August at 3.3% |
Ex BOJ Mizuno: Counterproductive if Japan doesn’t act on its words in signalling fx intervention Posted: Japan intervention may gain understanding if yen rises on factors it can't control Increasing outright govt bond buying not an option for the BOJ |
Germany Confirms To Tap 0.75% Sep ‘12 Schatz By E6 Bn Sep 8 Posted: FRANKFURT (MNI) - The German federal government will auction about E6 billion in a top-up of its 0.75%-coupon September 2012 two-year notes (Schatzanweisungen) on September 8, the Bundesbank confirmed Tuesday. The formal tender offer will be made on Tuesday, September ... |
Germany’s SA Unemployment Down 17K In August, Less Than Fcast Posted: SA Unemployment: -17k (pan-German), -5k (West), -12k (East) MNI survey median: -20,000 m/m MNI survey range: -35,000 to -10,000 m/m -- FRANKFURT (MNI) - The ranks of the unemployed in Germany contracted yet again in August, though by slightly less than generally expected, as 17,000 fewer individuals ... |
Italy s.a retail sales +0.3% m/m, +0.5% y/y Posted: Better than median forecasts of +0.1%, -0.5% repsectively. |
German August s.a jobless total -17,000 Posted: Pretty much in line with median forecast of -20k. Unemployment rate 7.6%, unchanged from July and as expected. |
Italy August business morale rises to 100.5 from 98.3 in July Posted: |
Japan MOF’s Ikeda: BOJ should not rule out interest rate cut to zero pct Posted: |
Japan PM Kan to meet ruling party powerbroker Ozawa at 08:00 GMT about leadership race Posted: |
UK Data Forecasts: July BOE Personal Lending Posted: |
Japan July Construction Orders -0.7% Y/Y Vs June -10.2% Posted: TOKYO (MNI) - The value of construction orders received in July by the 50 largest contractors in Japan fell 0.7% from a year earlier to Y656.03 billion, the second consecutive y/y drop, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism said on Tuesday. ... |
European stocks getting hit Posted: DAX 30 -1.2%. FTSE 100 -1.3% France's CAC 40 -1.4% Spain's IBEX 35 -1.6%, Portugal's PSI 20 -1%, Italy's MIB -1.5% EUR/USD languishes around session lows, presently at 1.2628. |
Japan MOF’s Ikeda: Will take decisive steps against rapid currency moves Posted: USD/JPY up marginally from session low 84.06, presently at 84.20. |
USD/JPY continues slow drift Posted: Market seems content to slowly probe for signs of official Japanese intervention. USD/JPY down at session low 84.06 at writing. Talk of 84.00 and 83.50 barrier option interest. Sell orders seen clustered up at 84.50/80. |
Obama could kill fossil fuels overnight with a nuclear dash for thorium Posted: |
Cable slips early Posted: Cable down at 1.5425 from North American close Monday up around 1.5460. General risk aversion weighing on the pairing. UK data scheduled for today: 08:30 GMT: M4 money supply for July (final) 08:30 GMT; Mortgage approvals for July expected 46.5k; net consumer credit expected flat; lending sec on dwellings expected +0.7 bln Talk month ... |
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