Posts Tagged ‘the economy’
Financial markets are betting on economic recovery
Why markets do collapse they not? The latest statistics on economic growth in the first quarter were appalling throughout the world. They show a contraction exceptional overall wealth produced and its main components, exports, consumption and investment. These figures are unprecedented since the Second World War they should frighten.
And yet ... Contrary to what one might expect to face such a disaster, markets do not collapse. Just they have started a movement of consolidation following a tremendous recovery of nearly 30% since the end of March, matching the low point reached by the indices. Why? This can be explained by what one might call the magic of the second derivative.
Tags: finance, financial crisis, the economy, the stock exchange
G20: 10 advanced, 10 limits
The summit of 20 heads of state representing 85% of global GDP has he gone far enough in its ads for truly reforming global capitalism? Some response element with the G20 in 20 points: 10 good, 10 bad.
Advances
1 ° The ambition does not fall into protectionism through the 30s.
2 The desire to give more importance to international organizations (IMF and others).
3 The need to reform the weight of emerging countries in these institutions (the G20 in itself, rather than G7 or G8, is already a step forward).
4 The economic recovery (1 000 billion dollars to combat the crisis).
5 The improvement of financial
Tags: of tax, Tax havens, the economy
The collapse of the dollar has winners and losers
It is not all financial business to foreign currency. The sharp fall in the dollar has winners and losers in global trade, amid difficult economic conditions that have been in decades. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: global trade, stronger currency, the economy, the euro.
Crisis: Rethinking our growth model
If we make the crisis a positive step forward-thinking what should be growth and improving living standards of individuals? Most economists, politicians, and citizens now believe the growth of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as the benchmark for comparisons between countries. Do not speak of the human development index, but certainly used so little recognized.
The U.S. world power, China’s first global growth … Growth has become an end in itself, without even thinking about its content. The growth of GDP as a measure of wealth creation is the indicator and symbol of a headlong rush destructive. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: different economic, economies, environment, the economy
Why such euphoria in financial markets?
Anyone can see recent weeks a continuous rise of financial markets. The CAC 40 has taken more than 30% since its low points (from 2,500 points to over 3300 points), the price of oil climbed by almost 60% (36 to $ 58 per barrel). The volatility has fallen sharply and the risk aversion has returned to levels close to the beginning of 2008.
Asian markets have taken between 20 and 40% since the beginning of the year, Brazil is even better. We can speak of a real rally or stock buyers seem now to have resumed power over sellers. The question that interests us here is to understand this sudden increase in violent and financial markets: the economic crisis if it about to end? Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: financial markets, market shares, the economic crisis, the economy
The IMF calls for support to the dollar
The International Monetary Fund Managing Director, requested the support of world economies towards the continuity of the dollar as reserve currency.
It’s been a couple of months that countries like China, India, Brazil and Russia are requesting that the dollar is replaced as an official reserve currency. In any case, we ask that international trade and assessments are carried out according to a new transnational currency to replace the U.S. in global reserves Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: currency, the economy, the IMF
Expert: IMF “raised” the Ukrainian stock market
10-16 April, the PFTS index added 12.6%. On Monday, he struck a psychological mark of 300 points.
A significant breakthrough in the value of Ukrainian shares (at 8.81%) occurred on Thursday. Incrementally increased and daily trading volumes of securities: for the four trading sessions, they have exceeded 90.62 million UAH (including - 78.61 million - selling shares).
It this a record amount of securities to 29,33 million UAH. (including shares to 22.37 million UAH) gain by selling April 16. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: action, PFTS, stock market, the economy, the IMF, tranche, Ukraine
Reprise: Europe and Japan lagging
The earnings season has started very well, like Goldman Sachs or JP Morgan, which recorded a 36% increase in profits in one year. Leading indicators have confirmed the trend and allowed the equity markets to be well again to return the 3200 points, with a passage in the 3000 flash points.
The ISM index on the business climate has experienced very strong growth in June 47. Retail sales in the United States are resistant (+0.2%), favored by a price effect linked to the recent rise of oil. Job losses in the United States began to decline significantly. Inflation rates are near zero or even negative, favoring short-term purchasing power of households. After a decline in GDP of almost 3% in 2009 in the United States, Nouriel Roubini (economist known for his pessimism) announces the end of the recession by the end of 2009. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Chinese economy, equity markets, Foreign Exchange, global economic, the economy
Positive signals on the money market
For the first time since the beginning of the financial crisis in July-August 2007, marked in particular by freezing the funds of the dynamic money-BNP, the interbank market seems to regain some normalcy.
The difference between the rates daily and Euribor 3 months income is less than 18 basis points, a difference that was found then in July 2007. For the record, that gap has jumped 50 basis points from August 2007 to a peak of more than 130 in October 2008 with the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers. Read the rest of this entry »
The IMF calls for support to the dollar
The International Monetary Fund Managing Director, requested the support of world economies towards the continuity of the dollar as reserve currency.
It’s been a couple of months that countries like China, India, Brazil and Russia are requesting that the dollar is replaced as an official reserve currency. In any case, we ask that international trade and assessments are carried out according to a new transnational currency to replace the U.S. in global reserves Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Asian currencies, reserve currency., the economy, the markets