Archive for April 2nd, 2012
Brent rises 2.08 percent and closed $125.43
A barrel of Brent crude rose today 2.08%, to $ 125.43 in the London market, thanks to the good manufacturing data from China and the possible tightening of sanctions on Iranian oil. The North Sea oil, the European benchmark for May delivery ended in the Intercontinental Exchange Futures with a $ 2.55 increase over the [...]
U.S. Requests to WTO that Monitors the EU
The United States has called for the establishment in the World Trade Organization (WTO) panel that is responsible for ensuring that the European Union (EU) meets the opinion of this international organization in the case of subsidies to aircraft manufacturer Airbus. The request was submitted last Friday and will be formalized by the U.S. delegation [...]
Fitch placed on negative watch the CaixaBank note
The ratings agency Fitch long-term debts and Civic Banking CaixaBank at a remarkably low (A-) and approved (BBB), respectively, but notes that he has made the first negative review after plans fusion of the two entities. In a statement, Fitch notes that stands at a positive review rating for the Civic Banking. The rating agency [...]
The Ibex 35 maintains the 8,000 points after rising 0.43 percent in the session
The main indicator of the Spanish market, the IBEX 35, today defended the 8,000 points after rising 0.43% in the session, encouraged by the good manufacturing production data in the United States . The IBEX 35 is closed at 8,043 points, which means reducing the accumulated losses since the beginning of the year to 6.11%, [...]
New Record of Unemployment in the Eurozone, 10.8% in February
The unemployment rate in the euro area in February stood at 10.8% of the workforce, compared to 10.7% in January, setting a new record in 25 years, reported Monday the European statistics office, Eurostat. In total, 17.13 million people were registered in February in the unemployment rolls in the Eurozone, 162,000 more than in January [...]
Analysts slightly reduced its growth forecast for Brazil
Financial market analysts expect the Brazilian economy will grow 3.20% this year, forecast cut by 0.03 percentage points prospects who had until last week, according to an official report released today. The projections appear in the Focus newsletter, a document in which the central bank collects the results of surveys conducted with experts from various [...]
Total announces two operations to stop the leak in the North Sea
French oil major Total announced today the launch of two simultaneous operations to stop the gas leak in the Elgin platform in the North Sea, after the extinction of the flame that caused it. The oil group studied first with the British authorities how to get safely to the platform to pump mud into the [...]
Turkey has grown by 8.5 percent in 2011 and remains just behind China
Turkey’s economy grew by 8.5% during the year 2011, announced today the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat), a figure that sits just behind China, the largest economy expanding. The report, available on the official website of TurkStat, details the growth of the last quarter of 2011 was 5.2%, while gross domestic product (GDP) per head is [...]
The Nikkei advances thanks to lowering of the yen
The Nikkei rose today, after three consecutive closures in red, thanks to the lowering of the yen encouraged investors, who ignored the negative results of the Tankan business confidence report released in Japan. The Nikkei rose 26.31 points, or 0.26 percent, and was at 10,109.87 points, while the Topix index, which groups all the values [...]
Seoul’s stock market rises animated by Moody’s report and good data in China
Seoul Stock Exchange today began a week enlivened by the upward revision of the credit outlook of South Korea by Moody’s from “stable” to “positive”, to which was added the positive macroeconomic data dissemination in China. The South Korean Kospi index rose 15.25 Marketplace points, or 0.75 percent, and was at 2029.29 points, while the [...]
