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Re: Today's Outlook
« Reply #660 on: May 08, 2014, 11:26:46 am »
Rand/$ looking good today @ 10.37

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Re: Today's Outlook
« Reply #661 on: May 08, 2014, 03:22:34 pm »
Draghi update:

Monetary policy:

Left unchanged

On Ukraine: 

“It’s a very complex geopolitical picture which could evolve,” he says.

and

“Geopolitical risks’ surrounding Ukraine would impact euro zone more than other parts of the world if they intensify beyond where they are today."

On future ECB easing:


“I would say that the Governing Council is comfortable with acting next time but first we want to see the staff projections” that will be updated next month.


In the USA:

Initial jobless claims dropped by 26 000 to a seasonally adjusted 319 000.

In pre-market now, opens in 10 min, futures S&P -0.18%   Nasdaq -0.37%   Dow Jones  +0.08%
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Re: Today's Outlook
« Reply #662 on: May 08, 2014, 04:09:02 pm »
A while back there was a fear and greed indicator, could someone point me to it.

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Re: Today's Outlook
« Reply #663 on: May 08, 2014, 04:52:15 pm »
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Re: Today's Outlook
« Reply #664 on: May 09, 2014, 08:51:52 am »
US ended with Dow +.20%, Nas -0.41%, S&P -0.12%

Mittal reported 1Q net loss narrowed, supported by higher steel and iron ore shipments. (Closed SA +5.96% @ 4000)

Asia-Pacific 1:26 Hong Kong time:

Nikkei +0.2%
Hang Seng -0.1%
Shanghai -0.6%
ASX -0.3%
Kospi +0.2%
Taiex -0.5%

Earlier today Chinese CPI (YoY) came in @ 1.8%, exp 2.0%, prev 2.4% and German Trade balance expected 16.6B came in @ 14.8B.

Eco Calendar:

10:30 GB Manufacturing Production (MoM) prev 1.0%, exp 0.3%
10:30 GB Trade balance prev -9.09B exp -9.00B

Diarize:

Wednesday next week: Tencent Earnings

Moon’s F&G @ 29 ‘Fear’, worse than previous close @ 34 ‘Fear’

Ukraine rebels ignore Putin call to delay self-rule vote.

Alsi ended 49 026, T40 43 900 (+0.12%), Mr Price up on trading update (+4.84% @16775), Clover buys Dairybell’s yoghurt & milk units.

New highs MrPrice, Nedcor, MTN, Medclin, Bidvest, Firstrand, Sasol, OldMutual, Brait.

No new lows.

T40 @ -98 pips atm

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Re: Today's Outlook
« Reply #665 on: May 12, 2014, 12:21:51 pm »
Gold 1295 vs 1290   , $/R 10.34 vs 10.45, Copper 6.91 vs 6.70  , Nickel 20.74  vs 19.09    , Oil 100.47 vs 100.71
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Re: Today's Outlook
« Reply #666 on: May 14, 2014, 07:54:14 am »
Alsi -0.08% @ 49 199, T40 @ -0.11% @ 44 086.

New highs Grandparade, Omnia, Supergrp, Firstrand, Advtech, Sabvest and intraday-high Rbplat, Anglo, Advhlthl.

New low Abil -6.67% @ 799

Asia-Pacific @ 7:05am local 1:05pm Hong Kong:

Nikkei Average -0.3%
Hang Seng +0.9%
Shanghai flat
ASX -0.1%

Earning today from Tencent & Sony

VIX @ 12.13 -0.82%, T40 +0.09% 41 pips atm

Eco Calendar:

08:00 German CPI
10:30 GB Claimant Count Change & Unemployment Rate exp 6.8%
11:30 GB BoE Carney & Inflation report
13:00 SA Retail sales, prev 2.2% exp 2.0%
14:30 US PPI

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Re: Today's Outlook
« Reply #667 on: May 14, 2014, 07:58:42 am »

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Re: Today's Outlook
« Reply #668 on: May 14, 2014, 01:22:15 pm »
SA retail sales (YoY) came in @ 1.0, expected 2.0, previous 2.2, ignorance is blizzzzz.

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Re: Today's Outlook
« Reply #669 on: May 15, 2014, 03:52:14 pm »
GLN -  ::)
OCE -  8)
ABL -  :whistle:
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Re: Today's Outlook
« Reply #670 on: May 19, 2014, 07:52:07 am »
Gold 1295 vs 1290   , $/R 10.35 vs 10.45, Copper 6.99 vs 6.70  , Nickel 19.49  vs 19.09    , Oil 102.14 vs 100.71
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Re: Today's Outlook
« Reply #671 on: May 21, 2014, 10:48:27 am »
Gold 1294 vs 1295   , $/R 10.42 vs 10.35, Copper 6.87 vs 6.99  , Nickel 19.25  vs 19.49    , Oil 103.11 vs 102.14
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Re: Today's Outlook
« Reply #672 on: May 22, 2014, 08:17:11 am »
ALSI up +0.06% @ 49 648, T40 +0.16 % @ 44 629.

New highs Advhlth, Santam, Medclinic, Netcare, Bats, flu season or what?

Rand firmer after higher than expected inflation data yesterday, interest rate increase expected this week.

Dow ended last night +0.97%, Nas +0.86%, S&P +0.81%, futures up on Chinese data.

VIX @ 11.91 -8.10%, T40 @ +275 pips @ 8:11am

Today Asia Pacific 1:48 in Tokyo:

Nikkei +2.3%
Hang Seng +0.7% 
Shanghai +0.4%
ASX +1.1%

All these happy-chappies boosted by China’s better-than-expected manufacturing data earlier this morning (3:45am), prev & , expected 48.1, actual 49.7.  Also Bank of China’s pumping of 120 billion Yuan ($19.2 billion) into interbank markets this week, all in effort to stabilize market sentiment.

Eco Calendar:

09:30 German PMI, expect 54.0
10:30 GB GDP (YoY) exp 3.1% (QoQ) exp 0.8%
15:00 SA Interest Rate Decision, prev and exp 5.50% (not anymore I guess)
16:00 US Existing home sales

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Re: Today's Outlook
« Reply #673 on: May 22, 2014, 10:26:16 am »
Welcome back ... MP  ;D
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Re: Today's Outlook
« Reply #674 on: May 22, 2014, 10:38:42 am »
I was forced to read news sites for the last few days ::)