Don’t forget Japan: It’s stocks are staging a rally, finally
The Tokyo Stock Exchange Index, the TOPIX, posted its highest close overnight since March after climbing for a ninth day. That’s quite a turn around for Japanese stocks. The TOPIX is still down 5.7% for 2014,
Central bank worries from China to Japan to Europe are key drivers in current stock prices
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With Japanese GDP growth unexpectedly slowing to an annual 1% rate in the fourth quarter and with the Japanese consumer facing an increase in the national sales tax to 8% from 5% in April, Japan’s central bank today extended its unlimited loan program for another year
China lending growth outweighs Japan growth disappointment; commodities rally
Disappointment over weaker than expected GDP growth in Japan for the fourth quarter was overshadowed by faster than expected lending growth in China.
Saturday Evening Quarterback says, For the week ahead expect…
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What looks likely to drive the financial markets once Santa is back at the North Pole and his rally has passed into the record books? Here’s what I think deserves watching as we turn the corner into January.
Shift from declining to rising dollar extends for another day
The drivers seem to be better than expected U.S. retail sales for November; a report that industrial production in the EuroZone contracted in October; and a sense that a possible decision to begin tapering off the current $85 billion in asset purchases at the Federal Reserve’s December 18 meeting might not be especially scary. That last would reduce demand for the safe-haven Japanese currency.
Dollar sinks against euro and yen–but looks like it may be stabilizing
The dollar is down agains the yen and the euro, but it looks to be stabilizing on worries that Japan’s economy is weak enough to bring the Bank of Japan back into action and on uncertainty about economic news from the EuroZone set for release tomorrow
China’s exports rise more than expected adding to optimism on global economic growth
Continuing last Friday’s trend—when U.S. financial markets rallied after deciding that economic growth in the United States might just be strong enough to offset any slowdown from a Federal Reserve taper—today global financial markets are rallying on optimism about the global economy after China reported a 12.7% increase in exports in November over November 2012. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg had projected a 7% gain in exports.
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