Daily Market News & Reports

In the US Fed Chairman Bernanke Testifies and Building Permits in Canada are the main events lined up, let's see what awaits us today. In the US, Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve Chairman, is due to testify in Washington DC. More in the US, Investor's Business Daily (IBD) TechnoMetrica Institute of Policy and Politics (TIPP), Economic Optimism is due to rise up from 47.5 on January up to 48.3...

This morning, central banks around the world released their latest reports on foreign exchange turnover. These numbers are for October 2011. FX trading volume declined in every part of the world except for the U.S., where it rose to a fresh record high in October. The anomaly in the U.S. may have to do with the improvement in risk appetite in October - stocks rose strongly, which could have made...

Fundamental Analysis EUR "There is at least still sufficient demand for goods 'made in Germany' to keep the industrial engine running in 2012" - Carsten Brzeski, senior economist at ING Group German factory orders increased more than expected in December as demand from overseas helped the euro zone's largest economy to weather the debt crisis. Orders rose 1.7 per cent, after declining 4.9 per cent...

All eyes remain focussed on Greek developments today as the country vacillates towards acceptance of further austerity measures in order to gain the Troika's (EU, IMF, ECB) approval for a second bailout for the country. The stakes are high with a potential disorderly default and Eurozone exit on the cards should no agreement be reached. Against this background market nervousness is intensifying as...