Weekly global markets

La compagnie nationale d’aviation des Seychelles, qui est détenue à 40 % par Etihad Airways, compte introduire d’ici à décembre des vols sur trois nouvelles destinations : Mumbai en Inde, Dar es-Salaam en Tanzanie et ...

The local stock market ended the days under review (10-17 February 2014) on a positive note. The SEMDEX and the SEMTRI gained 0.61% over the week.

Global markets remained at the whim of the US fiscal cliff last week as fears that the world’s biggest economy may fall back into recession sapped investors’ confidence. In fact, continued US political deadlock is ...

Last Wednesday, the Federal Open Market Committee held its Federal Funds Rate steady at 0-0.25% and announced that the ‘Operation Twist’ will be replaced by a Treasury purchasing programme with an initial rate of $45 ...

Sentiment across global markets remained mixed last week as lingering uncertainty over the US fiscal cliff coupled with developments in Eurozone took centre stage.

Global markets saw a mixed performance last week. The US fiscal cliff debate, health of global economy coupled with the lingering Eurozone debt crisis took centre stage.

Higher yielding assets extended gains last week buoyed by better than expected economic news from Germany and signs of progress that international creditors are edging towards a settlement with Greece.

Higher yielding assets extended gains last week buoyed by better than expected economic news from Germany and signs of progress that international creditors are edging towards a settlement with Greece.

Most of the week’s focus was on the US fiscal cliff as President Barack Obama met congressional leaders in an attempt to avert a combination of tax hikes and spending cuts due to take effect ...

Global markets struggled to regain their footing in a volatile week which saw US President Barack Obama re-elected for a second term.

Global markets displayed a mixed performance last week. Major macroeconomic data out of US, China and Europe coupled with quarterly earnings reports from large companies caught investors’ focus.

The mood across asset classes was mildly risk off last week as markets traded mostly in negative territory amid uncertainty over corporate earnings coupled with Moody’s downgrade of five Spanish regions.

China’s economy grew by 7.4% (YoY) in Q3

Trading was mixed across global asset classes in a generally bearish week. Investors remained jittery as they forecast a weak corporate earnings season after the International Monetary Fund purport that risks to global financial stability ...

Gold Futures swerved between losses and gains last week. The yellow metal climbed to a week high of $1,792.7 a troy ounce on Thursday following reassurance from the European Central Bank that it stood ready ...

Yields on Spain 10-year bonds hit 6% on worries about the country’s commitment to put reforms in place due to violent protests by the Catalonia region.

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