Thu, 1 Apr 2010: The week’s top news in world financial markets from Maximus Capital…
Apr 1, 2010 Baltics
Another report showed home prices rose in January. Gloom is lifting as firings slowand the expansion that began in the middle of 2009 is on the cusp of prompting companies to boost payrolls. Consu...Tags: Bailout, Consumer Spending, Cusp, Economy, Euro Zone, European Union, Financial Markets, Gain Confidence, Gloom, Greece, Households, Housing Market, Investors, Maximus, News World, Rose, Rsquo, Top News, World Markets
Wed, 10 Mar 2010: The week’s top news in world financial markets from Maximus Capital…
Mar 10, 2010 Baltics
The number of people receiving unemploymentinsurance decreased to the lowest level in a year, while those receiving extended benefits climbed. Some companies are still trimming payrolls to contain...Tags: 1930s, Consumer Spending, Economists, Economy, Estimates, Euro Zone, European Union, Financial Markets, French President Nicolas, Greece, Maximus, News World, Paris, Prime Minister, Recession, Risk, Top News, Unemployment, World Markets
Wed, 17 Feb 2010: The week’s top news in world financial markets from Maximus Capital…
Feb 17, 2010 Baltics
companies raising forecasts to 10 percent this quarter, while 4.1 percent lowered them. The gap is the widest on record, according to data from Bespoke Investment Group LLC. At the same time, data...Tags: Bullish Signal, Divergence, Euro Zone, Financial Markets, Gap, Group Llc, Investment Group, Investor, Last Time, Maximus, News World, Profit Projections, Quarter Profit, Time Companies, Time Data, Top News, Wall Street, Wall Street Firms, World Markets
Wed, 9 Dec 2009: The week’s top news in world financial markets from Maximus Capital…
Dec 9, 2009 Baltics
The U.K. and U.S. have “resilient” AAA ratings, as opposed to the “resistant” top ratings on Canada, Germany and France, Moody’s wrote in their report. The rating age...Tags: Budget Deficit, Canada Germany, Debt Burden, Economy, Euro Zone, Financial Markets, France, Gross Domestic Product, Investor, Limburg Germany, Maximus, News World, Oecd, Recession, Rsquo, Stock Markets, Top News, Trillion
Wed, 2 Dec 2009: The week’s top news in world financial markets from Maximus Capital…
Dec 2, 2009 Baltics
“A number of the legislative proposals being circulated would significantly reduce the capacity of the Federal Reserve to perform its core functions,” the Fed chairman said in a commen...Tags: Bernanke, Core Functions, Creation, Economy, Energy Costs, Euro Zone, Fed Chairman, Federal Reserve, Financial Markets, Financial Meltdown, Great Depression, Lawmakers, Led, Legislative Proposals, Maximus, News World, Seven Months, Slump, Top News, World War Ii
Wed, 14 Oct 2009: The week’s top news in world financial markets from Maximus Capital…
Oct 14, 2009 Baltics
However, a bullish party of analysts argue against this premise since industrial production and retail sales increased, even after netting out autos. Manufacturing production ex-autos rose by 0....Tags: Consensus, Countries, Decline, Euro Zone, Financial Markets, Gdp, Maximus, News World, Premise, Q2, Q3, Real Gdp, Retail Sales, Saar, Top News, World Markets
Wed, 7 Oct 2009: The week’s top news in world financial markets from Maximus Capital…
Oct 7, 2009 Baltics
The weakness of last week's September employment report indicates that this mode of cost cutting remains in place, as employers continue to cut workers at a substantial pace even as economic growt...Tags: Corporate Sector, Cost Cutting, Deterioration, Economic Growth, Employment Report, Euro Zone, Financial Markets, Maximus, News World, Pace, Primary Source, Profits, Q2, Q3, Report Indicates That, Top News, Unemployment Data, Unemployment Level
Thu, 1 Oct 2009: The week’s top news in world financial markets from Maximus Capital…
Oct 1, 2009 Baltics
New home sales edged up only 0.7 percent following gains of 23.5 percent (not annualized) over the prior 3 months, and existing home sales declined 2.7 percent following gains of 12.5 percent over...Tags: Disappointment, Durable Goods Orders, Esp, Euro Zone, Existing Home Sales, Financial Markets, Flash, France, Germany, Maximus, New Home Sales, News World, Pmi, Purchasing Managers Index, Rose, Top News, Upturn, Zone Euro
Wed, 23 Sep 2009: The week’s top news in world financial markets from Maximus Capital…
Sep 23, 2009 Baltics
Recent data have led analysts to raise the forecast of annualized residential investment spending growth to 20.0 percent in Q3 09. More generally, the incoming data suggest a firmer path of final ...Tags: Euro Zone, Financial Markets, Gdp, Incoming Data, Inventory Liquidation, Investment Banks, Maximus, News World, Pace, Q1, Q3, Quarters, Rebound, Residential Investment, Signs, Top News, Trade Surplus
Thu, 17 Sep 2009: The week’s top news in world financial markets from Maximus Capital…
Sep 17, 2009 Baltics
For example, over the three months ending in July, real imports of automotive products surged 169.5 percent at an annualized pace, by far the largest increase in the history of the series. This ...Tags: Automotive Products, Capital Goods, Financial Markets, Global Production, Inventories, Maximus, Models, News World, Pace, Rebound, Recession, Rose, Three Months, Top News, Trade Flows, World Markets
Thu, 10 Sep 2009: The week’s top news in world financial markets from Maximus Capital…
Sep 10, 2009 Baltics
In addition, housing data continue to come in strong. Pending home sales rose for the sixth consecutive month in July and point to further acceleration ahead in existing home sales. As discussed...Tags: Ahead, Ecb, Euro Zone, Existing Home Sales, Export Index, Financial Markets, Gdp, Gdp Growth, Ism, Manufacturing Sector, Maximus, News World, Quarters, Rapid Growth, Substantial Support, Top News
Wed, 2 Sep 2009: The week’s top news in world financial markets from Maximus Capital…
Sep 2, 2009 Baltics
The improvement has been particularly noteworthy in the lower-priced end of the market, where demand has started to equilibrate with supply. The gain in home sales, coupled with lean inventories...Tags: Ecb, Economic Assessment, Financial Markets, Gdp, Governing Council, Inventories, Maximus, New Construction, New Homes, News World, Pace, Real Gdp, Single Family, Six Months, Top News, World Markets
Wed, 19 Aug 2009: The week’s top news in world financial markets from Maximus Capital…
Aug 19, 2009 Baltics
The Fed reiterated that it planned to keep rates exceptionally low for an "extended period," and we continue to think rate hikes are unlikely to occur anytime soon. Euro zone Last week's 'flash'...Tags: Average Decline, Euro Zone, Financial Markets, Flash, France, Gdp, Gdp Growth, Germany, Maximus, News World, Q2 Gdp, Quarterly Fall, Quarters, Rate Hikes, Recession, Top News, Upside News
Wed, 12 Aug 2009: The week’s top news in world financial markets from Maximus Capital…
Aug 12, 2009 Baltics
July light vehicle sales rose 16 percent m/m, to an annualized 11.2 million, and this is likely to lead to a substantial rise in July real consumer spending. Euro zone Data published during the ...Tags: Economy, Euro Zone, Financial Markets, Gdp, Italian Gdp, Light Vehicle Sales, Maximus, News World, Q1, Q2 Gdp, Substantial Rise, Top News, Zone Data
Wed, 29 Jul 2009: The week’s top news in world financial markets from Maximus Capital…
Jul 29, 2009 Baltics
He noted that the "passive" unwind is already underway as demand at the liquidity facilities naturally declines with an improvement in financial conditions. However, given the Fed's massive asset ...Tags: Assets, Balance Sheet, Bernanke, Declines, Fed Funds Rate, Financial Markets, Last Resort, Liquidity, Lockstep, Maximus, News World, Tools, Top News
Thu, 23 Jul 2009: The week’s top news in world financial markets from Maximus Capital…
Jul 23, 2009 Baltics
GDP 2009 growth from the -2.0 to -1.3 interval, to a -1.5 to -1.0 interval, and GDP 2010 from the 2.0 to 3.0 interval to a 2.1 to 3.3 interval). Further, the Fed sees less downside risk to both ...Tags: April, Capital Gdp, Confidence, Decline, Downside Risk, Financial Markets, Gdp, Gdp Growth, Incoming Data, Interval, Maximus, News World, Participants, Top News, Unemployment Rate, World Gdp
Wed, 15 Jul 2009: The week’s top news in world financial markets from Maximus Capital…
Jul 15, 2009 Baltics
Ward's Automotive Group schedules are one of the best indicators of near-term motor vehicle production. Last week, Ward's released new estimates for the next few months, and they are consistent ...Tags: Automotive Group, Bankruptcies, Capital Group, Chrysler, Decades, Estimates, Financial Markets, Gm, Group Schedules, Legislation, Maximus, Motor Vehicle Production, News World, Record Pace, Second Quarter, Top News, Vehicle Inventories
Wed, 8 Jul 2009: The week’s top news in world financial markets from Maximus Capital…
Jul 8, 2009 Baltics
The ISM Manufacturing index continued to rise in June, indicating an improving manufacturing sector, yet the new orders index fell to 49.2 from 51.1. The June employment report fits in with the mi...Tags: Decline, Declines, Employment Report, Financial Markets, First Quarter, Initial Jobless Claims, Ism Manufacturing Index, Job Losses, Manufacturing Sector, Maximus, News World, Payroll, Quarters, Second Quarter, Top News, Trend, Unemployment Rate, Worth Noting That
Thu, 2 Jul 2009: The week’s top news in world financial markets from Maximus Capital…
Jul 2, 2009 Baltics
So far in June, initial claims are running 50,000 below their level in March, the largest decline since the post-Hurricane Katrina plunge in 2005. If historic logic holds, this type of plunge is...Tags: Decline In Housing Market, Downturn, Financial Markets, Hallmark, Housing Starts, Hurricane Katrina, Index Of Leading Indicators, Initial Claims, Ism, Logic, Maximus, News World, Plunge, Quarter Basis, Recession, Recessions, Single Family, Top News
Wed, 10 Jun 2009: The week’s top news in world financial markets from Maximus Capital…
Jun 10, 2009 Baltics
An important test of the recovery forecast will be whether these sectors can keep holding up when the supports fade. Overall home sales have been stable at low levels over the past six months; one...Tags: Deterioration, Downturn, Financial Markets, Freefall, Housing Market, Low Mortgage, Maximus, Mortgage Rates, Natural Question, News World, Sectors, Sharp, Six Months, Speculators, Subprime, Top News, Virtual Elimination, World Markets
Wed, 3 Jun 2009: The week’s top news in world financial markets from Maximus Capital…
Jun 3, 2009 Baltics
Issuance in the corporate bond market has been robust, and spreads on corporate bonds have dropped notably. Break even inflation rates in the Treasury Inflation Indexed Securities (TIPS) market ha...Tags: Corporate Bond Market, Corporate Bonds, Deflation, Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve System, Financial Markets, Housing Market, Inflation Rates, Issuance, Market Environment, Market Participants, Massive Amounts, Maximus, Mortgages, News World, Norms, Preventing Depression, Sustainable Recovery, Top News, Treasury Inflation Indexed Securities
Thu, 28 May 2009: The week’s top news in world financial markets from Maximus Capital…
May 28, 2009 Baltics
The deepest phase of the recession is over, but the economy is still contracting. The housing data have shifted from painting a picture of freefall to showing rays of hope. Indeed, it seems that...Tags: Bankruptcy, Chrysler, Economy, Financial Markets, Freefall, Gm, Housing Recession, Inflection Point, Maximus, News World, Painting, Rays Of Hope, Restructuring, Second Construction, Second Half, Top News
Thu, 21 May 2009: The week’s top news in world financial markets from Maximus Capital…
May 21, 2009 Baltics
Instead, these items will be treated on a net-present-value basis, in which the Treasury calculates the implicit subsidy associated with TARP outlays relative to market prices and only the subsidy...Tags: April, Assets, Financial Markets, Income Tax Payments, Individual Income Tax, Maximus, News World, Outlay, Outlays, Present Value, Subsidy, Taxpayers, Top News, Transparent, Treasury Report, Value Basis