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26 Apr 2013
European markets and US futures down ahead of the weekend
FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - The German DAX 30 (-0.43%), the French CAC 40 (-1.07%), the Italian FTSE MIB (-076%), the Spanish IBEX 35 (-1.15%) and the British FTSE 100 (-0.32%) are down, like the rest of European equity indexes, as well as American futures such as the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 and Dow Jones 30 that signal a lower NY opening by -0.30%. Investors are nervous ahead of US GDP due at 12:30 GMT and markets are adjusting their positions into the weekend as next week will have ECB and FOMC decisions.
In regard to the US GDP Q1: “We expect the economic recovery to start the year on a much firmer footing than it ended 2012. And even in the midst of ever-tightening fiscal policy and an unsupportive global environment, the economy is expected to boast a very respectable 3.0% Q/Q advance in Q1, up significantly from the disappointing 0.4% Q/Q advance recorded the previous quarter”, wrote TD Securities analyst Jacqui Douglas.
The ECB said Spanish banks bought €15.8B of government bonds in March, while sovereign bond buying by banks in Italy rose €10.8B in March. Also, deposits rose in Portugal, Spain, Italy and Slovenia, but fell by 3.9% in Cyprus in March. EMU money supply eased in March from 3.4% to 3.0% (3m) and from 3.1% to 2.6% (YoY), below 3.0% consensus. Private loans fell -0.8% as expected, like in February (revised lower, from -0.9%).
German import prices report was already published, at -0.1% (MoM) and -2.3% (YoY), less contracting than the expected -0.2% and -2.4%, respectively. French consumer confidence remains unchanged at 84.
In regard to the US GDP Q1: “We expect the economic recovery to start the year on a much firmer footing than it ended 2012. And even in the midst of ever-tightening fiscal policy and an unsupportive global environment, the economy is expected to boast a very respectable 3.0% Q/Q advance in Q1, up significantly from the disappointing 0.4% Q/Q advance recorded the previous quarter”, wrote TD Securities analyst Jacqui Douglas.
The ECB said Spanish banks bought €15.8B of government bonds in March, while sovereign bond buying by banks in Italy rose €10.8B in March. Also, deposits rose in Portugal, Spain, Italy and Slovenia, but fell by 3.9% in Cyprus in March. EMU money supply eased in March from 3.4% to 3.0% (3m) and from 3.1% to 2.6% (YoY), below 3.0% consensus. Private loans fell -0.8% as expected, like in February (revised lower, from -0.9%).
German import prices report was already published, at -0.1% (MoM) and -2.3% (YoY), less contracting than the expected -0.2% and -2.4%, respectively. French consumer confidence remains unchanged at 84.