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NASDAQ Midweek Market Pulse: Market News and Index Movers
Encouraging Signs Heading Into Holiday Season
November 26, 2014-Continuing jobless claims were lower than expected, while initial claims remained high but flat over the past week. A positive sign as we head into the Thanksgiving holiday was personal spending in October increasing by 0.2% versus a prior month decrease of -0.2%.
Durable goods orders increased at a faster pace of 0.4% beating expectations of a decrease of -0.6%.
Worries remain over crude oil's continued slide, breaking through a floor of $74/barrel on WTI contracts. OPEC is considering action on supply where oil ministers may decide to cut production when they meet on November 27th as oil falls near 2010 levels. Meanwhile, gold pared yearly losses to be almost flat for the year near the $1200/oz level.
Source: NASDAQ
U.S. Crude Oil Import From Nigeria Declines By 93 Percent
November 25, 2014--The United States' import of crude oil from Nigeria and Algeria have declined by 93 per cent since 2010,
the U.S Energy Information Administration (IEA), has said.
Source: AllAfrica.com
STOXX-Q4/2014 Quarterly Review
November 25, 2014--STOXX Limited, the market-moving provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today announced the new composition of the STOXX Benchmark and their sub-and sector indices,
among them the STOXX Europe 600 Index, STOXX North America 600 Index and STOXX Asia/Pacific 600 Index.
Source: STOXX
IOSCO Consults on Cross-Border Regulation
November 25, 2014--The International Organization of Securities Commissions today published the consultation report of the IOSCO Task Force on Cross-Border Regulation, which identifies and describes cross-border regulatory tools and challenges.
The consultation report describes three cross-border regulatory tools that have been used, or are under consideration, by IOSCO members to help address the challenges they face in protecting investors, maintaining market quality and reducing systemic risk.
These tools provide the basis for developing a cross-border regulatory toolkit and common terminology describing potential options for IOSCO members to consult when considering cross-border regulations. They can be broadly classified into three main types: National Treatment, Recognition, and Passporting.
view the IOSCO Task Force on Cross-Border Regulation-Consultation Report
Source: IOSCO
STOXX licenses iSTOXX Europe ESG Select 30 to JP Morgan
November 27, 2014--November 25, 2014--STOXX Limited, a leading provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today licensed the iSTOXX Europe ESG Select 30 Index to JP Morgan for a structured product.
The index screens European companies from the STOXX Global ESG Leaders Index for those that pay high dividends and also have low volatility, thus creating a hybrid portfolio of ESG, high dividend and low volatility strategies.
The index is designed to act as an underlying for exchange-traded funds and other investable products, such as structured products.
Source: STOXX
DAX licensed to Fortune SG Fund Management Co. for first passive index fund to become available in China
November 25, 2014--Deutsche Börse today announced that DAX has been licensed to Shanghai-based fund company Fortune SG Fund Management Co. Ltd. to serve as the basis of the first index fund to be developed in China.
"DAX is one of the most attractive underlyings for financial products worldwide as it represents the top companies in one of Europe's strongest economies. As a fully rules-based and objective index of leading German stocks, it provides market participants with the transparency and stability they require in an indexed investment", said Hartmut Graf, chief executive officer, STOXX Limited.
Source: Deutsche Börse
Stronger policy response needed to avoid risks to growth, especially in the euro area, says OECD in latest Economic Outlook
November 25, 2014--Modest global economic forecasts, continuing high unemployment, and downshifts in potential output should spur governments with a greater sense of urgency to fully employ monetary, fiscal and structural policy levers to support growth, notably in Europe, according to the Economic Outlook
The Economic Outlook draws attention to a global economy stuck in low gear, with growth in trade and investment under-performing historic averages and diverging demand patterns across countries and regions, both in advanced and emerging economies.
view the OECD Economic Outlook November 2014
Source: OECD
IMF Working paper-Impact of Demographic Changes on Inflation and the Macroeconomy
Summary: The ongoing demographic changes will bring about a substantial shift in the size and the age composition of the population, which will have significant impact on the global economy. Despite potentially grave consequences, demographic changes usually do not take center stage in many macroeconomic policy discussions or debates.
This paper illustrates how demographic variables move over time and analyzes how they influence macroeconomic variables such as economic growth, inflation, savings and investment, and fiscal balances, from an empirical perspective. Based on empirical findings-particularly regarding inflation-we discuss their implications on macroeconomic policies, including monetary policy. We also highlight the need to consider the interactions between population dynamics and macroeconomic variables in macroeconomic policy decisions.
view the IMF Working paper-Impact of Demographic Changes on Inflation and the Macroeconomy
Source: IMF
ETFS Precious Metals Weekly- Silver is Just Plain Cheap
November 24, 2014--Silver leads precious metals recovery last week. Led by the 6.2% weekly gain in silver, precious metals showed resilience in the face of yet new record high US equity prices and
the strengthening US dollar.
Additional monetary stimulus from the PBOC helped to raise most boats. Gold ended the week above the much watched US$1,200/oz. level. The resilience of gold has been impressive: despite the S&P 500 up 11.5% year-to-date (YTD) and the US dollar index up 10.4% YTD, gold ended the week unchanged YTD. In Euro currency terms, gold ended the week with a gain near 9.7%. Gold forward rates (GOFO) remained negative out to six months, indicating an excess of physical demand. We maintain a positive outlook on all the precious metals, notably due to their favourable supply/demand trends and close proximity to their marginal costs of production.
Source: ETF Securities
Oil price fall challenges US shale boom
November 23, 2014--The US shale boom, which has challenged the rules of the global petroleum market, could soon face its own day of reckoning due to the supply glut it helped unleash.
The impact from the drop in US oil prices from more than $100 a barrel in June to about $75 a barrel has so far been limited. But a bigger decline would be bad for the industry, analysts say.
Sourec: FIN24
