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Indexes
Currencies
Commodities
Rates

Index Performance

Changes between 2016-04-18 and 2016-04-25
NdexLastWkChPct
Nikkei 22517416.427.01
Russian Depositary Index USD1101.693.95
Deutsche Boerse AG German Stoc10373.493.20
MICEX Index1967.263.12
Russian Trading System Cash In931.462.91
S&P/TSX Composite Index138741.74
Hong Kong Hang Seng Index21381.791.69
Jakarta Stock Exchange Composi4881.4450.88
Warsaw Stock Exchange WIG Tota48446.390.73
Dow Jones Industrial Average18003.750.59
S&P 500 Index2091.580.52
Borsa Istanbul 100 Index85828.660.30
Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI Ind2014.550.27
Mexican Stock Exchange Mexican45613.210.17
S&P BSE SENSEX Index25721.32-0.13
FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Inde52925.75-0.21
FTSE 100 Index6310.44-0.53
Ibovespa Brasil Sao Paulo Stoc52907.88-0.60
Karachi Stock Exchange KSE100 33589.14-0.61
Shanghai Stock Exchange Compos2943.514-2.86

Weekly Currency Performance
CurrencyLastWkChPct
USDJPY111.142.94
USDBRL3.56630.97
USDCNY6.50450.39
USDLVL0.62510.37
USDEUR0.88930.35
USDINR66.69380.05
USDPKR104.760.04
USDKRW1148.18-0.20
USDTRY2.849-0.36
USDAUD1.2972-0.54
USDNOK8.2444-0.71
USDAZN1.503-0.96
USDZAR14.4452-1.59
USDKZT333.48-1.79
USDCAD1.2681-2.12
USDRUB66.2084-2.84

Weekly Commodities Performance
nameunitsPriceWeekCh
NATURAL GAS (NYMEX)USD/MMBTU2.1614.29
OatsUSD/BU.206.757.68
OIL BrentUSD/BBL.44.527.59
RiceUSD/CWT10.967.14
PalladiumUSD/T OZ.601.736.12
COCOAUSD/MT3155.005.62
SilverUSD/T OZ.17.065.44
CopperUSD/MT5031.004.65
PlatinumUSD/T OZ.1007.802.53
SoybeansUSD/BU.990.752.11
SugarUSD/LB.15.471.78
HogsUSD/LB.78.831.55
WheatUSD/BU.475.750.37
GOLDUSD/T OZ.1235.25-0.06
CoffeeUSD/LB.123.35-1.20
CornUSD/BU.374.25-2.28
CattleUSD/LB.114.65-6.16

Weekly Bond Rates Performance Change in btps
countryyieldWk1m1y
CANADA 1.51%24 +24 +7
UNITED KINGDOM ?� 1.60%19 +15 -5
ITALY 1.47%14 +17 +3
AUSTRALIA ?� 2.63%14 +5 +10
UNITED STATES ?� 1.87%14 -2 --
MEXICO 5.90%12 -16 +14
GERMANY ?� 0.23%10 +5 +8
SPAIN 1.59%10 +7 +21
SWITZERLAND -0.31%10 +7 -16
FRANCE 0.56%9 +3 +15
NETHERLANDS 0.43%9 +3 +14
NEW ZEALAND 2.85%4 -17 -51
INDIA 7.46%3 -5 -33
JAPAN ?� -0.12%1 -2 --
HONG KONG 1.26%0 +0 --
SINGAPORE 1.97%0 +2 -16
SOUTH KOREA 1.82%0 -2 -48
BRAZIL 12.97%-1 -122 +34
GREECE 8.21%-50 -29 -419

Last Week Econ Events Upcoming Econ Events Upcoming Company Results Last Week Movers News

Key Comment





Best last week among stock markets was Nikkei 225 +7.01%, Russian Depositary Index USD +3.95%, Deutsche Boerse AG German Stoc +3.20%, MICEX Index +3.12%,

While worst last week among stock markets was Shanghai Stock Exchange Compos -2.86%, Karachi Stock Exchange KSE100 -0.61%, Ibovespa Brasil Sao Paulo Stoc -0.60%, FTSE 100 Index -0.53%,

Best in FX space vs. greenback last week was USDRUB +2.84%, USDCAD +2.12%, USDKZT +1.79%,

While worst in FX space vs. greenback last week was USDJPY -2.94%, USDBRL -0.97%, USDCNY -0.39%,

Best among commodities last week was NATURAL GAS (NYMEX) +14.29%, Oats +7.68%, OIL Brent +7.59%,

While worst among commodities last week was Cattle -6.16%, Corn -2.28%, Coffee -1.20%,

Best among bonds last week was GREECE +50bpts, BRAZIL +1bpts,

While worst among bonds last week was CANADA -24bpts, UNITED KINGDOM » -19bpts,

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MidLincoln Tales/Comics

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    Key Country News
    South Africa
  • South African President Zuma in Iran to develop trade, political ties/.../
  • South Africa: Minister Rob Davies - Trade and Industry Dept Budget .../.../
  • IMF Cuts South Africa's 2016 Economic Growth Forecast to 0.6%/.../
  • South Africa's investment climate even riskier now/.../
  • Portraits of Africans in Guangzhou capture China's shrinking .../.../
  • Secret Allure Of South Africa/.../
  • South Africa: Budget 2016 - More Revenue a Must or SA Heads to .../.../
  • Investors Looking Beyond Zuma Load Up on South African Debt/.../
    Australia
  • Rape joke react: Philippines president hopeful vows to cut ties with .../.../
  • Australia's Prime Minister is investing AU$230 million in cybersecurity/.../
  • The missing piece of Australia's economic growth puzzle might be .../.../
  • Kidman land sale in the laps of the political gods as election looms/.../
  • Population growth rate lowest for 10 years/.../
  • Foreign capital vital to expanding food exports/.../
  • CHART: How the iron ore price is tracking against Australia's budget .../.../
  • Australia's Debt Dilemma Raises Downgrade Fears/.../
    Korea
  • South Korea's president says North Korea is preparing 5th nuclear test/.../
  • Icelandic PM resigns over Panama Papers scandal/.../
  • Moody's warns of downgrade risk in S. Korea's economic growth .../.../
  • South Korea's Overseas Investment Hit Record High/.../
  • SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: ???Six Billion in Africa???/.../
  • South Korea's Central Bank Cuts Growth Forecast/.../
  • (LEAD) N. Korea to spend 15.8 pct of this year's budget on defense/.../
  • Election Rout May Scuttle Call for Bank of Korea Debt Buying/.../
    India
  • Congress plans censure motion against Centre over President's .../.../
  • Prime Minister proposes closed-door meet with CJI/.../
  • India can achieve 8-10% growth in three years, says Chief .../.../
  • TPG Group changes India investment approach/.../
  • Here's Why India Is About to Become the World's Most Important .../.../
  • Bulk cargo buoying up major ports/.../
  • BRIEF-India budget: total revenue receipts estimated at 13.77 trln .../.../
  • India's debt-heavy Jaypee says still able to service loans/.../
    Canada
  • Punjab Congress president Captain Amarinder Singh cancels visit .../.../
  • Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau goes boxing in NY/.../
  • Canada's Poloz Cautious on Economy/.../
  • iNovia Capital Strengthens Western Canada Investment Team/.../
  • Why is Ottawa still defending disenfranchisement of expats?/.../
  • Canadian dollar strength endures/.../
  • Canada budget reveals revenue agency holding back on BEPS/.../
  • Daphne Bramham: Challenging frequent flyers to help refugees .../.../
    Turkey
  • Turks detain Dutch journalist who criticized Turkey's president/.../
  • Turkey at Center of the Storm as Merkel Visits Refugee Camp/.../
  • IMF report indicates economic growth in Turkey/.../
  • Turkey needs to be more predictable, transparent to attract .../.../
  • Outdoors: Plenty to hear for upcoming spring gobbler season/.../
  • U.S. Livestock, Dairy & Poultry Outlook - 4/18/16/.../
  • Turkey's budget deficit at $2.4 billion in March/.../
  • Comment: Foreign capital could be the answer to Turkey's debt woes/.../
    Brazil
  • Brazil President Challenges Her Rivals/.../
  • Prominent Brazilian magazine publishes scathing critique of Justin .../.../
  • Economic backgrounder/.../
  • Gerdau: A Study In Risk Vs. Opportunity/.../
  • The real reason Dilma Rousseff's enemies want her impeached/.../
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  • Brazil's Rousseff Strikes Cautious Tone on Impeachment at UN/.../
  • Investors Applaud Political Changes in Brazil and Argentina: Which .../.../
    Russia
  • Obama Requests EU Support for Possible War Against Russia/.../
  • For Israeli prime minister, Moscow is no holiday destination/.../
  • Russia's economic growth for the year 2016/.../
  • Belarus, Russia to coordinate macroeconomic scenarios/.../
  • Next Stop Berlin? Moscow's Nazi-Killing Tank Unit is Back/.../
  • Turkey: The Banking Sector Needs Profitability-Enhancing Reforms/.../
  • Ruble Gains for Fourth Week on Exporter Tax Boost and $45 Crude/.../
  • Russia's debt collectors turn violent as recession leaves 11.5m in debt/.../
    China
  • China's President Xi Jinping Warns Against Religious Infiltration .../.../
  • Prime Minister on Chinese investment/.../
  • China: High expectation for economic growth/.../
  • Fixed-asset investment stabilizes, may hit 10%/.../
  • China Population Growth Slows Down as Number of Elderly Increases/.../
  • China's Exports Jump Most in a Year, Boosting Growth Outlook/.../
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    Last Week Econ Events

    2016-04-18 China House Prices

  • Chinese Housing Market Shakes Off a Slump
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  • China home prices extend gains in March - surveys

    2016-04-18 Canada Foreign Securities Purchases

  • Trade Tip For Canadian Foreign Securities Purchases
  • Foreigners ramp up purchases of Canadian securities
  • Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. Provides Update on Forest Park ...

    2016-04-18 India Balance of Trade

  • India and Vietnam Can Rescue Asia's Balance of Power
  • Why Asia's giants are wooing Sri Lanka
  • Amidst global headwinds, India is seen as bright performer and a ...

    2016-04-18 Brazil Tax Revenues, Payrolls

  • The Interpublic Group of Companies' (IPG) CEO Michael Roth on Q1 ...
  • The New World Order Is Ruled By Global Corporations And ...
  • Lakeland Industries' (LAKE) CEO Christopher Ryan on Q4 2016 ...

    2016-04-19 EU Current Account

  • British current account deficit balloons, Osborne warns against EU ...
  • UK current account deficit balloons, GDP revised up
  • Turkey blackmails Europe with its own instability

    2016-04-19 EU ZEW Economic Sentiment

  • European Monetary Union ZEW Survey - Economic Sentiment came ...
  • The Economic Week Ahead
  • ZEW economic sentiment indicator rises for second month, but ...

    2016-04-19 Russia PPI

  • Hedge Funds Double Bets on Crops Rally as Weather Gets Nastier
  • Fed Meeting, U.S. GDP, Primaries, Brazil: Week Ahead April 25-30
  • Fed Meeting, U.S. GDP, Primaries, Brazil: Week Ahead April 23-30

    2016-04-20 South Korea PPI

  • South Korea PPI Eases 0.1% In March
  • South Korea PPI Falls Further In February
  • March Producer Price Index Falls to 6-Year Low

    2016-04-20 Japan Trade Balance

  • Japan's Trade in Surplus as Imports Drop for Fifteenth Month
  • Japan's trade balance 0.28T vs. 0.45T forecast
  • Asia Roundup Japanese Yen gains on trade balance data, Oil slips ...

    2016-04-20 Japan Current Account

  • Japan's current account surplus jumps 64% in Feb
  • EconomyJapan current account surplus rebounds to 11-month high
  • Japan's current account surges to a recent high - NAB

    2016-04-20 South Africa INflation

  • South Africa Inflation Fell, Gold Miners Rise
  • South Africa March Inflation Slows, Easing Pressure on SARB
  • TABLE-Yields lower at South Africa's inflation-linked bond sale

    2016-04-20 Turkey Central Bank Rate

  • Turkey's Central Bank Chief Cuts Key Rate in Inaugural Move
  • Turkish Central Bank rate cut brings recovery of loan interest
  • Turkey's New Central Bank Head Expected to Cut Interest Rate in ...

    2016-04-20 Russia Retail Sales

  • Fed Meeting, U.S. GDP, Primaries, Brazil: Week Ahead April 25-30
  • Major Russian retailer eager to sell more Belarusian foods
  • Yes, Russia Is Poor--But It's Not That Poor

    2016-04-20 Brazil Current Account

  • Brazil March Current Account Deficit Smallest in Over Six Years
  • Brazils current account balance to continue rebounding in 2016 on ...
  • Investor amnesia brings Argentinian debt back with a bang

    2016-04-20 US EIA Weekly Report

  • United States Oil: EIA Reports Better-Than-Expected Inventory Build
  • Oil pares loss after EIA reports US crude supplies up 2.1 million ...
  • Oil futures weaken after EIA reports build in US crude stocks

    2016-04-21 Saudi Arabia Inflation

  • THE VIEW FROM EUROPE: Another blow for Venezuela
  • Yes, Prince Faisal, We Need to 'Recalibrate' Our Relationship
  • Asia markets fall across the board as central bank decision eyed

    2016-04-21 Turkey COnsumer Confidence

  • Turkish consumer confidence improves in April
  • Turkey Consumer Confidence climbed from previous 67 to 68.46 in ...
  • Turkish April consumer confidence edges up to 68.46 points ...

    2016-04-21 ECB Rate Decision

  • Europe shares close lower after Draghi; euro seesaws; oil slips
  • FTSE 100 tumbles and oil reverses early gains as ECB leaves rates ...
  • DAX 30 Treads Carefully Ahead of Today's ECB Rate Decision

    2016-04-22 China MNI Business Sentiment

  • MNI China Business Sentiment Indicator +1.2% to 50.5 in April, from ...
  • Why China's MNI Business Sentiment Remains in Contraction Mode
  • China businesses more upbeat in April but worries remain: Survey

    2016-04-22 Hong Kong Business Confidence

  • Bank of Japan quietly buying up huge stakes in nation's blue-chip ...
  • Family squabbles rock boat in landmark China reparations case
  • China Stocks Fall to Lowest in Month on Commodity Futures Curbs

    2016-04-22 Canada Inflation

  • Canada's inflation rate cools in March as gasoline weighs
  • Bank of Canada's enviable problems include sunken loonie and ...
  • Bank of Canada's Poloz says inflation target still 'live issue'

    2016-04-23 EU Eurogroup meeting

  • EU splits over tax-avoidance fight
  • Time for a single state treasury account at BoG
  • Zombie Death Of A Eurozone Hard Currency Salesman

    Upcoming Week Econ Events

    2016-04-25 Turkey Business Confidence

  • Hedge Funds Double Bets on Crops Rally as Weather Gets Nastier
  • Nigeria: How Michael Aondoakaa's Rice Business Attracted ...
  • Fed Meeting, U.S. GDP, Primaries, Brazil: Week Ahead April 25-30

    2016-04-26 Korea GDP Growth Q1

  • Q1 2016 - A Tale Of 2 Halves
  • Top foreign and local stories at 4pm
  • Int'l Investment Banks Lowering Korean Economic Growth Rate ...

    2016-04-26 Canada Bank of Canada POloz Speaks

  • BRIEF-Bank of Canada's Poloz speaks before Senate committee
  • Bank of Canada's Poloz Sees Three-Year Adjustment to Oil Price Drop
  • BRIEF-Bank of Canada's Poloz speaks before finance committee

    2016-04-26 Russia Business Confidence

  • Chopping and changing economic policies behind SA's ratings woes
  • Fed Meeting, U.S. GDP, Primaries, Brazil: Week Ahead April 25-30
  • 'Apr??s moi, le deluge': The Trump 'Hundred Days'

    2016-04-27 Australia Infaltion Q1

  • The Economic Week Ahead
  • McDonald's: The Quarter Wasn't That Good, But Maybe That's The ...
  • The Week Ahead: FOMC, BOJ, GDPs And CPIs As Markets Improve

    2016-04-28 Brazil Interest Rate Decision

  • Fed Meeting, U.S. GDP, Primaries, Brazil: Week Ahead April 25-30
  • DIARY-Emerging Markets Economic Events to May 6
  • Fed Meeting, U.S. GDP, Primaries, Brazil: Week Ahead April 23-30

    2016-04-28 South Africa PPI

  • Hedge Funds Double Bets on Crops Rally as Weather Gets Nastier
  • Producer price inflation likely to have eased in March, says economist
  • Fed Meeting, U.S. GDP, Primaries, Brazil: Week Ahead April 25-30

    2016-04-29 Korea Business Confidence

  • Don't Count on a North Korean Nuclear Deal
  • Nigeria: How Michael Aondoakaa's Rice Business Attracted ...
  • For foreign firms, the challenge is the mainland, not Hong Kong

    2016-04-29 South Africa Credit Growth

  • South Africa's February credit growth quickens to 9.02 pct y/y
  • S&P Says Pressure on South Africa Ratings Mainly From Growth
  • South Africa's credit rating to be cut to junk this year: Reuters poll

    2016-04-29 Turkey Trade Balance

  • Turkey Trade Balance climbed from previous -3.76B to -3.2B in ...
  • Obama pushes for global trade deals in face of opposition
  • Hedge Funds Double Bets on Crops Rally as Weather Gets Nastier

    2016-04-29 Russia CBR Interest Rate

  • Russia's central bank - credit where credit's due
  • Putin's right-hand woman
  • No interest by Russia's Central Bank in lowering interest rates

    2016-04-29 Russia GDP Growth March

  • Chopping and changing economic policies behind SA's ratings woes
  • World Powers Can't Kick the Sanctions Habit
  • Obama Calls Meeting With European Leaders Over Shared ...

    2016-04-29 South Africa Trade Balance

  • Maynard: Ugly secret - Weak Rand hit SA trade, economy by ...
  • South Africa's trade deficit narrows to 1.07 bln rand in February
  • AP News in Brief at 12:04 am EDT

    2016-04-30 China Non Manufacturing PMI

  • China ' s non-manufacturing PMI rebounds
  • China official nonmanufacturing PMI rises to 53.8
  • Why China's Official Non-Manufacturing PMI Jumped in March

    2016-05-01 Korea Exports

  • Stronger yen expected to boost Korean exports
  • From K-Pop to Kimchi: North Korea's Cultural Exports
  • Vehicle exports decrease sharply





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