Intraday Market Thoughts Archive

2012 April

• 2012-04-30 Chicago PMI Falls to Lowest Since 2009, RBA to Cut Rates (Adam Button)
• 2012-04-30 S&P Downgrades Spanish Banks, PCE & Canada GDP Next (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-04-30 Ashraf's CNBC Take on Bad Bank Proposals & Markets' Concern (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-04-30 Ashraf tells AlArabiya GDP best of both worlds for the Fed with English Synopsis (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-04-27 USD Slips Ahead of GDP, BoJ as expected (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-04-26 S&P Downgrades Spain, Bank of Japan on Deck (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-04-26 GBP Nears Session Highs, Home Sales Next (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-04-26 Recording of Ashraf's FOMC Intermarket Webinar (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-04-25 FOMC Brings Hikes Forward, RBNZ Holds (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-04-25 Pre FOMC Scenarios & Premium Intermarket Insights (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-04-25 UK Back In Recession; FOMC Statement, Projections, Conference Next (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-04-24 Sentiment Improves Ahead of FOMC (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-04-24 Aussie Hit by CPI, Canada Sales Drop, onto US Confidence (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-04-23 Dutch Dissolution Weighs, Aussie CPI Next (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-04-23 Fragmented Eurozone Politics, 2005 Reminder & Premium Trades (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-04-23 PMIs Show Under the IFO & ZEW Hood (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-04-23 Join Ashraf's Live FOMC Webinar on Wednesday (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-04-22 French Socialists Edge over Sarkozy, IMF Counts Every Penny, Euro Shorts on the Rise (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-04-20 GBP Firms on Retail Sales, CAD Awaits CPI (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-04-19 Jobs Worries Resume, IMF Funding in Focus (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-04-19 Implications of Playing the Range (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-04-19 Euro Shrugs Auctions, onto US Data (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-04-18 All Eyes on Spanish Auctions, IMF Warns Bigger Deleveraging (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-04-18 Ashraf's FT Video Analysis with John Authers (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-04-18 GBP Jumps on Posen's Retreat, Onto BoC Report (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-04-17 CAD Jumps After BOC, Chinese Real Estate in Focus (Adam Button)
• 2012-04-17 Euro Neutral Despite Strong ZEW, Auctions, IP Next (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-04-16 Retail Sales Beat Estimates But USD Falls on Repatriation (Adam Button)
• 2012-04-16 April Tops & May Flops, Latest Premium Trades (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-04-16 Ashraf on CNBC about April Tops, Spain, Earnings & Fed (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-04-16 EUR at 1.30 as Spain Yields hit 6.15%, Retail Sales Next (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-04-16 Markets Attempt Recomposure After Tough Week, RMB View (Adam Button)
• 2012-04-15 Ashraf's Interview on China's Currency Decision & Spain Tensions (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-04-13 EURUSD Under 55 DMA Chinese GDP Disappoints; CPI Next (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-04-13 Awaiting China GDP After US Jobless Claims Miss Estimates (Adam Button)
• 2012-04-12 Euro Still Capped Below 1.32 as ECB Purchases in Focus (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-04-11 Euro Stabilizes Despite Weak German Auction (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-04-11 Euro Hangs Tough as Risk Evaporates (Adam Button)
• 2012-04-10 Rebounding Volatility & Sov Yields, Latest Premium Insights (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-04-10 Ezone Yields +20% Post-LTRO-2, Onto More Fed Speak (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-04-10 Ashraf on CNBC about QE, FX Positioning & Earnings Season (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-04-09 Awaiting Bernanke's Latest Speech (Adam Button)
• 2012-04-09 Talk of Greece 3.0, Chinese CPI Rebounds (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-04-08 USD Absorbs Post NFP Losses, SNB Peg at Risk (Adam Button)
• 2012-04-06 Previewing Non-Farm Payrolls in Thin Trading (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-04-05 Ahead of Friday's US Jobs Report (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-04-05 Ashraf's Interviews for Reuters Insider & CNBC Arabia (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-04-05 EURCHF Tests 1.20, Growth Differentials Hurting EURUSD (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-04-05 Draghi Cautions on Growth, ISM Near Expectations (Adam Button)
• 2012-04-04 Charting Mar 14 & Apr 4, Latest Premium Trades (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-04-04 SPN Auction Adds to EUR Selling, USD Extends Rally Ahead of ADP, ISM (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-04-04 Fed Minutes Cool QE3 Debate (Adam Button)
• 2012-04-03 UK Construction Firms, Focus Onto FOMC Minutes (Patrik Urban)
• 2012-04-02 From Robust ISM, to Aussie Retail Sales & RBA Decision (Adam Button)
• 2012-04-02 ISM vs PMI Comparisons & 6 out for 7 in Golden Cross (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-04-02 GBP Higher on Solid Manufacturing PMI, Onto ISM (Ashraf Laidi)
• 2012-04-02 Euro Golden Cross in Effect, Yen Shorts at 5-year Highs (Ashraf Laidi)