Forex Fundamental Analysis
The sovereign debt crisis is a high stakes game for the Eurozone. Failure to find a credible way out of the morass could scupper what confidence remains in the Euro leading, in the worst case scenario, to a break-up of the currency bloc.
According to the International Monetary fund (IMF), China is expected to return full-year growth figures of 8.2% for 2012. However, if the Eurozone is plunged into a sharp recession, the IMF cautions that growth could be slashed to 4.2%.
Economics is a cyclical beast, spinning between periods of boom and bust. The magic of it is that nobody ever really knows when one cycle will end and another start; nor how strong the growth or contraction will be.
Last week was a good week for the world’s major stock exchanges with only the Nikkei failing to put on significant value. Get the full market recap here.
Most analysts are expecting a painful year in 2012 with some nations returning to recession; hopefully only briefly.
Behind the figures of sagging demand, anaemic growth and austerity cuts, the lives of real people take a buffeting in these strained economic times.
Nearly 93% of the sovereign states which make up the EU have signed a pact designed to promote confidence in the single European currency and ward of future financial crises within the block.
Data just released for Q4 2011 show that the Spanish economy shrank by 0.3%. See what this means for the markets here.
Last week was a mixed affair for the world’s major stock exchanges with some losses, some gains and some markets marking time.
The Fed said that they did not expect to increase rates before the last few months of 2014, but it's not guaranteed. What does it mean?