Friday, May 1, 2015

Economic News , Data and Views ( May 1 , 2015 - Holidays in much of Asia and Europe today ) - Greece Updates ( Greece and its creditors set to talk through the weekend in the hope of reaching an interim deal , financial status of Greece / red lines for talks / EWG items of note ) ...... Broader Europe items of note (UK data - Consumer Confidence / April Manufacturing PM , Bond land / Qe and ECB in focus , Euro strength in focus , Grexit in focus , May Day - Labor unions and Income Inequality ) ..... Asia also in focus ( China takes on Uber , China celebrates May day , Apple item ) ...... Japan in focus ( B of J and JGB in focus )


Tweets....

Greece....




 · 24 minutes ago


Greece said to proceed with privatization of ports, airport








 · 1 hour ago


Greek bailout talks to stretch into the weekend






 · 2 hours ago


Greek workers take to the streets to oppose austerity on Labor Day





 Derek Gatopoulos retweeted
 · 2 hours ago


"My answer is simple: No, no, no" on some creditor-demanded reforms; talks head into weekend




 · 55 minutes ago


FYI: The Parliament's Budget Office has NO influence over the cabinet's policymaking - unfortunately.
Hugo Dixon @Hugodixon
Finally realism. Parliament Budget Office sees Greece heading for recession; says will need €20-30bn extra post 2015


 The Greek Analyst retweeted
 · 1 hour ago


talks at 'Brussels Group' continue today. Greek side expected to present fiscal consolidation measures targeted at 1.5% prim surplus




 The Greek Analyst retweeted
 · 2 hours ago


Tsipras says Greece 'close' to a deal that will respect mandate, 'red lines'


 · 22 minutes ago


The could raise ’s current T-bill issuance ceiling (at €15bn) if there was an “agreement in sight”



 · 14 hours ago


cabinet meeting on recent developments lasted 5 hours, according to local media.



 · 16 hours ago


President travels to Paris, Berlin and Rome on 6-8 May mainly re situation in .







Broader Europe....







 · 2 hours ago


U.K. APRIL MANUFACTURING PMI 51.9 VS 54 IN MARCH; EST. 54.6






 · 2 hours ago


UK MARCH CONSUMER CREDIT +1.242 BLN STG, BIGGEST INCREASE SINCE FEB 2008








 · 26 minutes ago

hits 2m high this morning at $1.1284 a tad below 100d MA of $1.1294 (not broken since May2014).






 · 4 hours ago

declares victory in curbing decline in long-term expectations.





 · 5 hours ago

No Mayday for bears as split in policy seen capping strongest monthly rally in 3.5yrs.  





 · 5 hours ago

‘Sell in May’ resonates for bond investors after april rout in US treasuries and Bunds.






 Fabrizio Goria retweeted
 · 36 minutes ago

What Would Happen if Greece Defaulted? UBS explains via





 Fabrizio Goria retweeted
 · 4 hours ago

Graph for : on labour unions and income inequality





Asia......


 zerohedge retweeted

 · 3 hours ago

Chinese Authorities Raid Uber Office





 zerohedge retweeted
 · 5 hours ago

China's May Day holiday starts in gridlock for travelers









City of London, London
 · 10 hours ago



BREAKING: Official Manufacturing PMI (Apr) M/M 50.1 vs. Exp. 50.0 (Prev. 50.1)








 · 4 hours ago


Apple only has 19 stores in China in 10 cities which together account for a urban population of ~100m or 13% China urban population









City of London, London
 · 5 hours ago


With China away from market, overnight trade was relatively subdued, although the Nikkei 225 was weighed upon by yesterday’s BoJ decision








 · 8 hours ago

offers to lend 400bln in as a secondary source of supply of some issues for settlement today!









 · 8 hours ago


said to be meeting investors for a potential bond sale....






City of London, London
 · 10 hours ago


LDP lawmaker Yamamoto says he is disappointed that the refrained from easing





 · 13 hours ago

Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, India & Singapore markets all closed today due to public holidays...GREAT!!








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