5 January, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on European equity markets open firmer 5 Jan
European equity markets open firmer 5 Jan
As expected given the steadier Asian and futures markets
– FTSE +1.1%
– DAX +0.9%
– CAC40 +1.1%
– FTMIB +1.0%
– IBEX +1.3%
5 January, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Spain unemployment change Dec -55.8k vs -50.0k exp
Spain unemployment change Dec -55.8k vs -50.0k exp
Latest Spanish jobs data now out
– -27.1k prev
Spanish Unemployment Change measures the change in the number of
unemployed people during the previous month.
A higher than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for
the EUR, while lower than expected reading should be taken as
positive/bullish for the EUR.