Danske Markets

Position opened at 1.150% on 25 October Closed now at 1.035%1/2 position was opened, so profit is 5.8bpPosition has performed strongly this weekThe short-end in EUR swaps has performed strongly this...

Markets Overnight The positive surprise in the US manufacturing ISM and the ADP report alike combined with lower-than-forecast jobless claims and an uptick in consumer confidence in the US added to...

Impossible to postpone Polish rate cut any longerA month ago the Polish central bank (NBP) disappointed the markets by not cutting its key policy rate but next week we think the NBP will finally...

China's NBS manufacturing PMI in October improved slightly and jumped above 50 for the first time since July. The final reading of the HSBC manufacturing PMI was revised significantly higher to 49.5...

US stock markets ended flat on the first day of trading after hurricane Sandy.Obama and Romney are still neck-and-neck in opinion polls.Chinese PMI rose in October - this has lifted Asian stock...

There is now less than one week left before the presidential and congressional election on 6 November. The situation has moved from a clear lead for Obama to a close race between the two presidential...

The euro area bank lending survey shows that credit tightening continues and that the pace of tightening has increased for enterprises while it is unchanged for households.Banks expect credit...

The Spanish government expects the recession to come to an end by mid-2013. In an environment of fiscal tightening and sliding house prices, that appears to be wishful thinking.Even if Spain manages...

News from Danske ResearchThis Fact Book on the Netherlands gives a brief overview of the main aspects of the Dutch economy. It includes many informative charts and tables.The next Fact Book to be...

US markets will open again today after a two-day shutdown.Positive earnings surprises pushed European stocks higher yesterday and the positive sentiment has continued in Asia overnight.We expect...

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) has announced a JPY11trn increase in its asset purchase programme and a new lending facility to stimulate bank lending. There had been widespread expectation of relatively...

Spain was hit hard by the financial crisis and the bursting of the housing bubble and now has the EU’s highest unemployment rate. It is now above 25% and the decline in employment does not seem...

Key newsUS financial markets are closed today as hurricane Sandy hits the Atlantic coast.Bank of Japan is expected to deliver a new round of easing this morning.Focus today will be on Sandy’s...

Investors made an outright turnaround on the yen last week , turning from net bullish to net bearish, leading up to this week's Bank of Japan (BoJ) meeting. At the meeting, we look for the BoJ to...

A quantitative run through of the Swedish Fixed Income market, starting with the Riksbank and Money Markets before moving on to government and mortgage bonds.To Read the Entire Report Please Click on...

Italy has been through a couple of chaotic years both economically and politically. During 2011, the European sovereign debt crisis spread to Italy, which caused the interest rate spread on 10-year...