Matt Buckland
Matt Buckland
consensus economy economy-and-economics leaving markets seem somewhat state traders volatile week
Essentially traders can't seem to come to a consensus this week over the state of the US economy and this is leaving markets in a somewhat volatile state.
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The short trading week looks set to be dominated by oil prices. The news is likely to depress stocks with higher input costs set to damage margins.
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The airline themselves aren't actually even coming out with any ideas of how much the strike is going to hurt them on top of the increase in oil prices so we're not actually making any call on price at the moment but it will be down and I would say quite heftily.
focus gets looks remain sector trading
The petrochemicals sector looks set to remain squarely in focus as trading in 2006 gets under way.
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Whether the FTSE can break through the key 5,800 barrier remains to be seen but there's little fundamental data around just now that could support an extended rally.
barrier break data extended key remains seen support whether
Whether the FTSE can break through the key 5800 barrier remains to be seen but there's little fundamental data around just now that could support an extended rally.
aggressive although cautious consensus continue creeping due equity hike interest markets mood rate rates stance verdict widely
With the rate verdict due later, there's a cautious mood creeping into equity markets as although a 25-basis-point hike is widely expected, there's little consensus as to just how long the aggressive stance over interest rates will now continue for.
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The fact that we're approaching the end of the quarter is being seen as a key driver here, although a generally buoyant mood amongst equities in Japan and much of Europe appears to be providing some support here too.