Market Weekly: Dow-2,35% S&P -2,65% Nasdaq-3,10% Brazil +1,54% Nikkei-7,33% Hang Seng +2,19% Shanghai +4,25% VIX +22%.
Eur$ 1.3885
Macro
- ECB's Coeure: Asset purchases may be an appropriate tool to fight low inflation
- ECB's Draghi: additional strengthening of the euro could prompt additional ECB easing
- IMF Has Negative Bias on Growth in EM, Brazil’s Mantega Says
- Federal Reserve Should Continue Tapering of Purchases, IMFC Says {http://bit.ly/1gluwKi}
- Visco Says ECB Studying Various QE Combinations to Use If Needed
- Fed's Kocherlakota : Lower tax rate on business investment could help boost US economic activity, Lowering tax rate on R&D, equipment and structures would also have stimulative effect.
- Noyer Says ECB Ready to Use All Instruments If Necessary {NSN N3XR7P6VDKHS <go>}
- Portugal FinMin Open to Unconventional Monetary Easing: FT
- Iran nuclear chief Salehi: 30K new centrifuges are needed to meet domestic fuel demands
- Mexico Central Bank Gov Carstens: Remainder of 2014 to show a robust recovery after a weak Q1
Keep an eye on :
- ALV GY : Allianz to Buy More Shares as Rates Stay Low, Tagesspiegel Says
- AZA IM : Etihad to Take Holding of Up to 49% in Alitalia: Repubblica
- EN FP : Bouygues Plans to Offer Aggressive Internet Offer, declines to comment on rumors regarding discussion with Iliad or/and Telefonicas: Figaro {NSN N3WSG16S972X <go>}
- CNA LN : Centrica Searches for New CEO as Part of Broader Review, FT Says
- DUFN VX : Dufry Unlikely to Pay Dividends, CEO Tells Schweiz am Sonntag
- ENI IM : Italy May Nominate Descalzi as New Eni CEO, Repubblica Reports
- FNC IM : Finmeccanica Bribery Case Said to Be Resolved: Reuters Link
- GIVN VX : Givaudan +ve article in the WSJ, even if expensive still some potential
- GLEN LN : Glencore to Sell Its Stake in Las Bambas Copper Mine for $5.85b
- HEIA NA : Heineken Weighing Sale of ~100 U.K. Pubs, Sunday Times Reports
- IPN FP : Ipsen Announces a first set of results on positive phase III clinical study of Dysport® in the treatment of adults suffering from Upper Limb Spasticity
- LG FP : Private Equity firms are targeting assets of Lafarge & hocim
- MRW LN : Morrison Investors Question Strategy After Profit Forecast: FT
- MNOD LI : Norilsk Nickel Approves Possible Early Eurobonds Buyback: IFX
- NESN VX : Nestle Says Chairman Brabeck Diagnosed With Curable Illness
- RCO FP : Remy Cointreau Extends Maturity on $255m Facility to April 2019
- RCS IM : RCS sees shares rise on rumours of new shareholders
- SPM IM : Eni Proposes Carbonetti as Saipem Chairman Before May 6 AGM
- STAN LN : Orix Said to Weigh Bid for StanChart’s HK Consumer Credit Unit
- SY1 GY : Symrise Offers to Buy All Shares of Diana Group {NSN N3XM3F6VDKHT <go>}
- GLE FP : Societe Generale buys 7% in Rosbank from Interros, raises stake to 99.4%
- TSCO LN : Tesco to Make Further Price Cuts, Sunday Express Reports
- FP FP : Total Will Push Ahead With Kaombo Project in Angola, CEO Says
- UBSN VX : UBS to pay half of profit to shareholder - FT
- VIV FP : Vivendi Says Process for Choosing SFR Buyer Was Transparent