Industrial producer prices up by 0.3% in euro area ...EUROSTAT

03/05/2016                                          Press Release

March 2016 compared with February 2016 Industrial producer prices up by 0.3% in euro area Up by 0.4% in EU28

In March 2016, compared with February 2016, industrial producer prices rose by 0.3% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.4% in the EU28, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In February 2016 prices fell by 0.7% in the euro area and by 0.6% in the EU28.

Commission forecasts euro area growth of 1.6% and EU growth of 1.8% in 2016....EU

 Brussels, 3 May 2016                        European Commission - Press release

Spring 2016 Economic Forecast: Staying the course amid high risks

                             

Commission forecasts euro area growth of 1.6% and EU growth of 1.8% in 2016

Economic growth in Europe is expected to remain modest as key trading partners' performance has slowed and some of the so far supportive factors start to wane. As a result, GDP in the euro area is forecast to continue growing at modest rates over the 2015-2017 period. 

Growth in Asia and the Pacific is expected to remain strong at 5.3 percent this year and next, accounting for almost two-thirds of global growth....IMF

May 3, 2016                                      IMF Survey

Asia: Growth Remains Strong, Expected to Ease Only Modestly

Regional economy to expand by 5.3 percent in 2016 despite softening
China slowdown, risks dominate outlook
Policies and reforms needed to boost resilience

As of 2 May, the ECB had purchased EUR 733 billion of securities under its Public Sector Purchase Programme (PSPP). Theoretically, such large-scale asset purchases by the central bank could have either a positive or a negative effect on market liquidity. On the one hand, the willingness of the central bank to purchase assets reduces market risk for potential buyers – that is, the risk that they are unable to sell the assets later on when needed to obtain liquidity...Benoît Cœuré...ECB

Government bond markets in a changing environment

Keynote address by Benoît Cœuré, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the Government Borrowers Forum,  Paris, 3 May 2016

Σταθεροποιητικό άνοιγμα αναμένεται για τις Ευρωπαϊκές αγορές... DAX

Σχόλιο Αγοράς..

Reuters

Οι Οικονομικοί spreadbetter IG αναμένουν ότι ο FTSE 100 της Βρετανίας θα ανοίξει σχεδόν επίπεδος, ο DAX της Γερμανίας θα ανοίξει 17 μονάδες υψηλότερα  ή 0,18%, και ο CAC 40 της Γαλλίας θα ανέβει  10 μονάδες, ή 0,23%, 

DAX futures

Τα futures του DAX... λίγο πριν το άνοιγμα των αγορών κινούνται με κέρδη 0,23% στις 10,122μ.. οριακά πάνω από το σημείο περιστροφής στις 10,068μ..

leading of electronic payments processor in the United States, announced today its expansion to Europe and creation of a new London-headquartered unit, BofA Merrill Lynch Merchant Services (Europe) Limited (BofAML Merchant Services)....

02/05/2016                                             Press Release

Bank of America Merchant Services Expands to Europe with Launch of BofA Merrill Lynch Merchant Services (Europe) Limited

                             

New European Unit in Conjunction With Bank of America Merrill Lynch Will Provide Global Clients Simplified Cross-Border Merchant Services