由于投资组合管理人员向他们的年终投资者留下了开放问题,这是2015年将是正常返回产量曲线的年份。在上周的修订之后,美国真正的国内生产总值增长了第三季度的5%,而在日本和U.K.萎缩的同期增长估计的修订。这对美国经济和美元的这种积极新闻似乎为债券市场的一种非常明显的情绪贡献,如联邦储备收紧appears assured. As investors brace for likely divergence in central bank policy, many analysts and strategist have noted that this expectation for higher yields may signal a higher volatility regime for financial assets broadly.
Ruling Greek coalition fails to secure enough votes in election.政府Prime Minister Antonis Samaras无法获得必要的议会年代upport in the third and final round of voting today to install a new regime, necessitating the dissolution of the legislative branch. Samaras is pushing for a January 25 snap election date. The political toss-up in Greece presents a major challenge for regional sentiment, as euro-skeptic parties press to renegotiate the terms of lending facilities from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund. According to the most recent opinion polls, radical left-wing opposition party Syriza leads Samaras’s New Democracy by 3.3 percent. The Athens Stock Exchange benchmark equity index traded more than 10 percent lower in the immediate aftermath of the parliamentary results before staging a modest rebound.
石油在利比亚危机背面上升。由于投资者在政府部队和武装分子之间战斗造成的埃斯德港损坏损坏的影响,布伦特原油期货在交易会上涨率先增长。ES Sider是利比亚最大的港口,储存能力超过600万桶,火灾在三个主要坦克的充分影响仍然未知。西德克萨斯中等成绩合约也在今天早上的电子交易中升起。
日本议会批准了新的刺激。日本的国家饮食投票支持,支助管理局的290亿美元支出Prime Minister Shinzo Abe。With a combination of public works, regional investment and subsidized small business lending, the package is intended to help offset the impact of sales tax increases. The new spending provisions will be subject to a parliamentary vote as part of a new overall budget due from the Cabinet by January 9.
Silver lining appears in Germany.德国Bundesbank总裁Jens Weidmann在报纸中引用,说国国的经济将比此前在来年估计更快地提高。除了表达低成本的油脂成本对增长产生净积极影响的信心外,Weidmann还重申强烈反对对主权债券的任何新鲜购买设施欧洲央行。Weidmann是欧洲央行理事会的成员。
投资组合视角:泡泡市场-Derek Holt, Scotiabank
The busiest industry this week will likely be makers of bubbly. Of course, as you raise your glasses, I know you’ll be asking yourself “Gee, I wonder what economists have to say about how the champagne industry is doing.”
好吧,你有多好吃。
足以说,该行业的元素是在危机期间挑战的TAD。来自法国的名称Champagne地区的香槟销售,2007年的300房屋和15,700名葡萄园种植者。显然经济体较少庆祝的理由。与许多其他人一样,近年来,该行业也遭受了供应。然而,与许多其他行业不同,这可能实际上即将进一步恶化。这是因为2007年 - 当销售达到顶峰和供应短缺时,香槟地区明年批准了更多地从明年开始种植葡萄园的种植。为了吸收新的供应,生产商最好希望欧洲的经济持续发展。从香槟地区出来的货物,法国消费了55%。在U.K.,U.S.,德国,日本和比利时出口了45%的生产,这是该订单的五大出口市场。在前日本亚洲,中国可能正在购买高端法国葡萄酒但尽管消费类班级迅速增长,但它甚至没有进入香槟出口国家的前十名。因此,欧洲占香槟销售的份额,因为它的许多香槟房屋遭受了差的出口方向。香槟房屋的其他挑战是,在其他地方产生的闪闪发光的葡萄酒长期以来一直在崛起。事实上,真正的香槟只占世界所有闪光葡萄酒消费的约13%。
Derek Holt是Scotia经济学的资本市场研究副总裁,一部分苏格兰人,在多伦多。