Tuesday, June 26, 2012

EU finance ministers will have plenty to talk about at their summit that begins on Thursday

EU finance ministers will have plenty to talk about at their summit that begins on Thursday. Following Spain’s official request for a bailout on Monday, Moody’s poured some salt on the wound by downgrading 28 Spanish banks citing the creditworthiness of the Spanish government as a key factor in the decision. With Spanish 10-year bond yields at 6.69% and today’s auction of short-term debt commanding 2.362% for 3-year bills it’s no surprise that there is still a great deal of concern surrounding the Spanish economy regardless of the EU’s pledge of €100 billon. Also weighing on investors’ concerns are reports that Cyprus has officially requested a bailout as well, becoming the 5th country to make the request. On a more positive note, home prices in the U.S. were said to have jumped 1.3% in April according to the S&P/Case Shiller index. Also on tap for today, Consumer Confidence data that is due out at 10 a.m. ET. Have a great day!
 
Metals
Last
 %Change
 Low
 High
Au-Aug
1577.4
-0.69%
1575.3
1588.4
 Pt-Jul
1435
-0.30%
1431.9
1443.6
 Pd-Sep
601.9
-0.87%
600.50
607.50
 Ag-Jul
27.200
-1.16%
27.130
27.495
London
AM
PM
Minor
PGMs
Au
1583.25
 Rh
1250
Pt
1439
 Ru
115
Pd
604
 Ir 
1100
Ag
27.44
 DJI


Currencies




USD
EUR
JPY
GBP
USD
0
0.8011
79.487
0.6408
EUR
1.2476
0
99.19
0.7999
JPY
0.01256
1.00814
0
0.008062
GBP
1.55978
1.2496
123.99
0





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