World markets have started the week with mixed reaction to data over the past few days
World markets have started the week with mixed reaction to data over the past few days. Jobs data from the US Friday was not outstanding but it was solid enough for analysts to price in a rise in interest rates by the Fed next month. Meanwhile Chinese data over the weekend showed that the world’s second-largest economy is stumbling with exports and producer prices both declining. That weakness has also hit oil prices. This week brings some key indicators for the global economy with data from the US and China on retail sales and industrial production and Asian reports on GDP for Singapore and Hong Kong. Economists are expecting that Chinese data will lead to further stimulus.
| Latest | 1 month ago | 1 year ago | |
| North America (previous session) |
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| US Dow Jones | 17,373.38 (-0.27 per cent) | -2.18 per cent | +4.95 per cent |
| TSX Composite | 14,302.70 (-0.72 per cent) | -0.75 per cent | -5.88 per cent |
| Europe (at 6am ET) |
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| UK FTSE | 6,664.80 (-0.80 per cent) | -0.13 per cent | +1.48 per cent |
| German DAX | 11,518.66 (+0.24 per cent) | +1.79 per cent | +27.85 per cent |
| Asia (at close) |
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| China CSI | 4,084.37 (+4.54 per cent) | -0.54 per cent | +75.21 per cent |
| Japan Nikkei | 20,808.69 (+0.41 per cent) | +5.20 per cent | +40.81 per cent |
| Other Data (at 6am ET) |
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| Oil (Brent) | Oil (WTI) | Gold | Can. Dollar |
| 48.80 (+0.39 per cent) | 43.79 (-0.18 per cent) | 1093.30 (-0.07 per cent) | U$0.7596 |
