Trading Floor
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# Episodes
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Episodes of Trading Floor
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Euro weakness dominates crude and gold trading
www.tradingfloor.com - Reaction to French and German comments that Greece should appeal to the IMF for a bailout has further undermined confidence in the Euro, seeing it hit 10-month lows, comments Saxo Bank’s Ole Hansen. However, a weaker Euro has clearly helped European exporters as shown by the stronger PMI figures released today. Crude is still seeing difficulty in getting through existing levels and this is expected to continue as today’s inventory levels are expected to rise further. Nat...
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Release date
Mar 24, 2010
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Runtime
09:26
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Stock markets up despite Greek debt confusion
www.tradingfloor.com Stock markets performed better this week despite contradicting stories about the Greek debt situation, According to Mads Koefoed, Market Strategist at Saxo Bank. Apparent unity on a European solution to the problem of debt helped markets early in the week, but a Greek ultimatum for a quick solution and a decision by the German Constitutional Court that a bailout may be illegal, kept a lid on rises. The dollar did well despite poor economic indicators across the board this ...
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Release date
Mar 19, 2010
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Runtime
09:31
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Stable rates good for crude, gold, but sugar sel...
www.tradingfloor.com The FOMC’s decision to keep interest rates low and stable for an extended period has supported a wide range of commodities, says Saxo Bank’s Ole Hansen. News from Opec’s first meeting of the year that production target levels will be unchanged also helped lift crude. Gold is also benefitting from a lower dollar. The sell-off in sugar has continued – it is now down 42% since February – with a massive sell-off targeting $15.
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Release date
Mar 17, 2010
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Runtime
06:50
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Quarterly Outlook sees equities peaking at 1200
www.tradingfloor.com Saxo Bank's Quarterly Outlook will be released at the end of next week. Trading Floor editor Andrew Arnold spoke to David Karsbøl, Saxo Bank's Chief Economist, about the outlook for monetary policy, asset prices and equities.
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Release date
Mar 12, 2010
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Runtime
06:13
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Time to look again at earnings expectations
www.tradingfloor.com Earnings expectations are racing ahead of the underlying growth in GDP according to Saxo Bank Chief Equity Strategist Christian Blaabjerg in this month's Equity Strategy Outlook. The increase in earnings from 2009 to 2010 is expected to be 30% and the earnings expectations for 2011 in S&P500 is now 94 USD per share leading to an expected increase from 2010 to 2011 of 21%. "We find these expectations too optimistic," he says.
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Release date
Mar 5, 2010
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Runtime
08:57
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Greek bond news nudges dollar commodities higher
www.tradingfloor.com News that the Greek government plans a bond auction has helped the Euro higher against the dollar and nudged dollar-denominated commodities higher, according to Saxo Bank's Ole S Hansen.
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Release date
Mar 4, 2010
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Runtime
08:15
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Opportunities for long-term investors in Greek s...
Shares on the Athens Stock Exchange have fallen by 36% from the high in October and the prices of some shares are reaching affordable levels for long-term investors, according to David Karsbøl, Chief Economist at Saxo Bank. Eight shares in particular look interesting says Karsbøl
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Release date
Feb 26, 2010
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Runtime
07:30
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Gold and oil trading sideways on Euro uncertainty
www.tradingfloor.comThe nervousness from the first half of February is still visible, but some risk willingness is beginning to appear, according to Saxo Bank's Ole Hansen. However, a weak Euro thanks to uncertainty around Greek sovereign debt has kept oil and gold mostly trading sideways.
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Release date
Feb 25, 2010
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Runtime
06:24
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Weak GDP likely to increase downward pressure on...
www.tradingfloor.com The volatility in the Euro and stock markets this week was capped by a disappointing Eurozone GDP that showed little hope for early European recovery. Weak private demand, high public debt and unemployment are the root causes. But combined with an unclear response from the EU to the Greek debt problems it means downward pressure on the Euro is likely to continue, according to Saxo Bank Market Strategist Mads Koefoed.
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Release date
Feb 12, 2010
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Runtime
07:10
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Commodities helped by dollar strength
www.tradingfloor.com After a desperate day on Friday, commodities have recovered slightly, according to Ole Hansen of Saxo Bank. Worries about Greek sovereign debt and news of record Euro shorts sent markets lower last Friday, but the weaker Euro has helped commodities back to the double bottom with gold seeing some support and oil holding reasonably firm.
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Release date
Feb 10, 2010
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Runtime
05:45
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