Bloomberg: assessing the Greek recovery
Data compiled from the European Commission show economic sentiment in Greece has risen from its low last June. Concerns that Greece may exit the euro have subsided. Bloomberg tools show there are more signs the Greek economy may be turning around. Find case studies using the function FFM on your Bloomberg terminals.
Bloomberg: Skew analysis
Smithfield Foods Inc. stock jumped more than 28 percent on May 29 following a $34-a-share cash offer from Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd. Before the takeover announcement, Bloomberg’s skew analysis functions suggested that investors in the options market were predicting a rise in Smithfield stock. Find case studies using the function FFM on your Bloomberg terminals.
Bloomberg: effects of QE in fixed income markets
Quantitative easing has increased the level of liquidity in financial markets and helped drive down yields in government bond markets. Bloomberg has tools to compare yield changes between investment grade and riskier bonds. Find case studies using the function FFM on your Bloomberg terminals.
Bloomberg: stock valuations with historical context
EMC Corp. announced a quarterly dividend on May 30 and expanded its stock buyback plan at a time when it was trading 15 percent below its 12-month high. The shares have since gained about 5 percent. Bloomberg’s new Equity Relative Valuation function provides historical context to valuation multiples, showing the company is trading cheaper than […]
Bloomberg: Quantitative Easing
U.K. CPI dropped to a seven-month low last month, driven by lower energy prices. April’s 2.4 percent was less than economists’ median forecast of 2.6 percent. The ECB announced a rate cut on May 2 after euro-area CPI fell to 1.2 percent, as shown in the Inflation Monitor. This is below the ECB’s inflation target […]
Bloomberg: geographical distribution of revenue
Analysing a company’s revenue geographic breakdown is interesting angle to predict future strategic development. Find case studies using the function FFM on your Bloomberg terminals.
Bloomberg: Macroeconomic data
The U.K. economy grew 0.3 percent in the first quarter, avoiding a triple dip recession. Bloomberg functions show much of the recovery comes from the services industry. Bloomberg have produced an instruction on how to analyse this trend using the economic functions: find it on your Bloomberg terminals under the FFM function. Remember you can […]
Trade monitoring database
The trade monitoring databaseThis new official WTO resource provides detailed information on trade measures implemented by WTO members and observers since October 2008. Trade policy data is taken from the regular trade monitoring reports prepared by the WTO Secretariat. The last update was October 2012. They also have a preferential trade agreements database
Sweatshops
Following the recent tragedy in Bangladesh- would you pay more for ethical production? Depressingly, a Huff/Post YouGov poll of American shoppers found little awareness about the incident or sources of their clothing. This paper from 2005 found that despite their stated support for free trade coffee consumers often purchased other cheaper brands. Find further economics working […]
Bloomberg: offshore yuan values
The offshore yuan weakened on May 6 by the most since 2011 after Chinese regulators announced a probe of export data and new restrictions on loans. Last month, Hong Kong removed a limit on net open positions in offshore yuan, which lowered trading costs in the currency. Please find the 2-page PDF example which uses […]
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