Market information Friday January 29th 2016

Yesterday, the price of Brent oil increased by 2.2% to USD 33.83 a barrel. During the day, the price reached USD 35.84. Prices were up after Alexander Novak, Russian Energy Minister, said that Saudi Arabia proposed that oil-producing countries should cut production by 5%.

According to figures published by the Dutch Economic Institute for Construction (EIB), the value of new homes constructed increased by 24% to EUR 9.3 billion in 2015. The EIB expects construction to grow by 14% in 2016. According to EIB director Taco van Hoek, the increase in construction is mainly caused by historically low interest rates.

Last month, new orders for durable goods fell by 5.1%, according to the US Commerce Department, the biggest drop since August 2014. Orders for transportation equipment and non-defense aircraft fell by 12.4% and 29.4%, respectively. These data suggest that the US economic growth fell sharply in the fourth quarter of 2015.

The 6M Euribor remained unchanged at -0.08%. The 10Y Swap decreased by 4 basis points to 0.71%.

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