Market information Monday October 19th 2015

On Friday, the Federal Reserve (FED) announced that the industrial production of the United States decreased with 0.2% in September 2015 on a monthly basis. According to new estimates the decline in August 2015 is smaller than previously reported. The decrease in August 2015 was 0.1% compared to July 2015.

The Chinese government published the first estimate of the economic growth in the third quarter of 2015 on Monday. The Gross domestic product increased 6.9% in the third quarter compared to the third quarter of 2014. The growth figure was slightly higher that the forecast of analysts (6.8%). In the second quarter of 2015 the economic growth was 7.0%.

The consumer confidence of the United States advanced in October 2015 according to the University of Michigan. The index, reflecting consumer confidence, increased from 87.2 in September 2015 to 92.1 in October 2015. Analysts were expected on average increase to 89.0 in October 2015.

The 6M Euribor decrease with 1 basis point to 0.01%. The 10Y Swap increased with 3 basis points to 0.96%.

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