Market Information Friday 12 July 2024

The export of goods from the UK decreased by 2.5 percent in May, while imports fell by 4.7 percent, according to the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS). The trade deficit in goods and services for the three months up to and including May increased by 1.6 billion pounds to 9.2 billion pounds. The goods trade deficit rose by 3.3 billion pounds to 48.2 billion pounds. These developments were reported by ONS on Thursday.

Machine orders in Japan increased by 7.2 percent month-on-month in May after a 3.6 percent decline in April, according to government figures. In the private sector, orders excluding volatile ones fell by 3.2 percent, compared to a 2.9 percent decrease the previous month. These orders are a highly volatile parameter. The data was released on Thursday.

The number of new unemployment benefit claims in the United States fell much more than expected in the week ending July 6, according to figures from the U.S. Department of Labor released on Thursday. New claims totaled 222,000, a decrease of 17,000, versus 236,000 expected. The figure for the previous week was slightly revised up from 238,000 to 239,000. The number of continuing claims for the week ending June 29 was 1,852,000, a decrease of 4,000.

The 6M Euribor increased with 1 basis point to 3.68% compared to previous business day. The 10Y Swap decreased with 5 basis points to 2.73% compared to previous business day.

In the attachment, today’s market data on money and capital market rates as well as other rates are presented.