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Tuesday, May 04, 2010

Figures published Monday by the 'Institute for Supply Management' (ISM) showed that the purchasing managers index for manufacturing for the U.S. rose more than expected. In April the index was 60.4 compared to 59.6 in March. Economists expected an increase to 60.1 points. The purchasing managers index also rose for the euro area, by figures from the Statistics Bureau 'Markit Economics'. In April the index was 57.6 compared to 56.6 in March. Economists expected an increase to 57.5. The index indicates a growth as the index is higher than 50 point.

Figures from the U.S. Department of Commerce shows a growth in both the personal income and the personal spending in the U.S. in March. In March the personal income grew with 0.3%, as expected. The growth in February was 0.1%. Also the personal spending increased, as expected, with 0.6% in March. In February the growth was 0.5%.

The 6M Euribor remained the same at 0.97%. The 10Y Swap remained the same at 3.19%.

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Monday, May 03, 2010

The euro countries and the IMF agreed on financial aid for Greece this Sunday. In total EUR 110 bln will be lend to Greece against a yield of 5%. The 15 euro countries together contribute EUR 80 bln of the total amount and the IMF contributes another EUR 30 bln. The financial aid is unavoidable since the yield on Greek sovereign debt remained high, especially after credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s downgraded Greece’s rating last week. By cost cuts of EUR 40 bln, Greece hopes to reduce government debt under the European norm of 3% in 2014.

Figures announced by the American ministry of trade show that the gross domestic product of the United States has increased 3.2% in the first quarter of 2010. 2.6% of this growth was due to consumption. According to analysts the growth indicates a steady recovery of the American economy.

The 6 month Euribor increased 1 basis point to 0.97% and the 10 year Swap increased 2 basis points to 3.19%.

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