Spreadex Market Update

Euro markets open higher



European markets opened higher on Friday as investors’ confidence was buoyed by a string of expectation beating data from China. Arguably, the most important of which showed that the Chinese economy grew by 7.9% in the fourth quarter of 2012, which is a sign that perhaps investors shouldn’t be too concerned about the current growth rate of the economic powerhouse.

Nevertheless, as always, policy officials were quick to point out that the threat of a slowdown with China is still a real possibility owing to a potential slowdown in global growth. Thus, before investors get too carried away with the positive data from China, it may be wise to consider that the next tranche of growth data from China may not be as positive as the fourth quarter 2012 growth figures.

Morgan Stanley is also due to report its fourth quarter earnings today. Whether the banking giant’s earnings will buck the poor trend set by Bank of America and Citigroup through their disappointing earnings will be interesting. Whatever the outcome, financial shares could be vulnerable to seesaw type movements today.

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