French Flash Manufacturing PMI 48.3 47.1 46.4

French Flash Services PMI 46.5 45.0 44.3

CHF Libor Rate <0.25% <0.25% <0.25%

German Flash Manufacturing PMI 48.7 49.9 49.4

German Flash Services PMI 51.3 50.1 49.7

FTSE100 sharply lower in early deals with Lloyds sole gainer

EUR Flash Manufacturing PMI 48.7 48.6 48.3

EUR Flash Services PMI 48.6 47.7 47.2

GBP Retail Sales m/m 2.1% 0.8% -1.1%

Spanish 10-y Bond Auction 4.77|1.8 4.52|2.5

GBP CBI Industrial Order Expectations -18 -15 -20

FTSE 100 a sea of red at midday on QE tapering fears

USD Unemployment Claims 354K 343K 336K

EUR Consumer Confidence -19 -22 -22

USD Existing Home Sales 5.18M 5.01M 4.97M

USD Philly Fed Manufacturing Index 12.5 -0.6 -5.2

USD CB Leading Index m/m 0.1% 0.2% 0.8%


In case you hadn't noticed :- FTSE hits five month-low after Fed plans stimulus slowdown

LONDON | Thu Jun 20, 2013 3:32pm BST
(Reuters) - The FTSE slid to five-month lows on Thursday, led by miners after the U.S. Federal Reserve said it planned to slow its stimulus programme later this year and Chinese data suggested growth there was waning.

FTSE 100 ends sharply lower as tapering threat weighs