Shows factory activity contracted in december. Indonesian rescuers believe theyve found the missing airasia jet after detecting a large object under the java sea. This as the first victims bodies are recovered. Well, welcome to the show. Lets update you on markets. Most markets closing at mid day in europe. Were going to end on lower gains. The euro stoxx 50 up 0. 234 . Yesterday was a risk off day with the stoxx 600 as a whole declining. Today, a little bit of gains. The ftse 100 up 0. 2 . France off 0. 5 and italy in the green. Germany is closed, as i mentioned earlier. Bonds have been of interest this week. Bonds buying following that greek vote earlier in the week leading to a bit of risk off sentiment. That included the u. S. , which started the week around 2. 25 is going to end the weekend and the yooir year just below the 2. 2 handle. The uk french yield at 0. 82 . Of interest yesterday, not only the german bond yield touching 0. 0 55 , a record low, but the italian and spanish
The Federal Reserve s indication of maintaining elevated interest rates has led to a decline in precious metal prices while boosting treasuries, the US dollar index, and oil prices.