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Saturday, May 18

18th May - Weekender: Weekly Support



Here are the links to the weekly roundups, reviews and also previews of the beginning week. Last week's 'Support' here. BoJ meeting and FOMC minutes are probably the most important events. EURUSD near important technical levels.


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FRIDAY CLOSE
Markets – Between The Hedges
US: S&P 1666 – ZH


LAST WEEK
Prices
Weekly Scoreboard – Between The Hedges
US market portrait – Portfolio Probe

The Economist’s Weeklies:

Week in Review: How to Lose an Activist Investor in 10 Days – DealBook / NYT
An investor aiming for the top, again. | Hess and hedge fund end proxy fight in compromise. | Big banks get break in rules limiting risks. | Shareholders denied access to Chase vote results. | Jesse Eisinger on why fund managers may be right on the Fed.

Succinct summation of week’s events – The Big Picture

The Week That Was – ZH


NEXT WEEK
Schedule for Week – Calculated Risk
The key reports this week are the April existing home sales on Wednesday, and the April new home sales report on Thursday. On Wednesday, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke will provide testimony on the Economic Outlook, before the Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress. Also on Wednesday, the FOMC minutes for the most recent meeting will be released.

Economic Calendar – Handelsbanken (pdf)

The Week Ahead: Bernanke on the Hill – MoneyBeat / WSJ
The hot-stock boys will get a mouthful from the Federal Reserve on Wednesday, with both Chairman Ben Bernanke heading up to Capitol Hill and the FOMC minutes on tap. There’s also a number of retail earnings, from Home Depot Lowe's and others.


Key Events And Market Issues In The Coming Week – ZH


This Week’s Tape: Heavy Week for Retail Earnings – MoneyBeat / WSJ

S&P 500 Earnings Week Ahead – Reuters

Wall Street Week Ahead – Reuters
With the broad S&P 500 Index .SPX gliding once again into uncharted territory and posting four straight weeks of gains, the talk of Wall Street's rally inevitably hitting a ceiling is starting to get old.
  
(video) Asia Week Ahead – Reuters

(video) US Week Ahead – Reuters

Weekly Preview: Shelter from the Storm – BNY Mellon
In fact, whether we consider the repeated expressions of optimism about ‘corners’ being ‘turned’ these last two years or last-gasp salvations portrayed as triumphs, there has been a distinct sense that the EU’s crisis-fighting strategy has merits only apparent to its own leaders.



Weekly Focus – Danske Bank (pdf)
Bank of Japan's policy easing - it works!
 
Weighing the Week Ahead – A Dash of Insight
Are you ready for some Fed-speak?

FX Positioning and Technical Outlook: Dollar bull run  – Marc to Market

FX Forecast Update May 2013 – Danske Bank (pdf)

Yield Forecast Update May 2013 – Danske Bank (pdf)

Emerging Markets Briefer May 2013 – Danske Bank (pdf)

Emerging Markets Calendar – Handelsbanken (pdf)
Still no good news for Chinese Q2 growth

EU Agenda  – euobserver
Energy and tax policy are on next week’s agenda as European leaders gather in Brussels for a summit on Wednesda

CALENDARS
Economic Calendar – Forexpros
Economic Calendar – fxstreet.com
Monthly Economic Calendar – fxstreet.com
Economic Calendar – BB
EU calendar – europa.eu

Markkinakalenteri – Nordnet
Markkinakalenteri – Taloussanomat