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AIG, Alitalia, Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch teetering on the brink of bankruptcy

Mon, Sep 15 2008, 06:59 GMT
by Nicole Elliott

Mizuho Corporate Bank


technical analysis will be away until wednesday 24th september

Quote:

‘Drink to me only with thine eyes,

And I will pledge with mine;

Or leave a kiss but in the cup,

And I’ll not look for wine.’ Ben Jonson (1572-1637)


The News:

AIG, Alitalia, Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch teetering on the brink of bankruptcy.


The Numbers:

British Summer Time, with expectations and previous figures in brackets.

08:15 CH August PPI (versus +0.5% M/M and +4.9% Y/Y July).

08:15 CH July Retail Sales (+2.2% to +5.0% versus +0.7% June).

09:00 EU25 Foreign Ministers’ meeting, Brussels.

10:00 EZ15 Q2 Labour Costs (+2.9% to +3.6% Y/Y, versus +3.3% Q1).

10:00 EZ15 ECB’s Trichet speaks on accepting an honour from the city, Frankfurt.

13:30 US September Empire State Manufacturing Survey (-2.8 to +7.0 versus +2.8 August).

13:30 CA July New Vehicle Sales (-0.5% to +0.5% M/M versus –1.0% June).

14:15 US August Industrial Production (-0.8% to +0.2%, Capacity Utilisation 79.2% to 79.8%, vs +0.2% and 79.9%).


The Psychology:

Holidays in China, Hong Kong and Japan today.


The Risk:

Technical Analysis will be away until Wednesday 24th September.


Today’s most interesting chart: Benchmark US 2-year TNote yield

Flight to quality.


Mizuho Corporate Bank  | 1-3-3, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8210
http://www.mizuho-cb.co.uk | Nicole.Elliot@mhcb.co.uk

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