Sarah Hewin of Standard Chartered believes investors are now getting cautious of the US government shutdown as the debt ceiling on October 17 is fast approaching.
According to Sarah Hewin, there are still some risks with regards to the US, mainly concerns around the debt ceiling, etc
A day after the European Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) numbers came in better that the previous months, Sarah Hewin, senior economist, Standard Chartered says the days of European recession are almost over.
Markets are factoring in relatively weak non-farm payrolls number, at around 155000. But there may be a fall in unemployment rate – moving down to 7.5 percent compared with 7.6 percent
The European Central Bank (ECB) is palnning to have a meeting on Thursday. Sarah Hewin of Standard Chartered feels that there won‘t be any new announcements on making lending easier in that meet.
Sarah Hewin of Standard Chartered believes that Ben Bernanke's testimony was dovish and that European investors will consider ISO numbers from Germany and Thursday's data on jobless in US.
Sarah Hewin of Standard Chartered belives Germany is strong in terms of its fundamentals and will give good oppurtunity in the future.
Sarah Hewin of Standard Chartered believes the European Central Bank (ECB) may cut 50 basis points in its impending monetary easing policy.
In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Sarah Hewin, Regional Head of Research-Europe at Standard Chartered Bank shared her outlook on euro and the European Central Bank (ECB) meeting.
Leaders of Euro zone countries and IMF have agreed to unlock 43.7 billion euros to the heavily-indebted Greek economy. Sarah Hewin, Standard Chartered Bank says it is a good deal.
Sarah Hewin, tandard Chartered feels once the polls are over the focus will definitely shift to the worries over the fiscal cliff. According to her, if Obama continues in office, concerns over the US economy may aggravate. However, a Republican win may bring about a straight forward conclusion to dealing with the fiscal cliff.
Sarah Hewin, chief economist –Europe, Standard Chartered, explains to CNBC-TV18 that ECB chief Draghi is attempting to build consensus before the central bank‘s meeting on September 6. Hewin adds that even if the expected rate-cut of 25 bps is not announced, Draghi will reveal other policy measures.
Standard Chartered senior economist Sarah Hewin explains to CNBC-TV18 that though the data from the US is mixed, the mood on its economy is becoming more positive. Hewin also highlights the number of significant events scheduled to occur across Europe in September.
As the ECB hinted at buying bonds to bring down the borrowing costs of Spain and Italy, Sarah Hewin, Senior Economist at Standard Chartered told CNBC-TV18, there are a lot of grey areas and it is not known how much the ECB is prepared to buy in terms of supporting bonds.
Sarah Hewin, senior economist, Standard Chartered explains to CNBC-TV18 that the EU summit surprised the markets by announcing solutions to address the short-term problems instead of discussing measures which would take effect only in the medium-term
After the EU leaders decided to sort out Spain and Italy‘s debt woes, the global markets saw an upside. However, Trevor Williams, Chief Economist of Lloyds Bank tells CNBC-TV18 that he is not very enthusiastic about it
Sarah Hewin of Standard Chartered talks about what global markets are possibly expecting from the EU summit and what can practically be delivered.