Member of the Bank of England’s (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee, Jonathan Haskel, said on Monday that the Eurozone could see positive effects from negative interest rates, according to recent researches. “The effectiveness is probably going to be contingent on the structure of the financial system and the position where we …
Read More »GBP/EUR Declines Awaiting Support from Brexit Talks
The British Pound (GBP) declined against the Euro (EUR) on Monday, opening the week with limited losses amid anticipation for trade talks between the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK). The two sides recently agreed to speed up negotiations to reach a breakthrough. Disagreements persist and it remains …
Read More »Evans Sees Inflation Overshoot in Four Years
President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Charles Evans, expects an inflation overshoot after more than three years, Bloomberg reported. “I expect inflation to slowly improve, reaching 2% on a persistent basis in 2023 and then moderately overshooting 2% over the following few years.”“We likely have a lot of …
Read More »Fed’s Evans: Allow Inflation to Reach 2.5%
President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Charles Evans, expects inflation in the United States will reach 2% and unemployment at 4% by 2023, Reuters reported. According to Evans, inflation could be allowed to reach 2.5%. “The Fed needs to have an ‘in it to win it’ attitude toward …
Read More »Eurozone Economic Recovery Stalled in September as Services Sector Contracted
A survey showed that the economic recovery in the Eurozone was faltering in September due to the decline of the service sector, which dominates the economy of the bloc, as a result of re-imposing some restrictions on activities to prevent a new spread of the Coronavirus. Rising infection rates in …
Read More »Eurozone Investor Sentiment Fell in October
Monday’s survey showed investor sentiment in the Euro area declined in October, halting a five-month streak of improvement, in an indication of concerns about the increasing of coronavirus cases. The Sentex Euro area index fell to -8.3 from -8.0 in September, compared to Reuters’ forecast for a reading of -9.5. …
Read More »Dollar Holding Its Breath For Developments in Trump’s Health and a Financial Package
The dollar index declined slightly on Monday, as it witnessed little change from Friday’s closing, as financial markets await news about the health of US President Donald Trump and the developments in talks regarding financial aid in Washington. On Friday, Trump announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19, prompting …
Read More »Eurozone Retail Sales Stronger Than expected in August
Data on Monday showed that Eurozone retail sales were much stronger than expected in August thanks to a massive increase in online purchases and growth in clothing sales amid the Covid-19 pandemic, but July sales were revised down. Retail sales in 19 Eurozone countries jumped 4.4% month-on-month in August, registering …
Read More »Gold Retreats as Doctors Hint About Trump
Gold fell on Monday, as the White House signal that US President Donald Trump was “responding well” to the Covid-19 treatment improved global sentiment, prompting the withdrawal of money from the metal that is usually considered a safe haven. Doctors said his health was improving and he may return to …
Read More »DAX Tries to Rise
Positive moves dominate the DAX index, to record its highest-level during morning trading for the current session at 12785. Technically, looking at the 60-minute chart, we see that the RSI is stable above the Midline with a positive motive of the 50-days moving average. We believe that we are witnessing …
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