According to a statement from the Group of Twenty, global financial leaders agreed on Wednesday (April 7) to increase the International Monetary Fund’s reserves of $ 650 billion and extend a freeze on debt service payments aimed at helping developing countries confront the Coronavirus pandemic. The group’s finance ministers and …
Read More »Canada: International Trade Surplus Narrows to $1.04 Billion
Canada’s merchandise trade surplus with the world narrowed to $ 1,04 billion in February from $ 1.2 billion in January, the monthly data published by Statistics Canada revealed on Wednesday. This reading came in slightly better than analysts’ estimate for a surplus of $ 1 billion.
Read More »US: Goods and services Trade Deficit Widens to $71.1 Billion
The goods and services deficit of the US widened by $3.3 billion to $71.1 billion in February, the data published jointly by the US Census Bureau and the US Bureau of Economic Analysis showed on Wednesday.
Read More »Record Levels of Electric And Hybrid Vehicle Sales in The UK
In a sign of the accelerating shift towards electric cars in Britain, last March recorded sales of 13.9 percent of total car sales in the country, a record high compared to March 2020, when sector sales recorded only 7.3 percent According to the Association of Car Manufacturers and Dealers in …
Read More »IMF: Global Economy to Grow by 6% in 2021
After the major economic challenges the world faced last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that the global economy recovery will be greater than expected in the years 2021 and 2022, driven by strong growth in the United States. The IMF is currently taking …
Read More »Erdogan Pledges to Reduce The Interest Rate to Less Than 10%, Turkish Lira Declining
The Turkish lira lost about 13% of its value within two weeks due to the dismissal of the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to the former central bank governor, Naji Iqbal, after the latter raised the interest to 19%, with the aim of tightening monetary policy, controlling inflation rates, and …
Read More »Eurozone: Business Activity Returns to Growth in March
A survey published today, Wednesday, April 7 showed that business activities in the Eurozone returned to growth last month, supported by a record expansion in the manufacturing sector, and that the services sector is facing new lockdown measures better than expected. Europe is fighting a third wave of the spread …
Read More »Currencies Overview: The US Dollar Near Its Lowest Level in Two Weeks
The dollar hovered near its lowest level in two weeks after the US Treasury bond yields retreated from their recent high levels, while market participants await the US Federal Reserve meeting minutes, which will be released later during the session, to determine the future course of the US currency. The …
Read More »UAE Appoints a New Governor For The Central Bank
The official Emirates News Agency (WAM), citing a decree, stated that the President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed, appointed Khaled Al Tamimi as Governor of the Emirates Central Bank. Al-Tamimi, who previously served as deputy governor of the Central Bank, will replace Abdul Hamid Saeed Al-Ahmadi. …
Read More »European Shares Hovering Near a Record High
European stocks hovered near record highs on Wednesday, April 7, as investors awaited data on service sector activity in the region, while British stocks outperformed the rest of the market, supported by optimism about rapid vaccination campaigns and a weak sterling pound. The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell 0.2% after …
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