Credit rating agency Fitch raised its forecast this week for Chinese economic growth next year, based on increased domestic demand and expectations of a coronavirus vaccine deployment. Fitch now expects China’s GDP to expand 8% in 2021, up from the 7.7% forecast in September. “This would be much higher than …
Read More »Breaking: ECB Leaves Rates Unchanged, Expands PEPP by €500 Billion to End-March 2022
The European Central Bank (ECB) decided to leave the interest rates on the main refinancing operations, the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility unchanged at 0.00%, 0.25% and -0.50%, respectively, as expected. The ECB further announced that it decided to increase the envelope under the Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme …
Read More »Euro Settled Ahead of Expected Stimulus From ECB, Sterling Falling
The euro stabilized Thursday, December 10, before the European Central Bank unveiled new stimulus measures, while the British pound fell after trade talks on Brexit were extended until the next few days, seeking an elusive breakthrough. European Central Bank officials have made clear in recent weeks that a larger program …
Read More »Britain’s GDP Growth Slowed in October Due to The Pandemic
Official figures showed that the recovery of the British economy almost stopped in October due to the high number of cases of Coronavirus, which dealt a blow to the hospitality sector. The Office for National Statistics said gross domestic product rose 0.4% month-on-month, which is in line with expectations in …
Read More »European Stocks Stable Ahead of ECB Decision
Not much changed in European stocks Thursday, December 10 after a meeting between the leaders of Britain and the European Union on a trade deal failed to yield progress, while investors were reluctant to make big bets due to an awaited decision from the European Central Bank later today. The …
Read More »Gold Falling as Investors Wary to Delay The US Stimulus
Gold fell Thursday, December 10, after heavy selling in the previous session, with the uncertainty continuing regarding the long-running fiscal stimulus negotiations in the United States. Gold fell in the spot market 0.2% to $ 1835.40 an ounce, after falling by as much as 2.5% on Wednesday. Gold futures in …
Read More »CBI: UK Economy Will Not Recover From The Pandemic Before The End of 2022
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has warned that the country’s economy is unlikely to return to its pre-COVID-19 scale before the end of 2022 and that unemployment appears to rise sharply in the first half of next year. The union expected the British economy to contract by a record …
Read More »Japan Stocks Close Lower, Softbank Jumps 11%
Japanese stocks closed lower Thursday, December 10, as the Brexit crisis and political squabbling over fiscal stimulus in the United States pressured investor sentiment around the world, while market heavyweight Softbank Group jumped to its highest level in more than 20 years thanks to the inclusion of Doordash. Softbank rose …
Read More »ECB Preview: Can Drag Euro Lower?
The European Central Bank faces a difficult situation as it needs to decide whether to resort to a more monetary stimulus or whether to take smaller steps to address the current risks. The euro was one of the best performing currencies, up 8% against the dollar so far while it …
Read More »German Dax Continues to Hit Targets
The German DAX index succeeded in achieving the target required mentioned in the previous report, located at a price of 13,420, reaching its highest level at 13,453. On the technical side, we tend to be positive in our trading, relying on the index above the support floor of 13,245, which …
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