Oil prices are heading for their first weekly gain in five weeks on Friday, supported by the decline in the US dollar and the possibility of the OPEC + group agreeing to reduce crude production when it meets on the fifth of October. Brent crude futures for November rose 95 …
Read More »The euro and sterling rise at the calm end of a volatile week
The euro and the British pound rose to a one-week high on Friday, bolstered by moves from the Bank of England to reassure the markets and indications that the European Central Bank is tightening monetary policy as foreign exchange markets regained some calm at the end of a volatile week. …
Read More »Turkish Statistical Institute: Trade balance deficit jumped 160% in August
Data published by the Turkish Statistical Institute on Friday showed that the country’s foreign trade balance deficit rose 159.9% year-on-year to $11.19 billion in August, affected by a 40.4 percent rise in imports. The data indicated that imports amounted to $32.53 billion, while exports rose by 13.1 percent to $21.34 …
Read More »European shares jump at the end of a turbulent quarter
European shares rose on Friday on the last day of trading from a turbulent quarter in which stocks were hit hard as investors worried about the impact of monetary policy tightening on economic growth and corporate profits. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.8 percent by 0713 GMT, boosted by …
Read More »Japan’s industrial production rises more than expected in August
According to official data, Japan’s industrial production grew by 2.7% in August compared to July, marking the third consecutive month of growth. This number clearly exceeded expectations for a 0.2% increase in a Reuters poll. Retail sales jumped 4.1% in August from a year ago, topping Reuters’ forecasts for a …
Read More »UK Q2 GDP improved to 0.2% QoQ
UK’s final reading of the second quarter (Q2) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) offered a positive surprise on early Friday. That said, the Q2 GDP improved to 0.2% QoQ versus -0.1% previous forecasts while the YoY figures increased to 4.4% versus 2.9% prior estimations. Further details suggest that the UK’s Q2 …
Read More »Stability in oil prices on USD decline
Oil prices were little changed in early trading on Friday, but they are heading for their first weekly gain in five weeks, supported by the decline in the US dollar and the possibility of the OPEC + group agreeing to cut crude production when it meets on the fifth of …
Read More »Asian stocks close lower, affected by the decline in Wall Street
Most stocks in the Asia-Pacific region fell Friday, September 30, the last day of the third quarter of the year after another sell-off on Wall Street overnight. In Japan, the Nikkei fell by 1.83% and the Topix fell by 1.76%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is up 0.29%, while Hang Seng …
Read More »US: Real GDP contracts by 0.6% in Q2
The US economy contracted at an annualized rate of 0.6% in the second quarter, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis’ (BEA) third and final estimate showed on Thursday. This reading came in line with the market expectation and the previous estimate. GDP, the standard economic growth measure, is the value …
Read More »Germany: Annual CPI inflation jumps to 10% in September
As measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), annual inflation in Germany climbed to 10% in September from 7.9% in August, Germany’s Destatis reported on Thursday. This reading came in higher than the market expectation of 9.4. Meanwhile, the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), the European Central Bank’s (ECB) …
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