Official data showed on Wednesday that consumer price inflation in Britain rose to 1.5% in April from 0.7% in March. Economists had expected, in a Reuters poll, an increase in inflation to 1.4%.
Read More »European Stocks Recorded New Highs
European stocks made new highs after the pandemic, and cyclical heavy national indices benefited from the gradual shift in global investor preferences for value overgrowth. The German DAX also hit an all-time high as the country’s Constitutional Court effectively drew a line under the euro critics’ attempts to halt the …
Read More »US: Housing Starts Decline in April
Housing Starts in the US declined by 9.5% on a monthly basis in April following March’s sharp increase of 19.8% (revised from 19.4%), the data published jointly by the US Census Bureau and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development showed on Tuesday. Further details of the publication revealed that …
Read More »Gold Rallied After US Housing Data
The price of gold rose today after the less-than-expected home building permits data. Homebuilding permits decreased to 1,760 million, compared to an expected 1,770 million. Housing Starts fell 9.5% in April. Gold is receiving from the increasing US dollar index its weakness, in light of weak US data, and expectations …
Read More »Dollar Near a Multi-Month Low as Expectations of Interest Rate Stabilization Grow
The dollar fell to its lowest level in six years against the Canadian dollar and near its lowest level in several months against European currencies on Tuesday, as US Treasury yields stabilized amid renewed expectations that the United States will not raise interest rates soon. Robert Kaplan, head of the …
Read More »Gold Reaches a 4-Month High Supported by Falling Dollar And Inflation Concerns
Gold prices rose on Tuesday and reached their highest levels in nearly four months during the session, supported by the weakening of the US dollar and investors’ use of the metal, which does not yield a return, to hedge against rising inflation. Spot gold rose 0.2% to $ 1868.30 an …
Read More »Eurozone GDP Contracts In Q1
The eurozone economy shrank by 0.6% on a quarterly basis in the three months to March 2021, in line with expectations of -0.6%, a second estimate confirmed on Tuesday. On an annual basis, the bloc’s GDP decreased by 1.8% in Q1 versus -1.8% initiallyy in line with market expectations of …
Read More »Japan Shares Jumped as Investors Ignored The GDP Data
Japanese stocks jumped today, as investors ignored data that showed that the economy was back in contraction, and they turned to stocks whose valuations were damaged in recent waves of selling. The Nikkei rose 2.09% to close at 28,406.84 points, recovering from its lowest level in four months, which it …
Read More »Brent Crude Oil Above $70 a Barrel For The First Time Since March 5
Brent crude futures rose above the level of $70 a barrel for the first time since last March, as hopes for a strong recovery in fuel demand after the resumption of economic activities in the United States and Europe were offset by concerns about the spread of Covid-19 cases in …
Read More »German Dax Gives up Gains
The current movements of the German DAX index are witnessing an upward tendency, benefiting from building on the support floor of 15,300. On the technical side, today there is a possibility of a bullish slope within the next few hours, depending on the positive signals coming from the RSI and …
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