the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) decided to leave the interest rates on its main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility unchanged at 0.00%, 0.25% and -0.50%, respectively. The European Central Bank boosted its massive stimulus program in …
Read More »Bank of Canada Maintains Main Rate Unchanged
The Bank of Canada (BoC) has decided to maintain its current interest rate unchanged at 0.25%. The Canadian central bank has vowed to maintain the low rate until the economic recovery from the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic is well underway. This comes against some market expectations the BoC may …
Read More »EIA expects US Shale oil Production to Fall by 90,000 BPD in February
The US Energy Information Administration said in a monthly report, Tuesday, that US oil production from the seven major shale formations is expected to decline by about 90 thousand barrels per day in February to about 7.52 million barrels per day. The data showed that production in nearly every rocky …
Read More »Britain Inflation Rose More Than Expected in December
Official data revealed on Wednesday that UK inflation rose more than expected in December as transport costs such as airline tickets pushed it higher. The Office for National Statistics said the consumer price index rose 0.6% year-on-year after a 0.3% increase in November. A Reuters poll of the opinions of …
Read More »JPMorgan Bank’s Quarterly Earnings And Revenues Beat Expectations
JPMorgan announced its quarterly results (Q4 2020), which were better than expectations. Earnings per share: $3.79 per share, versus expectations of $2.62 per share, according to Refinitiv Revenue: $30.16 billion, versus forecast $28.70 billion
Read More »US: Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Rise to 965K
There were 965,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending January 9, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed on Thursday. This reading followed the previous print of 784,000 and came in worse than the market expectation of 795,000.
Read More »British Study: Covid-19 Infection Gives at Least 5 Months of Immunity
A British study conducted on health care workers found that those infected with Covid-19 were most likely to have immunity from the disease for at least five months, but there is evidence that those carrying antibodies may carry and spread the virus. And the preliminary results reached by scientists at …
Read More »U.S. House Impeaches Trump for Second Time
The United States House of Representatives on Wednesday impeached President Donald Trump, making him the first president in the history of the U.S. to be impeached twice. All Democrats plus 10 Republicans in the house voted in favor of the articles of impeachment, which charged Trump with inciting an insurrection. …
Read More »U.S. Oil Inventories Down 3.2 M Barrels in Week: EIA
Crude oil inventories in the United States decreased by 3.2 million barrels last week, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) weekly report released on Wednesday.
Read More »The New York Times: Deutsche Bank Decides to Stop Doing Business with Trump
The New York Times reported that Deutsche Bank decided not to conduct future activities with US President Donald Trump or his companies, following the attack by his supporters on the US Congress building. Deutsche Bank is Trump’s largest lender, as Trump’s disclosures to the US Government Ethics Office and banking …
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