The President of the United States, Donald Trump, could be preparing another campaign to run for the presidency in 2024, Reuters reported on Wednesday. Trump, who is yet to concede his loss in the recent elections to President-elect Joe Biden, reportedly told an assembled group earlier that “we are trying …
Read More »US: ADP Employment Change Arrives at +307K in November
Employment in the US’ private sector increased by 307,000 in November, the monthly data published by the Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Research Institue revealed on Wednesday. This reading followed October’s increase of 404,000 (revised from 365,000) and missed the market expectation of 410,000.
Read More »ISM Manufacturing PMI Retreats to 57.5
The ISM’s Manufacturing PMI in November declined to 57.5 in November from 59.3 and fell short of analysts’ estimate of 58.
Read More »US Pending Home Sales Falls in October
The United States Pending Home Sales Index decreased by 1.1% to 128.9 in October, according to data released by the National Association of Realtors on Monday. On an annual basis, pending homes sales surged by 20.2% last month.
Read More »Germany’s Merkel: Economic Consequences of Pandemic to Stay With Us For Years
The economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic will be felt for years to come, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday, as reported by Reuters. “I hope we can find a solution to ensure the passing of the recovery fund and the EU budget,” Merkel added
Read More »Huawei no Longer Allowed to be Added to UK 5G Network From September
Britain has laid out detailed plans to ban Huawei from its 5G networks, and has set a deadline in September 2021 for telecom operators to stop installing the Chinese company’s equipment. The UK government decided to ban Huawei’s 5G equipment over the summer, and reverse course after mounting pressure from …
Read More »Gold Plummets to Fresh Multi-Month Lows
The precious metal came under sudden selling pressure against the US dollar, falling to its lowest level since July at 1782.28. There is not much fundamental catalyst behind this move but the technical selling could arise below the psychological level of $1800.
Read More »US: Durable Goods Orders Rise by 1.3% in October
Durable Goods Orders in the United States expanded by 1.3%, or $3 billion, on a monthly basis to $240.8 billion in October following September’s increase of 2.1% (revised from 1.9%), the US Census Bureau reported on Wednesday. This reading beat the market expectation of 0.9%.
Read More »UK PM Johnson: We’ll Only be Able to Make Progress if EU Accepts We Need to Control Waters
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reiterated on Wednesday that the UK’s position on fisheries hasn’t changed. “We’ll only be able to make progress in the European Union accepts we need to control waters,” Johnson added. “The government is taking tough decisions now to allow the economy to bounce back.” Johnson …
Read More »Dow Hits New All-Time High
The Dow Jones Industrial Average index surged on Tuesday, supported by gains by major stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), or Wall Street, as well as the beginning of the transition from the Trump administration to that of President-elect Joe Biden. The index broke the 30,000-point mark …
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