The UK government has imposed tougher restrictions on London to try to stop the spread of the Coronavirus. The UK capital will move to the so-called “high” alert level as of midnight Friday, up from the current “medium” alert level. This means that millions of people in the richest city …
Read More »US: Annual Core PPI Rises to 1.2% in September
The Producer Price Index (PPI) in the US for final demand ticked higher to 0.4% on a monthly basis in September from 0.3% in August, the data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics showed on Wednesday. On a yearly basis, the PPI rose to 0.4% from -0.2% and …
Read More »US Consumer Prices Slowed in September For The Fourth Consecutive Month
Consumer prices in the United States rose in September for the fourth month in a row but at a slower pace amid noticeable weakness in the economy as it gradually recovered from recession due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The US Labor Department said on Tuesday that its consumer price index …
Read More »German ZEW Economic Sentiment Slumps to 56.1 in October
The German ZEW headline numbers for October showed that the Economic Sentiment Index came in at 56.1 versus 73.0 expectations and 77.4 last. While the sub-index Current Conditions figure arrived at -59.5 in Oct versus -60.0 expected and -66.2 booked previously. Meanwhile, the Eurozone ZEW Economic Sentiment for Oct stood …
Read More »Baker Hughes: U.S. Drillers Add Oil Rigs For Fourth Week in a Row
The number of active US oil rigs decreased by 4 to 193this week, according to data by Baker Hughes. The total active U.S. rig count, meanwhile, was up 3 to 269, according to Baker Hughes. This week’s rig count was 587 rigs, or 69%, below this time last year. U.S. …
Read More »US Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Decline to 840K
There were 840,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending October 3rd, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed on Thursday. This reading followed last week’s print of 849,000 (revised from 837,000) and came in slightly worse than the market expectation …
Read More »Highlights from BoC’s Governor Speech
Highlights of the speech of the BoC Governor Tiff Macklem on Thursday as follows “We came into the pandemic with a number of vulnerabilities; it seems certain we will exit pandemic with higher levels of government debt.”“Our policy path will eventually have an impact on financial system vulnerabilities; lower-interest-rate environment …
Read More »Canadian Ivey PMI Retreats in September
Canada’s Ivey Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) declined in September to a seasonally adjusted reading of 54.3, compared with 67.8 in August. However, the index rose on an annual basis, compared with its level in September 2019 at 48.7, according to data by the Richard Ivey School of Business at Western …
Read More »German Industrial Production Fell Unexpectedly in August
Data Wednesday revealed that German industrial production fell unexpectedly in August, indicating that the recovery in the largest European economy from the shock of the Corona pandemic may be less robust than initially expected. Data released by the Federal Statistics Office showed that industrial production fell 0.2% on a monthly …
Read More »German Industrial Orders Rose More Than Expected in August
Data on Tuesday showed that German industrial goods orders rose 4.5% month-on-month in August, a boost to hopes that Europe’s largest economy would rebound strongly in the third quarter from the coronavirus shock. The increase comes in comparison with Reuters’ forecast of a 2.6% rise, and indicates that the economy …
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