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The Turkish lira fell to a fresh low against the dollar, as investors focused on the possible steps of the central bank to tighten monetary policy ahead of a policy meeting next Thursday. Lira touched a low of 7.5660, retreating from Thursday’s close of 7.5595. The Lira has fallen more …

The number of Americans filing for new unemployment benefits fell last week but remains stuck at extremely high levels as the labor market recovery slows and consumer spending slows down as the fiscal stimulus fades. The US Labor Department said that the total number of new applications for unemployment benefits, …

The Bank of England decided to keep its monetary policy unchanged in interest rates, in line with expectations. The Bank of England’s monetary policy statement on Thursday showed that the bank decided to stabilize interest rates at 0.10%. Analysts had expected that the BOE would hold interest rates at 0.10%.

Data revealed that new car registrations in Europe decreased in July and August, but not at the same level as the previous months, indicating a slow recovery in the European auto sector, which was severely affected by the Corona pandemic. In July, new car registrations dropped by 3.7% year-on-year to …

Inflation in Canada, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), stayed unchanged at 0.1% on a yearly basis in August, the data published by Statistics Canada revealed on Wednesday. This reading came in lower than the market expectation of 0.4%. On a monthly basis, the CPI dropped to -0.1% …

Retail Sales in the United States rose by 0.6% on a monthly basis in August to $537.5, the data published by the US Census Bureau revealed on Wednesday. This reading followed July’s increase of 0.9% (revised from 1.2%) and missed the market expectation of 1%.

Investor sentiment in Germany increased unexpectedly in September, the ZEW Institute for Economic Research said on Tuesday, indicating confidence in recovery from the Corona crisis despite concerns related to stalled Brexit talks and a spike in new cases of the virus. The index of economic sentiment for investors increased to …

The International Energy Agency reduced its forecast for oil demand this year, indicating caution about the pace of the economic recovery from the Corona pandemic. The Paris-based agency lowered its forecast for 2020 by 200,000 bpd to 91.7 million bpd, the second cut of its oil demand forecast in several …

According to data, industrial output for the Eurozone rose as expected compared to the previous month in July thanks to increased production of capital goods and consumer durables, but it is still far below last year’s levels due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The European Union statistics office Eurostat said industrial …

The UK economy grew 6.6% in July on a monthly basis in an effort to recover from the sharp downturn caused by the general lockdown caused by the Corona pandemic, according to data from the British National Statistics Office. The expected growth (gross domestic product) for July was largely in …