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The University Of Michigan Survey Of Consumers showed that the consumer sentiment index declined in the first half of July due to the widespread resurgence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). After the index increased in June, its reading was reversed, leaving the sentiment index in early July insignificantly above the …

Wholesale sales in Canada increased over the month of May by 5.7% to $52.6 billion, data by Statistics Canada showed on Friday. This comes after wholesales sales fell during April, due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), by 21.4%. However, May’s reading missed market expectations which suggested an …

Homebuilding in the U.S. increased in June with reports of rising demand for housing in low-density areas as companies allowed employees to work from home due to the pandemic. On Friday, the Ministry of Commerce said housing starts rose 17.3% to a seasonal annual rate of 1.186M. May data was …

The United States set a new record in the number of new cases of Covid-19, with 77,300 new cases recorded on Thursday, bringing the total number of current cases to over 3.5 million in the United States.The number of deaths associated with Covid 19 rose to 924, the highest since …

EU leaders are meeting Friday and Saturday in Brussels to discuss the recovery plan to respond to the COVID-19 crisis and a new long-term EU budget. This is the first physical meeting since the coronavirus pandemic started. The meeting will be dedicated to discussing the multiannual budget of the EU …

Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey said on Friday that the “financial markets indicate that interest rates will remain very low.” “People can see that we are committed to keeping markets stable via quantitative easing,” Bailey said, adding that “there is a legitimate question about what we do with …

The national lockdown in the UK was undoubtedly the right thing to do, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reiterated on Friday. Quotes“We can now control the virus through targeted local lockdowns.”“We are publishing framework for containing future outbreaks.”“Local authorities will be given new powers from tomorrow.”“Ministers will be able to …

Ahead of Friday’s European Union (EU) summit, Italian Economy Minister Roberto Gualtieri reiterated the country’s support for the new recovery fund worth 750B euros. Adding that they will try not to modify the overall amount or the breakdown between grants and loans to try and achieve that goal.As mentioned before, …

A total of 1.3 million people have filed for unemployment benefits in the United States last week, according to data by the US Department of Labor on Thursday. The number beats market expectations of 1.25 million applications. However, the number showed a slight decline compared to the previous week, which …

Retail sales in the United Stated increased by 7.5% in June, beating market expectations, according to data by the US Department of Commerce on Thursday. The growth in retail sales is attributed to many businesses reopening, as restrictions against the coronavirus (COVID-19) were eased across many states. In May, retail …