Economic Report

The President of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, delivered on Monday a speech to the plenary session of the European Parliament, which is drafting a resolution for the ECB Annual Report. Lagarde acknowledged that the start of vaccination campaigns provides hope, but noted that people across Europe are …

The dollar fell during a quiet Asian session, after weaker than expected inflation data in the United States for January and the Federal Reserve’s repetition of its monetary easing stance, but the US currency compensated for some of its losses with the opening of European markets. Data on Wednesday showed …

The dollar is heading towards recording its best weekly performance in three months Friday, February 5th, driven by growing confidence that the US economic recovery will surpass its global peers. The dollar index touched its highest level in two months in Asian trading in light of indications of the strength …

Robinhood said it has removed trading restrictions on GameStop and AMC stocks, which have been the basis of the battle between the small traders who organized on Reddit and short sellers, according to an update on the trading platform’s support page. Robinhood’s move comes one day after it increased restrictions …

The US jobs report for January is due out at 13:30 GMT. here are the forecasts of economists and researchers of 10 major banks regarding the upcoming employment data. Deutsche Bank “Our US economists are now forecasting a +200K increase in nonfarm payrolls after total jobless claims fell by 1.73 …

The United States Secretary of the Treasury, Janet Yellen, is discussing with market leaders the recent fluctuations in the stock market due to speculation trading. Yellen is holding a meeting with the heads of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Federal Reserve Board, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and …

The dollar rose to its highest in more than two months against the euro and the yen on Thursday (February 4th), as pessimism about the outlook for the US economy subsided before the publication of important data on the jobs market. The pound fell against the dollar, but it is …

The President of Italy, Sergio Mattarella, has asked the former President of the European Central Bank (ECB), Mario Draghi, to form a new technocratic government. This comes after the previous government, led by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte lost its majority in the Italian Senate after the centrist party “Italia Viva” …

The dollar rose to a two-month high against the euro on Tuesday as markets believed the United States’ recovery from the coronavirus pandemic would likely be faster than Europe. This view was reinforced by moves in Washington towards more stimulus spending, in contrast to European closures and expectations of a …

Employment in the US’ private sector increased by 174,000 in January, the monthly data published by the Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Research Institue revealed on Wednesday. This reading beat the market expectation of 49,000 by a wide margin. Furthermore, December’s reading got revised up to -78,000 from -123,000.