Economic Report

The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, has told the members of European Parliament that negotiations on a post-Brexit deal could continue until Wednesday but no further, RTE Europe Editor Tonny Connelly said on Monday.

The US dollar index on Monday, December 7, remained near a two-and-a-half-year low it reached on Friday, as weak US job data boosted expectations for economic aid, while the British pound fell as Britain and the European Union embark on a final attempt to strike a trade deal. Fears are …

Major economies overall are showing better numbers in the third quarter, but rising coronavirus cases and vaccine distribution obstacles continue to hamper economic growth. Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) in the US rose by 245,000 in November, the data. This reading followed October’s increase of 610,000 (revised from 638,000) and missed the …

The United States economy created a less than expected number of new jobs last month, as per data released on Friday. November saw the smallest increase in non-farm payrolls since in six months, or since the recovery from the Coronavirus crisis began. This comes amid an increase in the number …

Today, Friday, the euro is heading towards recording its best weekly performance in a month and breaching large previous resistance levels as investors flock to bet that the US dollar will decline further as the world begins emerging from the Covid-19 pandemic. And the single European currency is up 1.5% …

The Japanese Nikkei index closed lower today, Friday, to retreat from near its highest level in 29 and a half years, as the risk appetite was negatively affected after the US drugmaker Pfizer said it had lowered the goal of distributing its anti-virus vaccine. The Nikkei index fell 0.22% to …

The dollar fell Thursday, December 3, to its lowest level in two and a half years against a basket of currencies, as investors bet that more economic stimulus from Washington and expected to start distributing vaccines for Covid-19 will support high-risk assets. While US lawmakers have failed to reach an …

The dollar tumbled to a new level, its lowest in two and a half years, on Wednesday, under the weight of renewed expectations for a US fiscal stimulus. The market’s appetite for risk increased, bringing the dollar to its lowest level since April 2018, due to a proposed economic stimulus …

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.

The dollar settled near its lowest level in two and a half years Wednesday, December 2, as investors assess the prospects for further fiscal stimulus in the United States, while riskier currencies held onto their gains as investor confidence improved. The Chinese yuan lost some of its gains in Asian …