Emergency lending provided by the US Federal Reserve has helped stabilize the market amid the COVID-19 crisis, said Daleep Singh, the Head of the Markets Group at the New York Federal Reserve. Singh noted that the Fed must stay vigilant and be prepared to adjust its approach if necessary as …
Read More »Merkel: EU Must Be Prepared for a No-Deal Brexit
Germany is committed to reaching a new partnership agreement between the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK), but the EU should prepare for a no-deal Brexit, German Chancellor Angela Merkel told the European Union on Wednesday. The two sides are negotiating to reach a trade and cooperation deal …
Read More »Merkel Calls for More Unity within EU
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for more unity among members of the European Union (EU) in her speech to the European Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday, Reuters reported. The speech came as Germany began a six-month presidency of the European bloc that began on 1 July. Speaking about the …
Read More »Spain to Provide EUR 2bn for Transport Companies
The Spanish government plans EUR 1.8 billion ($2 billion) in aid to support transport companies amid the COVID-19 crisis, said the Minister of Transport, Jose Luis Abalos, as cited by Reuters. Renfewill receive EUR 1 billion, private transport companies will get EUR 673 million, while Seipsa is set to obtain …
Read More »Barkin: Halting Gov’t Support Poses Real Risks
The President of the Richmond Federal Reserve, Thomas Barkin, said on Tuesday that the US economy faces some very real risks if support to businesses does not continue. Barkin believes the Fed should do more given the current high unemployment rate at 11%.
Read More »Clarida: Fed Could Do More to Face Recession
The US Federal Reserve could take more measurements to face the economic consequences of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis. “We have a lot of accommodation in place, there is more that we can do, there is more that we will do,” Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida told CNN on …
Read More »Daly: Higher Inflation Could be Good Thing
The President of San Francisco Federal Reserve, Mary Daly, said that the US labor market is in better shape she previously thought it might be, “but it’s nowhere close to where we need to be.” “I am assuming that we’ll level off at some level that’s not where we want …
Read More »Spain and Germany to Discuss EU COVID Fund
The Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sanchez, is set to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss the European Union (EU) recovery fund. “Spain’s future is at stake in the coming days,” said the Spanish government spokeswoman Maria Jesus Montero, Reuters reported. German Chancellor Angela Merkel recently said that …
Read More »Bostic: US Businesses Getting Nervous Again over COVID-19
Businesses in the US are growing nervous over the recent surge in the number of COVID-19 cases, according to the President of the Atlanta Federal Reserve, Raphael Bostic. “We are hearing it more and more as we get more data. People are getting nervous again. Business leaders are getting worried. …
Read More »Canadian Ivey PMI Surges in June
Seasonally adjusted Canadian Ivey Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 58.2 in June from 39.1 in May, versus a consensus expectation of 25.1. The index give a signal of economic recovery, after passing the 50-point mark for the first time since February, with economic activity slowing down during the past …
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