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Turkey’s annual inflation jumped to a two-year high of 17.53% in June, beating expectations of 17% and extending a long rise after a brief decline, potentially delaying an interest rate cut this year. The monthly consumer price reading was also higher than expected, up 1.94%, according to the Turkish Statistical …

Bitcoin, the largest digital currency, fell at these moments of trading on Monday, and during 24 hours, by about 3.7%, to $34.2. While the second-largest digital currency, Ethereum, ETH/USD, fell by about 2.7% to levels of $2.27 thousand, while its market value is about $264.8 billion. DOGE/USD is down about …

A survey showed that investor confidence in the eurozone increased for the fifth consecutive month in July, to its highest level since February 2018, thanks to the reopening of restaurants and retail stores, as well as tourism, with the decline in Covid-19 infections. The Sentix index for the eurozone rose …

Turkey’s annual inflation jumped to a two-year high of 17.53% in June, beating expectations of 17% and extending a long rise after a brief decline, potentially delaying any interest rate cut this year.The monthly consumer price reading was also higher than expected, up 1.94 percent, according to the Turkish Statistical …

European shares were stuck below all-time highs, as the global spread of the mutated Delta strain of the Corona virus raised fears of an economic stumble, but Morrisons shares jumped as the battle for the British company intensified.The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.11 percent, and the shares of travel …

French Health Minister Olivier Veran urged Sunday, July 4, as many French people as possible to get the Corona vaccine, warning that France may be heading towards a fourth wave of the epidemic by the end of this month due to the highly contagious delta strain. “For five days the …

The President of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Mary Daly, expects the Federal Reserve will begin tapering before the end of 2021, since the economy is really shaping up nicely. Speaking to the Associated Press on Friday, Daily said that “it is appropriate to consider tapering asset purchases …

Oil prices showed a mixed performance on Friday, amid with markets awaiting the outcomes of the OPEC+ summit. The OPEC+ alliance could not agree on Friday on a decision regarding output policy for August and beyond. Discussions are expected to resume on Monday, according to recent media reports. Brent crude …

Gold maintained a positive performance for the third session in a row on Friday to finish the week on a rise for the second consecutive week. The yellow metal futures for August delivery gained $5.60, or 0.38%, to finish at $1,783.30 per ounce, its highest since June 23. Gold gained …

The United States economy is expected to achieve a better than previously expected growth this year, as shown by the most recent forecasts. Containing the coronavirus pandemic with the rollout of vaccines, reopening business, demand recovery helped by the massive stimulus and support measures are providing the base for recovery …