Market Update

Has America fallen into a recession? This is a question that is becoming too difficult to ignore as the twin upheaval of inflation and recession is looming over asset portfolios, household budgets and pocket books. US prices in June rose the most since 1981. And the expectation of a recession …

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi won a confidence motion in the upper house Senate on Wednesday, but three main coalition parties refused to take part in the vote, effectively dissolving his administration and he is said to announce his resignation in the chamber tomorrow.The Euro has been pushed and pulled …

The US stock market continued its recent rally on Wednesday’s trading session, with technology stocks jumping. For the entire market, earnings remain in the investors’ focus.Stocks finished higher on Wednesday, adding to sharp gains booked a day before, with corporate earnings from a string of major technology companies in focus.The …

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi asked on Wednesday for the upper house Senate to hold a confidence vote that will effectively decide if his coalition government stays in office. This development comes only one day ahead of Thursday’s European Central Bank meeting while heated inflation risks have already seen money …

Following Wednesday’s voting, Penny Mordaunt has been knocked out of the Conservative leadership contest, leaving Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss to face each other in the run-off to replace Boris Johnson.The winner of the final round is expected to be announced on Monday, September 5, following a postal ballot completed …

Consumer confidence in the Eurozone declined in July due to the increasing cost of living and a slowdown of the economy, falling to its lowest level on record.The European Commission said Wednesday that its measure of consumer confidence in the region fell to minus 27.0 in July from a revised …

The Canadian consumer price index (CPI) surged 8.1 per cent in June from a year earlier, up from 7.7 per cent in May, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday. It was the highest inflation rate since 1983. Canada’s inflation soared to its highest rate in nearly forty years in June, although …

Existing Home Sales in the United States sharply declined for the fifth straight month in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.12 million, the National Association of Realtors reported on Wednesday. Sales were down 5.4% and 14.2% on a monthly and yearly basis, respectively. Details of the report …

The International Monetary Fund announced that it lowered its growth forecasts for Germany to 1.2% for 2002 and to 0.8% for 2023. In its previous forecast, the IMF was expecting the German economy to grow by 2% in both years.“Uncertainty is very high, with risks to the baseline growth forecast …

The media world breathed a huge sigh of relief Tuesday, especially in streaming as Netflix’s second-quarter earnings report revealed the company lost 970,000 subscribers. And while that is a big number — the biggest subscriber loss in the company’s 25-year history — it is also a little less than half …