The ISM-New York current business conditions index decreased by 15.7 points to a nine-month low of 35.5 in February, according to the ISM-New York Monthly Report on Business. This reading showed a decline from the January level of 51.2, a level that represented a loss of 10.1 points. The Six-Month …
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U.S. Stock Futures Decline Amid Trade Tariff Uncertainty
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Market Analysis
March, 2021
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2 March 2021 7:00 pm
Monthly PPI in Brazil at Second Highest Level since 2014
The producer price index (PPI) in Brazil registered its second highest increase on record since 2014, according to official data by IBGE released on Tuesday. The PPI increased by 3.36% in January compared with its level in December 2020. It is worth noting that the highest level for the index …
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2 March 2021 5:44 pm
Canada: Real GDP Expands by 0.1% in December
Canada’s Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expanded by 0.1% in December, the data published by Statistics Canada showed on Tuesday. This reading came in weaker than the market expectation of 0.3%. On a positive note, November’s reading got revised up to 0.8% from 0.7%.
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2 March 2021 5:14 pm
Turkey’s Trade Deficit Increased by 10.7% in February
Trade Ministry data showed that Turkey’s trade deficit amounted to $3.36 billion in February, an increase of 10.7% over the previous year, while exports jumped 9.6%, hitting a record high on a monthly basis. Exports increased to $16.012 billion last month, while imports increased 9.8% to $19.37 billion, according to …
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2 March 2021 4:42 pm
Germany: Unemployment Rate Rises Surprisingly in February
The unemployment rate in Germany rose during the month of February for the first time since last June, according to data released today, Tuesday, which dashed expectations of a decrease in the number of measures aimed at curbing the Coronavirus. For its part, the Labor Office said that the number …
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2 March 2021 4:15 pm
World Health Organization: Corona Cases Are Rising Globally For The First Time in 7 Weeks
The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said Monday that the number of new Coronavirus infections worldwide increased last week for the first time in seven weeks. Tedros added that the increase is “disappointing, but not surprising.” He urged countries not to ease measures to combat the …
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2 March 2021 3:40 pm
Apple Reopening All of Its Stores in America
Apple has announced that all of its 270 stores in the United States are reopening for the first time in nearly a year after it was forced to close several outlets due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The company has been cautious in reopening its retail stores, using a team that …
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2 March 2021 3:12 pm
UK House Prices Miss Expectations And Rise in February
Mortgage Finance Nation Wide said UK house price growth rose unexpectedly last month, defying expectations of a slowdown, as Finance Minister Rishi Sunak prepares to introduce new budgetary measures to boost the market. The company added that house prices rose 6.9% year-on-year in February from 6.4% in January, beating all …
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2 March 2021 2:45 pm
Weak Commodity Prices Putting Pressure on European Stocks
The benchmark European stock index fell on Tuesday (March 2nd) after hitting its strongest session in four months yesterday as shares of mining and energy companies, which have a weight on the index, fell on the weak commodity prices. The European Stoxx600 index fell 0.2% in early trading, affected by …
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2 March 2021 2:16 pm
Eurozone Preliminary CPI misses Estimates with 0.9% YoY in February
According to Eurostat’s initial reading of the Eurozone CPI report for February, European Consumer Price Index (CPI) came in steady at 0.9%. This annual reading is missing the estimation of 1%. The core reading rose by 1.1% annually in same period when compared to the estimated reading of 1.1% and …
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2 March 2021 1:56 pm
Unexpected Surge in German Unemployment
German unemployment rose in February for the first time since last June, data showed on Tuesday, according to Reuters. The Labor Office said the number of people out of work rose by 9,000 in seasonally adjusted terms to 2.752 million.
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2 March 2021 1:15 pm
Gold Falls to Its Lowest Level in More Than 8 Months Due
Gold prices fell to their lowest level in 8 and a half months Tuesday, March 2, as the rise of the dollar and US Treasury bond yields undermined investors’ appetite for the yellow metal that does not yield a return. Gold fell in the spot market 0.3% to $ 1717.99 …
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2 March 2021 12:39 pm
Japan Shares Closed Lower as Investors Booked Profits
Japanese stocks reversed their direction to close lower on Tuesday, March 2nd as investors booked profits following the strong rally in indices before the end of the fiscal year this month. Investors close their books at the end of the financial year on the last day of March, and many …
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