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April, 2021

• 8 April 2021 12:07 am

  Minutes Show Fed Maintains Policy with Possible Changes Sooner than Expected

  

  The United States Federal Reserve Board remains committed to supporting the economy until it completes the recovery but it is still concerned about the risks resulting from the coronavirus pandemic, according to the minutes of its most recent meeting. Members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) agreed that the …

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• 7 April 2021 11:03 pm

  Oil Finishes on Mixed Note

  

  Oil prices showed a mixed performance on Wednesday, as the global benchmark crude futures rose amid positive expectations for economic recovery around the world, while the U.S. oil futures declined following a surge in fuel stockpiles. Brent crude futures for May delivery rose by 42 cents, or 0.67%, to $63.16 …

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• 7 April 2021 10:26 pm

  European Stocks Finish Lower but FTSE100 Surges

  

  European stocks closed marginally lower on Wednesday, a day after logging a new record high, as healthcare stocks led the declining sectors. The pan-European STOXX 600 index finished lower by 0.14%, with the healthcare sector declining by 0.9%, while the insurance sector rose by 0.6%. The German benchmark index (DAX) …

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• 7 April 2021 9:45 pm

  Fed’s Evans Welcomes 3% Inflation Rate

  

  President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Charles Evans, on Wednesday expressed a positive sentiment towards a stronger economic growth in 2021. “I am optimistic that the economy is poised for strong growth later this year.” Evans said the U.S. Federal Reserve must witness sustainable progress in achieving its …

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• 7 April 2021 9:00 pm

  U.S. Mortgage Applications Decline for Second Week

  

  Applications for new loans to purchase houses in the United States declined by 4.6% last week, data by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) showed on Wednesday. This is the second consecutive weekly decline for U.S. mortgage applications. The fixed-rate for the 30-year mortgage rose to its highest level in about …

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• 7 April 2021 8:23 pm

  U.S. Oil Stockpiles Rise by 3.5 M Barrel in Week

  

  Crude oil inventories in the United States declined by 3.5 million barrels last week, data by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed on Wednesday. Oil stockpiles reached 501.8 million barrels for the week ended on April 2, according to the EIA’s weekly report. Meanwhile, gasoline inventories increased by 4 million …

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• 7 April 2021 7:25 pm

  U.S. Trade Deficit Hits New High in February

  

  Trade in the United States rose to a new record high in February, data showed on Wednesday. The U.S. Department of Commerce reported that the balance of trade recorded a 4.8% surge in deficit to a new record level of $71.1 billion in February. American exports decreased by 2.6% to …

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• 7 April 2021 6:41 pm

  Canada: International Trade Surplus Narrows to $1.04 Billion

  

  Canada’s merchandise trade surplus with the world narrowed to $ 1,04 billion in February from $ 1.2 billion in January, the monthly data published by Statistics Canada revealed on Wednesday. This reading came in slightly better than analysts’ estimate for a surplus of $ 1 billion.

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• 7 April 2021 5:21 pm

  US: Goods and services Trade Deficit Widens to $71.1 Billion

  

  The goods and services deficit of the US widened by $3.3 billion to $71.1 billion in February, the data published jointly by the US Census Bureau and the US Bureau of Economic Analysis showed on Wednesday.

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• 7 April 2021 5:09 pm

  Record Levels of Electric And Hybrid Vehicle Sales in The UK

  

  In a sign of the accelerating shift towards electric cars in Britain, last March recorded sales of 13.9 percent of total car sales in the country, a record high compared to March 2020, when sector sales recorded only 7.3 percent According to the Association of Car Manufacturers and Dealers in …

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• 7 April 2021 4:38 pm

  IMF: Global Economy to Grow by 6% in 2021

  

  After the major economic challenges the world faced last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that the global economy recovery will be greater than expected in the years 2021 and 2022, driven by strong growth in the United States. The IMF is currently taking …

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• 7 April 2021 4:01 pm

  Erdogan Pledges to Reduce The Interest Rate to Less Than 10%, Turkish Lira Declining

  

  The Turkish lira lost about 13% of its value within two weeks due to the dismissal of the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to the former central bank governor, Naji Iqbal, after the latter raised the interest to 19%, with the aim of tightening monetary policy, controlling inflation rates, and …

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• 7 April 2021 3:12 pm

  Eurozone: Business Activity Returns to Growth in March

  

  A survey published today, Wednesday, April 7 showed that business activities in the Eurozone returned to growth last month, supported by a record expansion in the manufacturing sector, and that the services sector is facing new lockdown measures better than expected. Europe is fighting a third wave of the spread …

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