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December, 2020

• 10 December 2020 9:49 pm

  BoE Eases COVID-19 Restrictions

  

  The Bank of England (BoE) has decided to ease some of the restrictions that it imposed on the banking sector to help face the economic consequences of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. After suspending dividends, bonuses, and share buy-backs until the end of 2020, the BoE has told Britain’s largest banks …

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• 10 December 2020 9:29 pm

  WTI Hits Fresh Eight-Month High

  

  The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose during Thursday’s trade to their highest level in about eight months, since early March. WTI is up by 3.84% or $1.75, trading at $47.27 a barrel. A recent agreement between members of the OPEC+ alliance to raise output by much less than …

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• 10 December 2020 8:00 pm

  European Stocks Close Lower Following ECB Meeting

  

  European stocks closed lower on Thursday, following the European Central Bank’s (ECB) decision to expand its stimulus program and amid uncertainty surrounding post-Brexit trade talks between the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK). The STOXX Europe 600 index finished lower by 0.4%, despite a positive performance by oil …

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• 10 December 2020 6:20 pm

  ECB Maintains Rates and Expands Stimulus

  

  The European Central Bank (ECB) has decided on Thursday to maintain interest rates unchanged, expecting its rates to remain at their present or lower levels until it has seen the inflation outlook robustly converge to a level sufficiently close to, but below, its 2% target. Moreover, the ECB board decided …

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• 10 December 2020 5:42 pm

  US Annual Core CPI Stays Unchanged in November

  

  Inflation in the US, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), was 0.2% in November, the report published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics showed on Thursday. On a yearly basis, the CPI stayed unchanged at 1.2%. Further details of the publication showed that the Core CPI, which …

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• 10 December 2020 5:40 pm

  Unemployment Dropping in Turkey to The Lowest Level Since 2018

  

  According to data, unemployment in Turkey decreased to 12.7% in the third-quarter ending in September, as the economic movement accelerated between the first and second waves of the Coronavirus. The unemployment rate is the lowest since the end of 2018, when the currency crisis pushed the economy into recession. Unemployment …

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• 10 December 2020 5:37 pm

  Fitch Raises Its 2021 China Growth Forecast to 8% From 7.7%

  

  Credit rating agency Fitch raised its forecast this week for Chinese economic growth next year, based on increased domestic demand and expectations of a coronavirus vaccine deployment. Fitch now expects China’s GDP to expand 8% in 2021, up from the 7.7% forecast in September. “This would be much higher than …

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• 10 December 2020 5:00 pm

  Breaking: ECB Leaves Rates Unchanged, Expands PEPP by €500 Billion to End-March 2022

  

  The European Central Bank (ECB) decided to leave the interest rates on the main refinancing operations, the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility unchanged at 0.00%, 0.25% and -0.50%, respectively, as expected. The ECB further announced that it decided to increase the envelope under the Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme …

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• 10 December 2020 4:30 pm

  Euro Settled Ahead of Expected Stimulus From ECB, Sterling Falling

  

  The euro stabilized Thursday, December 10, before the European Central Bank unveiled new stimulus measures, while the British pound fell after trade talks on Brexit were extended until the next few days, seeking an elusive breakthrough. European Central Bank officials have made clear in recent weeks that a larger program …

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• 10 December 2020 3:40 pm

  Britain’s GDP Growth Slowed in October Due to The Pandemic

  

  Official figures showed that the recovery of the British economy almost stopped in October due to the high number of cases of Coronavirus, which dealt a blow to the hospitality sector. The Office for National Statistics said gross domestic product rose 0.4% month-on-month, which is in line with expectations in …

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• 10 December 2020 3:38 pm

  European Stocks Stable Ahead of ECB Decision

  

  Not much changed in European stocks Thursday, December 10 after a meeting between the leaders of Britain and the European Union on a trade deal failed to yield progress, while investors were reluctant to make big bets due to an awaited decision from the European Central Bank later today. The …

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• 10 December 2020 2:15 pm

  Gold Falling as Investors Wary to Delay The US Stimulus

  

  Gold fell Thursday, December 10, after heavy selling in the previous session, with the uncertainty continuing regarding the long-running fiscal stimulus negotiations in the United States. Gold fell in the spot market 0.2% to $ 1835.40 an ounce, after falling by as much as 2.5% on Wednesday. Gold futures in …

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• 10 December 2020 2:11 pm

  CBI: UK Economy Will Not Recover From The Pandemic Before The End of 2022

  

  The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has warned that the country’s economy is unlikely to return to its pre-COVID-19 scale before the end of 2022 and that unemployment appears to rise sharply in the first half of next year. The union expected the British economy to contract by a record …

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