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July, 2020

• 17 July 2020 4:32 pm

  European Council Meeting For Two Days to Discuss The Economy Rescue Package

  

  EU leaders are meeting Friday and Saturday in Brussels to discuss the recovery plan to respond to the COVID-19 crisis and a new long-term EU budget. This is the first physical meeting since the coronavirus pandemic started. The meeting will be dedicated to discussing the multiannual budget of the EU …

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• 17 July 2020 3:45 pm

  BoE’s Bailey: Financial Markets Indicate Interest Rates Will Stay Very Low

  

  Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey said on Friday that the “financial markets indicate that interest rates will remain very low.” “People can see that we are committed to keeping markets stable via quantitative easing,” Bailey said, adding that “there is a legitimate question about what we do with …

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• 17 July 2020 2:52 pm

  UK PM Johnson: Ministers Will be Able to Close Whole Sectors in an Area

  

  The national lockdown in the UK was undoubtedly the right thing to do, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson reiterated on Friday. Quotes“We can now control the virus through targeted local lockdowns.”“We are publishing framework for containing future outbreaks.”“Local authorities will be given new powers from tomorrow.”“Ministers will be able to …

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• 17 July 2020 2:12 pm

  ECB Survey Reflects Optimism About The European Economy

  

  The bank’s Survey of Professional Forecasters showed on Friday showed on Friday that the Eurozone economy may contract this year less than what the European Central Bank (ECB) expected and may recover faster. The quarterly survey sees the economy shrinking by 8.3% this year, a downgrade from its May projection …

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• 17 July 2020 1:38 pm

  Eurozone CPI rises 0.3% MoM

  

  Eurozone CPI rose 0.3% year-on-year, in line with expectations, according to Eurostat’s final reading of the Eurozone CPI report for June. The key figures came in line with expectations as well, reaching 0.8% in the same month. On a monthly basis, the main Eurozone CPI rose by 0.3% in June, …

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• 17 July 2020 1:04 pm

  China’s Fiscal Revenue up 3.2% in June

  

  China’s fiscal revenue increased by 3.2% in June compared to last year, reflecting a 10% decrease in May with a return to expansion for the first time this year and in line with the recovery in the economy. China’s Finance Ministry said on Friday Ministry of Finance Liu Jinyun told …

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• 17 July 2020 12:19 pm

  Europe Stocks to Open Higher

  

  European stock markets are set to open higher on Friday, amid hopes for additional stimulus to the region as Covid-19 continue to rise. The futures of the German DAX increased by 0.3%, the British FTSE 100 recorded 0.2% and the French CAC index increased by 0.1%. (06 GMT( European Union …

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• 17 July 2020 11:54 am

  Asia Stocks Rebound

  

  Asian stocks posted gains on Friday and US stocks futures also bounced, with increasing hopes for government spending around the world that will soften the impact of the pandemic with concerns about the increasing number of cases and the worsening tensions between Washington and Beijing. pan-European Euro Stoxx 50 futures, …

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• 17 July 2020 11:45 am

  Oil Prices Are Falling Due to Covid-19

  

  Oil prices retreated on Friday, as trading was cloudy over the global recovery in fuel demand and growing uncertainty, while cases of COVID 19 rise steadily in several countries with major producers prepared to ease production restrictions. Brent crude futures fell 11 cents, or 0.3%, to $ 43.26 a barrel …

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• 17 July 2020 11:25 am

  Gualtieri: Fight Hard Not to Modify the Recovery Fund

  

  Ahead of Friday’s European Union (EU) summit, Italian Economy Minister Roberto Gualtieri reiterated the country’s support for the new recovery fund worth 750B euros. Adding that they will try not to modify the overall amount or the breakdown between grants and loans to try and achieve that goal.As mentioned before, …

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• 17 July 2020 3:02 am

  Williams: Emergency Lending Helped Ease Credit Markets

  

  The President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, John Williams, said that the Fed’s emergency lending have helped ease credit markets disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Reuters reported. “The scale and reach of the response is an indication of the gravity and unique nature of the situation we …

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• 17 July 2020 2:04 am

  Fed’s Evans Rules Out Interest Hike

  

  The United States Federal Reserve should not raise interest rates until inflation reaches the 2% target, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Charles Evans, said on Thursday, as cited by Reuters. “I am hard pressed to think of reasons why we would need to move away from accommodative …

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• 17 July 2020 1:56 am

  Oil Prices Settle Lower by 1%

  

  Oil prices declined on Thursday due to negative economic data, which also pushed stock markets down. The OPEC+ move to raise output, by limiting the production cuts to 7.7 million barrels per day (bpd) from August 1, which was announced yesterday, is not expected to disrupt the market, as demand …

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