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US Treasury yields ended Friday’s trading in a bearish trend, affected by the relative stability in US inflation rates, which was reflected by fresh data. Bond yields for ten years fell to 1.782%, compared to the last daily close, which recorded 1.804%.Economic DataThe oil and gas rig count, an early …

France has posted its strongest growth in over 50 years, as the economy recovered from the economic shock of the pandemic. The French GDP expanded by 7% last year, data just released shows; the strongest annual expansion since 1969, as the economy showed resilience in the face of supply chain …

Analysts from Rabobank expect no surprises from the European Central Bank at its February meeting. They expect 2022 to bring a reversal of pandemic policies, but not a broader tightening of policy. Main Quotes: “The ECB has recovered some policy flexibility in December, but this comes at the cost of …

The US gross domestic product growth has bounced back from 2020′s coronavirus recession, expanding at the fastest pace since 1984. The US economy grew last year at its fastest pace since 1984, rebounding from a sharp but brief coronavirus-induced recession in March 2020. The increase in GDP, a measure of …

Fed Chair Jerome Powell, in his usual post-Fed meeting press conference on Wednesday, said there is a risk high inflation will be prolonged, even though it’s not our base case. Additional Remarks:“We have to be able to address all plausible outcomes.”“We need to be in a position to address the …

The US economy has kept growing in the face of the rapid spread of omicron. The US leading index rose a solid 0.8% in December, signaling steady growth even as the record spread of the omicron virus nibbled at the edges of the economy. Economists polled by The Wall Street …

China on Thursday lowered its benchmark loan rate, the benchmark market-based lending rate, in line with market expectations, as authorities ramped up monetary support to inject impetus into economic growth. The one-year loan prime rate (LPR) was lowered to 3.7%, down from 3.8% the previous month, according to the Interbank …

The Bank of Japan will announce its policy decision on Tuesday, January 18. The central bank is unanimously expected to keep its policy settings at the conclusion of its two-day meeting and as it gets closer to the release time, here are the expectations forecast by the economists and researchers …

Official data showed today, Monday, that China’s economy achieved stable growth in 2021 despite challenges, including the re-spread of the epidemic and the complex external environment. According to the National Statistics Authority, China’s gross domestic product rose 8.1 percent year on year to 114.37 trillion yuan (about 18 trillion US …

In December, Chinese exports rose more than analysts’ expectations, while imports rose less than expected. On Friday, the Chinese Customs Administration revealed, in a statement carried by CNBC, that exports rose by 20.9 percent year on year last month to $340.49 billion, against expectations of a 20 percent increase, compared …