European Central Bank data showed that Eurozone companies continued to obtain bank credit in August, two months after most economies eased restrictions on economic activities aimed at controlling the Coronavirus pandemic. Corporate bank loans rose 7.1% year-on-year, extending a borrowing boom that began in March when large parts of the …
Read More »ECB: Unemployment Rate in Will Continue to Rise
The European Central Bank said in a publication on Thursday that the unemployment rate will continue to rise in the Eurozone and that there is a limited increase in consumer demand even as the economy recovers from an unprecedented recession. In the bulletin, which largely reflects the economic expectations and …
Read More »Euro Falls to Its Lowest Level in Two Months
The euro fell to its lowest level in two months, Wednesday, September 23, after positive economic data from the United States and concerns about the second wave of Coronavirus infections combined with weak European indicators to support the rise of the dollar. The US currency rose to $ 1.1671 against …
Read More »Euro Declines Amid Renewed COVID-19 Fears
The Euro (EUR) is declining against the US Dollar (USD) on Monday, with increasing concerns about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic leaving their toll on the European currency. The EUR/USD is trading lower for the day by 0.84% at 1.1741. The pair has been moving in a range between 1.1732 and …
Read More »Euro Rallies as ECB Policymakers Calm Concerns
The euro rose slightly as traders indicated the calm approach of policymakers in the European Central Bank regarding the recent rise of the euro, while the Norwegian krone rose on official expectations that the current economic contraction will be less than expected. After a press conference on Thursday in which …
Read More »Lagarde’s Top Comments in after ECB Meeting
“The Governing Council discussed the appreciation of the euro, but as you know we don’t target the exchange rate.”“The incoming data since our last monetary policy meeting in July suggest a strong rebound in activity broadly in line with previous expectations.”“Euro-area domestic demand has recorded a significant recovery from low …
Read More »The Euro Continues Its Negative Path Awaiting ECB
The single currency continued its negative movements within the expected downward path, approaching the critical level of 1.1720, and flirting with session low at 1.1749. Technically, today’s trading is witnessing attempts to re-test the previously broken support, which became a resistance level at 1.1855/1.1850, which is also the broken support …
Read More »Euro Down Before ECB Meeting And Pound Falls
The euro fell against the dollar on Tuesday, September 8th, as dealers awaited the European Central Bank’s meeting this week, and London’s renewed warning prompted a failure to reach an agreement on Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union. The pound would continue to decline. The euro is hovering around $ …
Read More »The Euro Stable Against US Dollar With Rally Stopped
The euro’s exchange rate stabilized against the dollar above $ 1.18 Monday (September 7th) as traders assess the latest US jobs data and prepare for the European Central Bank’s meeting on Thursday to see whether policymakers provide more stimulus. The dollar plunged to its lowest level in more than two …
Read More »Sholz: European Economy Will Recover from COVID-19
Germany’s Minister of Finance, Olaf Scholz, said on Wednesday that the European economy will recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis, but might face some hardships in the near term, Reuters reported. “Europe has dealt with a historic challenge and has provided a very good response, has shown solidarity …
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