European stocks were flat on Monday, as continued gains in mining stocks, on the back of bets on demand recovery in China, offset losses in Telecom Italia, which led the decline in stocks in the eurozone. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was little changed after rising slightly at the start …
Read More »Lagarde: Inflation far too high in Europe
The European Central Bank will keep raising interest rates quickly to get inflation under control as it remains far too high according to ECB President Christine Lagarde.On Monday, Lagarde was largely repeating the bank’s most recent policy guidance. EUR/USD has found support on the European Central Bank officials’ comments this …
Read More »Market Drivers – European Session 9/1/2023
European stocks rose Monday, January 9, extending the year’s positive start to the year for a second week, as China reopened its borders and US and European data contributed to calming concerns about the strong tightening of monetary policy by central banks. The pan-European Stoxx 600 rose 0.3%. The index …
Read More »Eurozone GDP grows at an annual rate of 2.3% in Q3
Eurostat reported Wednesday that seasonally adjusted Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the Euro area expanded at an annual rate of 2.3% in the third quarter. This reading followed the 4.2% growth recorded in the second quarter and came in higher than the initial estimate and the market expectation of 2.1%. …
Read More »Euro area economy grows at an annual rate of 2.1% in Q3
The euro area economy expanded at an annual rate of 2.1% in the third quarter, Eurostat reported on Tuesday. This reading came in line with the flash estimate and the market expectation. Other data revealed that the euro area trade deficit narrowed to €34.4 billion in September from €52.4 billion. …
Read More »Market Drivers – European Session 20/10/2022
The recently-elected UK Prime Minister Liz Truss makes a statement this Thursday saying she will resign. Truss will remain in place until a new leader is chosen and the leadership election will be completed in the next week. Given that the markets have been anticipating the UK PM’s resignation, the …
Read More »Market Drivers – European Session 11/10/2022
Most of the global stock indices declined due to the escalation of political tensions and fluctuations in some commodities and currencies traded in global markets. The performance of European stock indices declined significantly, affected by political tensions and the emergency meeting of the Group of Seven that was announced yesterday, …
Read More »Market Drivers – European Session 4/10/2022
The Kremlin said Tuesday (October 4) that Tesla founder Elon Musk has outlined a possible peace deal with Ukraine as a “positive step,” hours after Kyiv criticized Musk’s call for a negotiated settlement to the seven-month conflict.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a conference call that Moscow was always …
Read More »Market Drivers – European Session 28/9/2022
The rise of the dollar against sterling was also affected by British domestic factors, after the British government announced last week a plan to cut taxes and increase borrowing. This decreased sterling to $1.0327 on Monday, a record low, after settling near the $1.1300 level ahead of the UK’s budget …
Read More »Market Drivers – European Session 21/9/2022
The British government said on Wednesday it would reduce the wholesale cost of electricity and gas to businesses and businesses to less than half the market price from next month to help ease the burden of soaring energy costs but adding to rapidly rising government spending. The wholesale price of …
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