Policymakers from the European Central Bank confronted some harrowing realities this week while huddling in a retreat in a remote Arctic village: businesses are benefitting from rising inflation while workers and consumers bear the cost. The dominant macroeconomic narrative over the last nine months has been that the 20 nations …
Read More »Eurozone Preliminary HICP inflation eases to 8.5% YoY in February
The annualized Eurozone Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) comes in a tad softer at 8.5% in February vs. January’s 8.6%, the latest data published by Eurostat showed on Thursday. The market expected the inflation gauge to ease to 8.2% in the reported period. The core HICP climbs to 5.6% YoY in February …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 01/03/2023
The US Dollar retreated on Wednesday, though US yields jumped. Most European stock markets posted losses, and on Wall Street, US equities exhibited mixed performance.The AUD/USD pair recovered from monthly lows by holding around the 0.6700 support. NZD/USD reached its highest level in two weeks on Wednesday, reaching 0.6275, making …
Read More »UK, EU leaders to meet on Monday to finalise N. Ireland deal
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to announce a new deal on post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland on Monday, gambling that the reward of better ties with the European Union is worth the discord it might cause within his own party. In power for only four months, Sunak …
Read More »Italian Eni recorded the highest profits in more than 10 years in 2022
Italian energy group Eni said on Thursday its adjusted net profit rose to 13.3 billion euros ($14.12 billion) in 2022, its highest profit in more than a decade, but its shares fell as markets focused on weak exploration and production activity in the fourth quarter of the year. Adjusted net …
Read More »Italy Jan EU-harmonised CPI revised to +10.7% y/y
Italian EU-harmonised consumer prices (HICP) fell 1.5% month-on-month in January and were up 10.7% from the year earlier, official statistics agency ISTAT said on Wednesday, revising down preliminary data. The preliminary estimate had pointed to -1.3% month-on-month and +10.9% year-on-year. January’s +10.7% annual rate was down from +12.3% in December. …
Read More »Lagarde not seeing wage-price spiral in Eurozone
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Tuesday that they are not seeing a wage-price spiral in the Eurozone and explained that wage growth is a part of ‘catching up,’ as reported by Reuters.Lagarde further noted that the headline inflation has begun to slowdown but reiterated that they intend …
Read More »Market Drivers – European Session 20/2/2023
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 »Bulgaria Won’t Adopt The Euro From 2024
This month, Bulgaria will not request a convergence report that would demonstrate its readiness to join the Eurozone. The country’s goal to adopt the euro by January 1, 2024, has also been abandoned, according to Rositsa Velkova, the minister of finance.Despite the fact that it was on the agenda for …
Read More »How Can Traders Interpret Remarks By ECB’s Fabio Panetta?
Several calls, such as the one made by ECB board member Fabio Panetta to convert to smaller rate increases, have been made as a result of the lower-than-expected energy costs in Europe this winter.The ECB’s board member appointed by Italy, Panetta, urged caution, claiming that the economy had not yet …
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