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 …
Read More »Eurozone Retail Sales drop 2.8% YoY
Eurozone’s Retail Sales dropped by 2.7% MoM in January versus -2.5% expected and 1.2% last, the official figures released by Eurostat showed on Monday. On an annualized basis, the bloc’s Retail Sales came in at -2.8% in January versus -2.5% recorded in December and -2.7% consensus forecast.
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 02/02/2023
The dollar recovered most of the ground lost in the aftermath of the Fed’s decision amid ECB and BOE monetary policy announcements. The dollar edged higher against most major rival currencies, with the JPY being its strongest rival and the GBP the weakest.Stock markets advanced, partially limiting US Dollar gains. …
Read More »European markets close lower despite Eurozone’s return to growth
Tuesday’s latest purchasing managers’ index data from the Eurozone in January and the first signs of the corporate earnings season are being digested by investors as European markets ended lower on Tuesday.The pan-European Stoxx 600 index decreased by 0.2%, with losses led by the oil and gas and health care …
Read More »Annual inflation Eurozone fell to 9.2% in December
The European Union’s statistics office (Eurostat) said on Wednesday that the rate of consumer price inflation slowed in the single European currency area in December, as expected, thanks to the continued decline in energy prices after reaching record levels earlier. Eurostat added that prices in the twenty countries that share …
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