The Business Confidence Index in Australia has increased for the first time since May.The Index’s report cites following the outlining of re-opening plans in September in both NSW and Victoria, business confidence data gained +3.1% m/m to 104.6 on Monday, and +22.2% y/y. Business confidence in September 2021 was 9.2pts …
Read More »FAO: The Global Food Price Index Rose in March For The Tenth Month in a Row
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) stated that global food prices rose for the tenth consecutive month in March, reaching their highest levels since June 2014, led by jumps in the prices of vegetable oils, meat and dairy products. The FAO Food Price Index, which measures …
Read More »FAO: The World Food Price Index Rose For The Ninth Month in a Row
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said that global food prices rose for the ninth consecutive month in February, reaching their highest levels since July 2014, led by jumps in the prices of sugar and vegetable oils. The FAO Food Price Index, which measures monthly changes …
Read More »DAX Tries to Rise
Positive moves dominate the DAX index, to record its highest-level during morning trading for the current session at 12785. Technically, looking at the 60-minute chart, we see that the RSI is stable above the Midline with a positive motive of the 50-days moving average. We believe that we are witnessing …
Read More »Global Food Price Index Rises in July
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Thursday that global food prices rose in July, led by vegetable oils, dairy products and sugar, to continue recovery from the previous month, which came after sharp declines caused by the pandemic. The FAO Food Price Index, which measures monthly …
Read More »US Dollar index Testing 96.60
The US dollar index, which tracks the strength of the greenback versus a basket of currencies, managed to recover from previous lows in the range of 96.40 / 35 recorded earlier. The index started the week on the negative side, although it managed to regain some momentum and returned to …
Read More »The US Dollar Index is Testing 97.00 Before US Data
The US dollar index continues to trade in defensive mode on Thursday. The index fell on data and Risk Trends on Wednesday, as sentiment improved with good news of approaching a vaccine for Covid-19 The better-than-expected US data as ISM Manufacturing rose to 52.6 for the month of June, in …
Read More »ISM Manufacturing PMI Beats Expectations for June
The purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for the manufacturing sector in the United States increased to 52.6 in June, as shown by the data of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). This comes after the index recorded 43.1 in May and was expected to register 49.5 and remain in the contraction …
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