James Bullard, president of the St. Louis Federal Reserve, stated on Thursday that he believes future inflation will be sticky. He believes that present interest rates are at the low end of a properly restrictive range in terms of monetary policy. To bring inflation back on track, he said that …
Read More »Türkiye’s exports to Russia jumped 262% year on year in March
The Turkish Exporters Association said on Tuesday that the country’s exports to Russia jumped 262 percent year-on-year in March, reflecting the sharp increase in bilateral trade since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year prompted Western sanctions against Moscow. Türkiye opposes the war but also opposes Western sanctions. A senior export …
Read More »German exports rose more than expected in February
Data on Tuesday showed a much bigger-than-expected rise in German exports in February, thanks to strong demand from the United States and China, marking their biggest increase in 10 months. The Federal Statistical Office said exports increased 4 percent compared to the previous month. A Reuters poll had forecast a …
Read More »Indicator: Turkey’s manufacturing sector continued to grow in March
Turkish factory activity continued to grow in March, with both new orders and production increasing despite the continuing repercussions of the devastating earthquakes that hit the country in February on the sector. According to the Istanbul Chamber of Industry and Standard & Poor’s Global, the purchasing managers’ index in the …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, March 27-31
Wall Street rose on Friday, with the Nasdaq index posting its biggest quarterly percentage gain since June 2020, after signs of easing inflation raised hopes that the Federal Reserve would soon end its aggressive campaign to raise interest rates. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index posted gains for the second …
Read More »Fed’s Williams: Expect inflation to decline to around 3.25% this year
Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John C. Williams said, on Friday, that the economic outlook is uncertain and that their decision will be driven by the data. He expects real GDP to grow modestly in 2023 and to pick up next year. Key Quotes: “While the FOMC has …
Read More »Turkey’s trade deficit rises 51.4% in February
Data published by the Turkish Statistical Institute on Friday showed that the country’s foreign trade deficit rose 51.4 percent in February on an annual basis to $12.08 billion, after imports jumped 10.1 percent. The data showed that imports amounted to 30.71 billion dollars, while exports fell 6.4 percent to 18.64 …
Read More »US: Real GDP grows at an annual rate of 2.6% in Q4
The US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released its final estimate on Thursday, revealing that the US real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased at an annualised rate of 2.6% in the fourth quarter. This number was below than the 2.7% market forecast as well as the prior estimate. “The revision …
Read More »ECB’s Schnabel: Eurozone underlying inflation proving sticky
According to Isabel Schnabel, ECB board member, the Eurozone’s underlying inflation is proving stubborn, increasing concerns that excruciatingly high price growth may become more enduring.Schnabel, on Wednesday, claimed that while a widening of corporate profit margins is also a primary cause of inflation, rapid nominal wage increases may be a …
Read More »German consumer sentiment set to improve in April
GfK’s forward-looking consumer sentiment index for April rose to -29.5 from a revised -30.6 in March, coming in a touch below consensus expectations of -29.2. The headline expectations index fell to 3.7 from 6.0, while the income expectations index improved to -24.3 from -27.3. The propensity to buy index ticked …
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