Data on Friday showed that the German economy expanded slightly in the third quarter, more than initially expected, supported by consumer spending. The Federal Statistical Office said Europe’s largest economy grew by 0.4 percent quarterly and 1.3 percent annually, according to seasonally adjusted figures. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected …
Read More »Germany’s Final GDP expands 0.4% QoQ in Q3
The German economy expanded by 0.4% on the quarter in the three months to September of 2022 vs. 0.3% prior, the final revision confirmed on Friday. The reading came in above the market consensus of 0.3%. On an annualized basis, Europe’s economic powerhouse’s GDP grew 1.3% in Q3 2022 vs. …
Read More »Why do ECB meeting accounts matter?
European Central Bank policymakers have fears that inflation may be getting rooted at their last policy gathering, this is why the prevalent trend adopts the idea that interest rates would need to be hiked further according to the accounts of the October 26-27 ECB’s meeting, released on Thursday.The ECB raised …
Read More »The Turkish Central Bank cuts interest rates to 9% and decides to end the easing cycle
Turkey’s central bank on Thursday cut its key interest rate by 150 basis points to 9 percent as expected. It announced it had decided to end the easing cycle, which began in response to a call by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to cut rates below 10 percent by the end …
Read More »Consumer confidence in Turkey rose for the fifth month to 76.6 in November
Official data showed on Tuesday that Turkey’s consumer confidence index rose 0.6 percent to 76.6 points in November, continuing its recovery from a record low of 63.4 in June, despite continued high inflation. The biggest improvement was in confidence in the expectations of the general economic situation during the next …
Read More »ECB’s Holzmann says leaning towards a 0.75% rate hike as things stand
European Central Bank policymaker Robert Holzmann said on Tuesday he has not decided how he will vote at the next rate-setting meeting in December but unless there is a significant improvement he will favour an increase of 0.75 points. Holzmann told a news conference he could not decide between 0.5 …
Read More »Noor Capital | Mohammed Hashad Interview on Dubai TV – November 21, 2022
Interviewed by Dubai TV, Mohamed Hashad, the Head of Research and Development at Noor Capital and member of the US Association of Technical Analysts, commented on the latest developments in financial markets, most notably, the following: First: OilHashad noted that there was an obvious decline in oil prices as last …
Read More »Weekly Recap: 14-18 Nov. Inflation Continuing Source Of Headache
Inflation, geopolitical tensions and global growth-linked worries impacted almost all financial markets. EU inflation retreated in October but is still hot. The EUR/USD pair held above the 1.0300 level with no signs of declining.As the Fed’s battle against inflation arrives at a new and more challenging stage, services will be …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 18/11/2022
US President Joe Biden cautioned on Friday that ““it’s going to take time to get inflation back down to normal levels.”, but he assured that legislation he signed earlier this year will help limit costs for health care and energy. However, he said that “in six short weeks, Americans are …
Read More »Breaking: Biden Warns “Inflation Will Take Time” To Recede
US President Joe Biden cautioned on Friday that ““it’s going to take time to get inflation back down to normal levels.”, but he assured that legislation he signed earlier this year will help limit costs for health care and energy.However, he said that “in six short weeks, Americans are going …
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