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The European Commission said on Thursday that it regrets the United States’ decision to extend tariffs to further European products, as reported by Reuters. “The US action disrupts negotiations to find a settlement to aircraft subsidy dispute,” the EU Commission further noted

There has been some activity as 2020 nears an end, especially with the European Union and the United Kingdom reaching an agreement on Brexit and the congressional approval of the fiscal stimulus package. The Brexit talks have been marred by some turmoil but ultimately an agreement between the UK and …

There were 803,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending December 19, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed on Wednesday.

Durable Goods Orders in the United States expanded by 0.9%, or $2.2 billion, on a monthly basis to $244.2 billion in November, the US Census Bureau reported on Wednesday. This reading came in higher than analysts’ estimate for an increase of 0.6%.

2020  is drawing to a close as Brexit talks continue with the race to reach a deal between the European Union and the United Kingdom before December 31. On the other side of the ocean, US lawmakers are trying to fill loopholes in the massive stimulus bill that would provide …

There were 885,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending December 12th, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed on Thursday. This reading followed last week’s print of 862,000 and missed the market expectation of 800,000 by a wide margin.

The price of import prices in the United states rose by 0.1% in November, according to data by the US Department of Labor on Tuesday. This comes following a decline of an equal value during October. On an annual basis, import prices decreased by 1%, repeating the reading of the …

Democrat Joe Biden won the electoral college, which formally determines the next president of the United States, to end President Donald Trump’s campaign to reverse his November 3 election loss. And the state of California, which has 55 electoral votes in the electoral college, gave Biden the vote so that …

Positive news regarding the launch the Vaccination campaign dominated the markets, but the Brexit crisis and the US financial stimulus still cast a shadow on the markets. In the UK, monthly GDP continued to slow down, falling to 0.4% in October, its lowest level in 6 months. British economic output …

Inflation in the US, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), was 0.2% in November, the report published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics showed on Thursday. On a yearly basis, the CPI stayed unchanged at 1.2%. Further details of the publication showed that the Core CPI, which …