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A second wave of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in countries such as the United States could negatively impact European economic growth, Vice President of the European Central Bank (ECB), Luis de Guindos, has warned. The Eurozone economy contraction was better than previously expected during the second quarter (Q2) of 2020. …

US stocks set to open mixed on negative headlines over the weekend about the spread of Covid-19. Cases continued to increase in Florida, reaching more than 10,000 new cases on Sunday, while Los Angeles Mayor said the city was “on the brink” of imposing new strict measures to prevent the …

Data released by the Federal Reserve on Wednesday showed industrial production in the U.S. increased 5.4% in June after expanding 1.4% in May. This reading was better than market expectations of 4.3%. Other details of the report revealed that manufacturing output rose 7.2% in June and capacity utilization improved to …

US stocks were set to open higher supported by news of the success of Covid-19 vaccine by Moderna in clinical trials. Dow Jones futures fell 253 points or 1.0%, while the Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.4% and the S&P 500  0.7%. (10:15 GMT). It’s a heavy day for US in …

The Labor Department said on Tuesday that the consumer price index rose 0.6% last month after falling 0.1% in May in the 12 months to June, the lowest annual increase since September 2015. Economists who participated in the Reuters poll expected the CPI to rise 0.5% in June and rise …

US stocks are set to open with a modest rebound after its sharp losses on Monday over California headlines about COVID 19 cases, although bank quarterly earnings reports due later may be a game-changer. At 11:40 GMT, S&P 500 Futures trader 13 points, or 0.4%, higher, Nasdaq Futures up 48 …

US Stock markets are poised to open higher, ignoring increasing cases of Covid-19 and optimism about the earning report of US companies. Goldman Sachs strategists have revised their forecasts for the 2020 earnings per share S&P 500 up to $ 115 from a previous 110, according to note released at …

Annual core PPI in the U.S. fell more than expected in June, as data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday showed that US PPI for final demand decreased to -0.2% in June from 0.4% in May, on an annual basis. The index remained unchanged at -0.8% …

Weekly jobless claims in the U.S. decreased by an estimated 99,000 last week as data released by U.S. Department of Labor Thursday shows. The number reached 1,314,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the week ending July 4th, better than market expectations at 1,375,000 and higher than the previous week …

US shares are set to open flat to lower after it halted a five-day winning streak yesterday, on the increase of Covid-19 cases that raises concerns about the economy and the future of growth By 10:30 GMT, S&P 500 Futures were down less than 0.1%, Dow Jones futures down 0.1% …