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Sep 21, 18 •
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Jovana Pribic
Comments Off on OECD sees weaker economic outlook than previously expected
On Thursday, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) had announced a revised global economic growth outlook, stating that the world economy is on the course for growth of 3.7% this year and in 2019. However, in May this year the...
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Sep 20, 18 •
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Jovana Pribic
Comments Off on Bank of Japan kept policy unchanged; UK inflation unexpectedly jumps in August and US housing starts rise
Yesterday the investors were keeping a close look at the news coming from Japan, UK and the US, where the first release came from BOJ with the decision to keep the monetary stimulus program unchanged. At the end of the two day meeting, the central bank...
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Sep 19, 18 •
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Jovana Pribic
Comments Off on China expected to retaliate against new US tariffs
On Tuesday the breaking news was evolving around the statement coming from Trumps’ administration, where 10% tariffs on approximately $200 billion in Chinese goods is expected to be imposed in the coming week, while the rate could be doubled in 2019. China...
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Sep 14, 18 •
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Jovana Pribic
Comments Off on No interest rate increase for now; Bank of England and ECB kept the rates steady as expected
On Thursday all eyes were on the interest rate decisions coming from the UK and the EU, where no changes have been made. The decision to keep the interest rates steady at 0.75% by the BoE was mainly influenced by the Brexit situation. Bank of England...
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Sep 13, 18 •
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Jovana Pribic
Comments Off on London or New York, which city will be the top financial center?
Up to now, London has been the global financial center, however it seems that New York is gaining more on popularity recently. The number one reason for the possible overtake is of course Brexit, and according to Reuters, the decision of Great Britain to exit...
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Sep 12, 18 •
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Jovana Pribic
Comments Off on UK pay growth better than expected, while the unemployment rate held steady in July; German Zew Economic Sentiment rose in September
On Tuesday we have seen important macro-economic news releases from the UK, where the workers’ pay (excluding bonuses) has been better than expected with the average earnings index for the 3 months to July came at 2.6%, while the forecast was 2.4%. The...
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Sep 11, 18 •
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Jovana Pribic
Comments Off on Will the British Parliament support Theresa May’s Brexit plan?
On Monday, the spokesman of the British Prime Minister has expressed her hopes that the parliament will support her Brexit plan as it is the only plan that could possibly avoid a hard border with Northern Ireland and had conveyed the will of the British...
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Sep 10, 18 •
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Jovana Pribic
Comments Off on US job creation beat the consensus, but jobless rate held steady in August
On Friday the August employment rate showed better than expected readings from non-farm employment change that came at 201k, as opposed to the expected 191k. The data was higher than the consensus and better than the estimate provided last Thursday by ADP...
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Sep 7, 18 •
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Jovana Pribic
Comments Off on US unemployment claims at the lowest level since 1969, but ADP nonfarm payroll below economists’ expectations
Yesterday investors were eager to find out the most recent numbers regarding the unemployment claims coming from the United States of America, and the results were not disappointing. As per the readings, the number of US citizens that have applied for the...
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Sep 6, 18 •
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Jovana Pribic
Comments Off on Australia’s economic growth fastest in the last 6 years; trade war still casting a shadow over euro zone growth
On Wednesday we had a vast of important macro-economic releases, where the day started with the Australian GDP numbers, which have passed all the expectations where the economic growth was 0.9%, as opposed to the expected 0.7%. As Reuters have reported, the...