Morning Roll Call

(Bloomberg) — As if the drawn-out Brexit uncertainty wasn’t enough, the pound is now at risk from the battle over the U.K.’s leadership. Investors are watching for signs whether a much-anticipated challenge to U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May will actually materialize, and the outcome of a meeting of Conservative Party backbenchers Wednesday could be crucial. Long-time […]

Yesterday we have received the Philadelphia Fed’s manufacturing index reading, which had fell to 22.2 in October from 22.9 in September, while the forecast was for a reading of 19.7. According to Philly Fed, the index suggested a steady growth where the broad indicators reporting readings are all near the expected September numbers, and the

On Wednesday EU CPI came at the expected 2.1%, which confirmed the economists’ expectations that the ECB will unwind the asset purchase program planned later in 2018. The core inflation including energy, food, tobacco and alcohol prices rose to an annual rate of 0.9%. The target inflation rate of European Central Bank is close to,

On Tuesday we have witnessed once again the effects that the US-China trade war has on the world’s economies, and this time Germany was effected. The ZEW economic sentiment fell to a negative 24.7 in October, as opposed to the expected 12.3. This month’s reading has matched the July’s level, which was the lowest since

On Monday we have seen a less than expected rise in US retail sales with the reading of 0.1% in September, while the forecasted was a gain of 0.7%. According to the report, the American citizens spent lees in restaurants, gas stations and grocery shops. In addition, the results may have been affected by the

On Friday the IMF top official stated the worries that the European Union has regarding the Italy’s deficit and has emphasized the importance of respecting the EU budget rules within 2019 budget, as well as improving public finances in order to enable more room for loosening the fiscal policy during the next economic recession. The

On Thursday we saw disappointing readings coming from the US, with the inflation slowing down in the previous month on rental costs and energy, as well as an increase in the number of people filing for unemployment. The US consumer prices increased less than expected in September and the cause is seen in the slower

On Wednesday we saw positive news came from the United States with producer prices increasing by 0.2% in the previous month, which was in line with the expectations. It has offered an offset to a small decline in prices for goods. In addition, the core PPI rose 0.4% in September which is the highest increase

After Germany and Austria, the global economic growth forecast has been revised, and the forecast is not all sunny. Yesterday, the IMF had announced that it has cut its world economic growth forecast to 3.7% in 2018 and 2019, which is 0.2% down from its previous forecast given in June this year of 3.9%. The

On Monday Sentix investor confidence had shown a further decline in investor morale, mostly due to the concerns regarding Italy’s fiscal policies and the tighter inquiry regarding car industry compliance with the emission rules. The Sentix index fell to 11.4 from 12 points in the previous month. The managing director of Sentix, Manfred Heubner said