Morning Roll Call

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 indicated that any further rate hikes will be made

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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 figures have been supported by the hardship that businesses are facing in

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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 report, indicating 163k positions. However, the jobless rate came with a surprise, holding

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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 unemployment benefits is at its lowest level since December 1969, where the claims

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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 rapid population growth has increased the housing demand and infrastructure, as well as

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Japan manufacturing PMI rises, while UK and Eurozone face a slowdown

On Monday among the most important macro-economic news releases were the manufacturing PMI of Japan, UK and EU, as well as the retail sales figures coming from Australia. The morning started with disappointing news from Australia, where the retail sales dropped in July, having the weakest result since March this year. The forecasted percentage growth

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