As a widely expected decision yesterday, the European Central Bank had decided to leave the interest rates on hold, which are to remain unchanged throughout summer of 2019. The aim of ECB is to end the bond purchase scheme by the end of 2018 due to the fact that inflation is rebounding, as well as […]
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As the Brexit date is approaching, British banks have been advised to draft a plan on how they are going to cope with the staffing and operations in the new basis to be opened in the European Union. According to Reuters, a shift in banking jobs in Britain is expected and may rise significantly from
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On Tuesday the Euro zone flash services PMI showed that the new order inflows and reduced business expectation of future activity are signaling a lost momentum at the beginning of the 3rd quarter. The reading came at 54.4 as opposed to the forecasted 55.0, down from 54.9 in the previous month. However, according to Reuters,
On Friday Reuters had reported on the policy debate of China, as how to best cope with the slowing growth, where analysts have commended the Chinese authorities to boost fiscal stimulus during the rising risk of the trade conflict with the United States. Namely, what was requested is to adjust the fiscal policy and implement
Amongst the important macro-economic news releases yesterday, the first results came from Australia and had pleasantly surprised the economists, beating their expectations by surging more than triple in June, where 50,900 positions were added compared to the expected 16,7000. This was the highest monthly gain since November last year. The unemployment rate remained at 5.4%
On Wednesday, according to Reuters, Chinese foreign ministry has warned that the biggest confidence killer for the global economy is the US driven trade war and predicts that the whole world would at the end fight back if the United States continues being stubborn. As per the foreign ministry spokeswoman, Ms. Chunying, the US is
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On Thursday the investors were concentrating on the macro economic news releases mostly from Europe and the US, tracking the state of both economies. From the euro zone, positive news came regarding the May industrial production which rose by 1.3%, as opposed to the expected 1.2%, seen as a surprise due to the mixed economic
On Wednesday, French Central Bank Governor, Francois Villeroy de Galhau stated that the ECB may rise interest rates at the earliest through the summer of 2019, which had a slightly different wording than the previous ECB statement of unchanged rates through the summer. In addition, ECB President Mario Draghi has declined to associate the statement
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According to the data release on Tuesday, UK economy grew 0.3% month-on-month in May, providing a recovery from a slowdown we have witnessed at the beginning of the year, with just 0.2% growth in the first three months. The positive numbers are expected to keep BoE on track regarding the interest rate hike expected in
On Monday we have seen a rather quiet day regarding the macro-economic news, with the EU investor morale in the center of attention. The EU Sentix investor confidence rose in July, showing a higher investor morale and ending a 5 month decline. However, according to Reuters, Sentix research group sees the threat of escalating trade
