German economic sentiment drops significantly in October
German economic sentiment slumped this month to 56.1, down from 77.4 in September and far below forecasts of 73.0, according to the ZEW.
The German current conditions sub-index came in slightly better than expected at -59.5 (versus a…
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UK unemployment hits three-year high of 4.5%
UK unemployment figures rose to their highest level since June 2017 on Tuesday, according to data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS). The jobless rate rose to 4.5% in the three months up to August, up from the previous figure…
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Broken psychological 1.30 barrier reverts to strong support
Cable edged lower on Monday after recovery hit new high at 1.3059, as risk mode faded after US stimulus talks stalled again.
Sterling advanced strongly in past two week’s despite persisting pressure on Brexit talks which show no signs of…
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Risk sentiment hurt by stimulus failure, while tighter Coronavirus restrictions engulf Europe
The US dollar traded higher against the basket of its major counterparts on Monday, but remains close to Friday’s three-week low. This is against the backdrop of China’s central bank attempting to curb the yuan’s strength over the…
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Euro eases from new three-week high as risk mode fades
The Euro eases on Monday as another failure in US stimulus talks and new records in coronavirus cases in Europe that triggered tighter measures, hurt risk sentiment.
The EURUSD pair advanced 0.62% on Friday and hit new recovery high at…
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Dollar extends weakness, on track for second consecutive week in red
The dollar fell to 2 ½ week low on Friday, being in red for the third straight day and on track for a second consecutive week of losses.
Renewed risk sentiment on rising bets for Biden’s victory in presidential election and expectations…
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Growth of UK economy much slower than expected during August
The UK’s economy – which contracted more than that of any other G7 nation during the April-June period – remained 9.2% smaller than its pre-pandemic level in August.
Data released today shows that the economy, which is attempting to…
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High weekly US jobless claims continue to frustrate
The number of Americans filling claims for unemployment benefits totalled 840K for the week ended October 3 – slightly lower than the upwardly revised figure of 849K last week, but still higher than the forecast of 820K.
Continuing…
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