The unemployment rate in Australia fell to 4.6% in July, according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics this morning, Wednesday, compared to 4.9% in June, and better than expectations that indicated a rise to 5%, as this decline in unemployment came from the decline in the participation rate to 66% from 66.2% in June, bringing the number...
View MoreThe minutes of the US Federal Reserve's July meeting issued on Wednesday, August 18th, which kept monetary policy unchanged and maintained the current low interest rates, showed that there is a consensus among the members of the US Federal Reserve that the US economy is recovering strongly and is close to achieving the bank's target for employment and price stability,...
View MoreCrude prices record highs in the middle of the trading session today, Wednesday, August 18th, and before the opening of the American markets for the first time, after continuous declines since the beginning of the week, as American crude (NYMEX) rises by about 0.63% and is trading at levels of $67.01 a barrel, while Brent crude is trading at levels...
View MoreThe Reserve Bank of New Zealand RBNZ kept its monetary policy and interest rates at its meeting this morning, Wednesday, August 18th, at current levels of 0.25%, compared to market expectations that indicated that the bank would raise interest rates by a quarter point in today’s meeting after the government announced new restrictions. The fourth level closure on activity across...
View MoreUS stocks recorded declines at the close of the trading session on Tuesday, August 17th, as the Dow Jones index lost more than 500 points before reducing its losses at the close, as data released by the US economy showed a decline in US retail sales, worse than market expectations, in addition to geopolitical influences. in Afghanistan. The data released...
View MoreCryptocurrencies are recording gains this morning, Monday, August 18, as Bitcoin is trading at levels of 47,162 thousand dollars, a rise of about 2.65, after it tested levels of 48 thousand dollars at the beginning of the session, to support the rise in the market value of cryptocurrencies to more than 2 trillion dollars. The combined market value of digital...
View MoreData released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China this morning, Monday, August 16, the opening session of the week, showed an increase in retail sales by 8.5% in July on an annual basis, compared to 12.1% in the June reading and below expectations that indicated a rise to 11.55, where it was mentioned The National Bureau of Statistics...
View MoreThe Japanese economy recorded a growth in gross domestic product by about 0.3% in the second quarter of this year, according to data released by the Japanese Cabinet Office this morning, compared to a contraction in the first quarter of the year by -1.3% before it was revised to 1% to come better than expectations. Which indicated that it recorded...
View MoreCrude prices settle in the middle of the trading session today, Thursday, August 12th, with some slight rises, as US crude (NYMEX) settles at the highest levels of $69, up by about 0.10%, trading at levels of $69.31 a barrel, while Brent crude is trading at levels of $71.61 a barrel on A rise of about 0.24% amid ignoring the...
View MorePreliminary estimates issued by the Office for National Statistics in Britain showed that the gross domestic product of the United Kingdom rose by 4.8% in the second quarter of this year ending in June, to come in line with expectations, supported by the easing of restrictions from the Corona virus, and after a rise of 2.2% in April and 0.6%...
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