22/04/2025
22 April، 2025
The Japanese yen is trading at its highest levels against the US dollar in seven months, at 140.50, mid-European trading today, Tuesday, April 22, after testing 139.88 this morning. This comes as a result of the continued decline in the US dollar and the uncertainty surrounding global markets, which has led to a rise in safe-haven currencies, with the Japanese...
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22 April، 2025
US markets registered losses in the opening session of the week on Monday, April 21, amidst the absence of European markets, which were closed for the Easter holiday. The impact of the trade war and tariffs continued, along with rising market concerns about Trump's interference in the independence of the Federal Reserve, following the US president's statements last week. Trump...
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17 April، 2025
The European Central Bank decided at its meeting moments ago today, Thursday, April 17, to cut interest rates by 25 basis points, as expected, to 2.40%, while announcing that the inflation reduction process is on track. The bank's interest rate statement stated that inflation declined in March, with the services index declining significantly in recent months. Most indicators point to...
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17 April، 2025
Australian unemployment rates rose to 4.1% in March, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) at the beginning of the Asian session today, Thursday. Expectations had been for a rise of around 4.2%, coinciding with an increase in the labor force participation rate to 66.8% from 66.7%. The Australian economy added approximately 32,200 jobs in March,...
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16 April، 2025
The Bank of Canada kept its interest rate at 2.75% as expected at its meeting just moments ago, noting that the significant shift in US trade policy and the unpredictability of tariffs have increased uncertainty and weakened economic growth prospects. The Bank's interest rate report stated that the forecasts contained in its April Monetary Policy Report presented different scenarios. The...
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16 April، 2025
Data released just moments ago from the US Census Bureau showed a rise in US retail sales, exceeding market expectations. Sales rose to $734.9 billion, a 1.4% increase compared to February's reading of 0.2% (1.3% expected), and a 4.6% year-over-year increase. Core sales, excluding auto prices, grew 0.5% in March, compared to a revised 0.7% increase in February. Sales at...
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16 April، 2025
The Consumer Price Index (CPI), a measure of UK inflation, rose to 2.6% year-on-year in March, according to data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) this morning, compared to 2.8% in February, exceeding expectations of 2.7% growth. On a monthly basis, the CPI rose by 0.3% in March, compared to a rise of approximately 0.6% in March 2024....
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16 April، 2025
Gross domestic product in China, the world's second-largest economy, grew by about 5.4% year-on-year in the first quarter of this year, according to data released Wednesday morning, April 16, by the National Bureau of Statistics. The GDP reached 31,875.8 billion yuan, an increase of 1.2% from the fourth quarter of 2024, exceeding market expectations of about 5.2% growth, benefiting from...
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15 April، 2025
Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) grew by 2.3% year-on-year in March, according to figures released just a few moments ago, compared to 2.6% in February, below expectations. The core CPI, which excludes gasoline prices, rose to 2.5% year-on-year from 2.6%. On a monthly basis, the CPI rose by 0.3% in March after rising by 1.1% in February, below expectations for...
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14 April، 2025
The European Central Bank's (ECB) meeting, which will be held mid-session on Thursday, April 17, will focus on monetary policy and interest rate developments. The bank is expected to cut interest rates for the sixth consecutive meeting, by 25 basis points, to 2.40%. The latest inflation reading for the eurozone, released in early April, according to Eurostat estimates, showed a...
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