Data released moments before by the US Census Bureau showed an unexpected rise in retail sales in August to 0.7%, after it had been expected to decline by -0.8%, and compared to the July reading of -1.1%, before it was revised to 1.8%, bringing sales in dollars to 618.7 billion dollars. Core retail sales rose to 1.8% compared to the...
The general index of the US dollar, which measures the performance of the dollar against a basket of currencies (Dollar Index), is trading at an increase of about 0.27%, trading at 92.71, its highest level in three sessions, while the other major currencies are recording strong declines amid anticipation in the markets for the US retail sales statement, which will...
The Australian labor market lost about 146.300 thousand jobs in August, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), bringing the number of jobs to 13,022.600 million jobs, after adding more than 3 thousand jobs in July, while expectations indicated a loss of about 78 thousand jobs. On the other hand, unemployment rates fell to 4.5% in August,...
New Zealand's gross domestic product increased by 2.8% in the second quarter of this year ending in June, according to data released in the Asian session by Statistics New Zealand, compared to 1.6% in the first quarter before it was adjusted and revised to 1.4%, while expectations indicated a growth The New Zealand economy is about 1.1%. In details, all...
The CPI in Canada, which measures inflation, rose to 4.1% on an annual basis in August, recording the fastest pace of growth since March 2003, compared to 3.7% in the July reading. The index, excluding gasoline, rose to 3.2%, the monthly index rose by 0.2% in August compared to 0.6% in the July reading. The largest contribution to the index’s...
Crude records highs before the opening of the American markets mid-session today, Wednesday, September 15th (September), as Brent crude rises by about 1.17%, trading at levels of 74.46 dollars a barrel, while the American crude (NYMEX) rises by about 1.38% and trades at levels of 71.43 dollars a barrel, amid anticipation in the markets For the US Energy Information Administration's...
The yellow metal regained the levels of 1800 dollars per ounce with the beginning of the American session yesterday, Tuesday, to settle there and close the American session, taking advantage of the sharp declines in the US dollar index at the same time, to test the levels of 1807 dollars per ounce before reducing its gains and is now trading...
The CPI rose by 3.2% in the 12 months ending in August, compared to 2% in the July reading, exceeding expectations that indicated it would rise to 2.9%, recording the largest increase in the index in the series that started in January 1997, based on Monthly, the index rose by 0.7%. The main index, excluding food and energy prices, rose...
Retail sales in China recorded a growth of about 2.5% in August, according to the data of the National Bureau of Statistics issued this morning, Wednesday, compared to 8.5% in July, to come below expectations that indicated a decline to 6.9%. The data disappointed the markets after the new Delta strain began to spread in the second The largest economy...
Data released moments before by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the United States of America showed a decline in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures urban inflation, by 0.3.% in August, after rising by about 0.5% in July, to come below expectations that indicated a decline to 0.4%, in On the other hand, the annual index rose by...