The US Consumer Confidence Index, issued by the Conference Board, rose to 104.2 in March, compared to 103.4 in February, while it had been expected to rise to 101. In the details of the index, the current situation index, according to consumers' assessment of working conditions, rose to 151.1 from 153 in February, while the expectations index rose to 73...
View MoreThe US dollar declined for the fourth week in a row Inflation from Australia and the Eurozone are the most important events of the week's session Consumer spending index is at the top of investors' interests Separate economic data After the meeting of the US Federal Reserve and the meetings of the Bank of England and the National Bank topped...
View MoreThe applications of perennial goods, according to the report of the American Statistical Office issued, recorded a moment ago, in February without market expectations by 1.0% or 2.6 billion to reach 268.4 billion dollars on a monthly basis after a decrease of 4.5% in February, while expectations indicated a growth of 0.4%. The basic orders excluded, including transportation, recorded unchanged...
View MoreThe Central Bank of England decided to vote to raise interest rates by 25 basis points in its meeting today, issued moments ago, to reach 4.25%, as expected by a majority of members 7-2, as two members preferred to keep interest rates unchanged. The bank's interest statement stated that the gross domestic product is expected to remain flat at the...
View MoreThe Swiss National Bank raised interest levels by 50 basis points at its first meeting this year, as expected at its meeting moments ago, from 1% to reach 5.1%, after raising it by 50 basis points at the bank's last meeting in December. The bank's interest statement stated that the bank is dealing with the renewed increase in inflation and...
View MoreThe US Federal Reserve decided to raise interest rates by 25 basis points, as expected, to reach 5%, reaching the highest level since October 2007, in its meeting, the results of which were announced moments ago. The interest statement issued by the bank stated that recent indicators point to a modest growth in spending and production, while employment numbers rebounded...
View MoreThe attention of traders and markets during Wednesday's late session is directed towards the results of the Federal Reserve's meeting, which started since yesterday, Tuesday, in a closed session, where the Reserve Bank is expected to raise interest rates by 25 basis points, to reach 5%. Inflation figures in the United States of America increased by 0.4% in February, after...
View MoreThe consumer price index in Britain, which measures inflation, grew by 10.4% in the 12 months ending in February, compared to 10.1% in January, while expectations indicated a slowdown by 9.9%, while inflation decreased on a monthly basis by 1.1% in February, compared to a decrease of 0.6%. in january The main index, excluding food and energy prices, rose to...
View MoreUS dollar weekly declines Three central banks lead the events of the week's session Risk appetite dominates market trading Separate economic data After the inflation numbers from the United States of America, the meeting of the European Central Bank, and the labor market numbers from Australia topped the events of last week, the financial markets return in a new week,...
View MoreThe US indices recorded collective gains when they closed the trading session yesterday, Thursday the 17th of March, driven by the rise in risk appetite in the markets after the fears of the banking crisis receded, with the S&P 500 index recording its largest rise since January. The markets received support after First Republic Bank obtained $30 billion in deposits...
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