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1 August، 2025
The report released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics just moments ago showed that the US economy added only 73,000 jobs in July, compared to 147,000 in June, which was revised downward to just 14,000, falling short of market expectations of 106,000 jobs. Conversely, the unemployment rate rose 0.01% in July to 4.2%, compared to 4.1% in June, matching...
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1 August، 2025
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, reported a few moments ago that annual inflation in the eurozone rose to 2% in July, according to the preliminary reading, remaining unchanged from June's reading and better than expectations of 1.9%. The largest contribution to inflation in July came from the food, alcohol, and tobacco sector, which rose at an annual...
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1 August، 2025
Asian markets recorded declines at the close of trading today, Friday, August 1, the closing session of the week, as trade tensions returned to the forefront after the tariff deadline was postponed from today. US President Donald Trump imposed new tariffs on 68 countries, which will take effect on the 7th of the month, while raising tariffs on Canada to...
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31 July، 2025
Data released just moments ago from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis showed that U.S. personal income rose by $71.4 billion in June, up 0.3% from a 0.4% decline in May. The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure, the personal consumption expenditures (PCE), rose by 0.3% to $69.9 billion, up from a 0.2% reading in May. The PCE rose by 2.6%...
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31 July، 2025
Crude oil prices stabilized at the start of European trading today, Thursday, July 31, after three consecutive sessions of gains, trading at their highest levels since June 23, ignoring a surprise rise in inventories amid Trump's threats to impose sanctions on Russia and buyers of Russian oil if a truce with Ukraine is not reached. U.S. crude (NYMEX) rose by...
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31 July، 2025
The Bank of Japan decided at its meeting that concluded this morning, Thursday, July 31, to keep monetary policy and interest rates unchanged. Members voted unanimously to maintain interest rates at 0.50%, as expected, for the fourth consecutive meeting, following a hike in the December meeting. The Bank of Japan's quarterly forecasts report, issued every three months, showed the bank...
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30 July، 2025
The US Federal Reserve decided, at its recently concluded meeting, to keep interest rates unchanged at 4.5%, as expected, for the fifth consecutive meeting, after a majority vote, with two members (Bowman and Waller) calling for a rate cut. Although volatility in net exports continues to impact the data, recent indicators point to a slowdown in economic activity growth in...
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30 July، 2025
The Bank of Canada kept its interest rate at 2.75%, as expected, for the third consecutive meeting at its recently concluded meeting. The bank noted that although US trade policy has begun to crystallize more clearly in recent weeks, US trade actions remain unpredictable and threats of new sectoral tariffs persist. The statement added that US tariffs are disrupting Canadian...
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30 July، 2025
According to a report released a short while ago by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, US gross domestic product (GDP) rose to 3.0% in the second quarter of this year, ending in June, compared to a 0.5% decline in the first quarter of last year. This exceeded expectations of 2.5% growth. The US dollar index rose 0.60%, trading at 99.27,...
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30 July، 2025
The US private sector added only about 104,000 jobs in July, according to figures released just moments ago by ADP, after losing about 33,000 jobs in June's revised reading, which was downwardly revised to 23,000, compared to expectations of 77,000. In detail, the manufacturing sector added about 7,000 jobs, the construction sector added about 15,000 jobs, the trade, transportation, and...
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