The US Consumer Confidence Index issued by the University of Michigan a few moments ago concluded with economic news related to the US dollar during the current week ending today, Friday, where the index rose in September to 71 points, compared to 70.3 in August, but it came below expectations that indicated a rise to 71.9. In details, the current...
View MoreCrude prices are recording declines in the closing session of the week today, Friday, September 17th (September), and with the beginning of the European period’s trading, as American crude (NYMEX) loses about 0.43% and is trading at levels of $72.30 a barrel, while Brent crude is trading at levels of $75.39 a barrel, down by about 0.37. % Crude is...
View MoreData released by the United Kingdom's Office of National Statistics (OSN) a few moments ago revealed a decline in retail sales in August by -0.9%, after declining by -2.8%, while expectations were for a rise of 0.5%. In the details of the index, food sales fell by 1.2% in August, and sales of non-food stores decreased by 1%, driven by...
View MoreThe main American indices recorded a mixed performance when they opened today's session, Thursday, September 16th, as the Dow Jones index rose by about 50 points and is trading at 34.865 levels, while the S&P 500 index is trading at 4.476 levels, down by about 0.10%, and the Nasdaq, in turn, is declining by about 0.30 and is trading at...
View MoreData 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...
View MoreThe 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...
View MoreThe 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,...
View MoreNew 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...
View MoreThe 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...
View MoreCrude 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...
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