Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China this morning, Monday, August 16, the opening session of the week, showed an increase in retail sales by 8.5% in July on an annual basis, compared to 12.1% in the June reading and below expectations that indicated a rise to 11.55, where it was mentioned The National Bureau of Statistics...
The Japanese economy recorded a growth in gross domestic product by about 0.3% in the second quarter of this year, according to data released by the Japanese Cabinet Office this morning, compared to a contraction in the first quarter of the year by -1.3% before it was revised to 1% to come better than expectations. Which indicated that it recorded...
Crude prices settle in the middle of the trading session today, Thursday, August 12th, with some slight rises, as US crude (NYMEX) settles at the highest levels of $69, up by about 0.10%, trading at levels of $69.31 a barrel, while Brent crude is trading at levels of $71.61 a barrel on A rise of about 0.24% amid ignoring the...
Preliminary estimates issued by the Office for National Statistics in Britain showed that the gross domestic product of the United Kingdom rose by 4.8% in the second quarter of this year ending in June, to come in line with expectations, supported by the easing of restrictions from the Corona virus, and after a rise of 2.2% in April and 0.6%...
Both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit new records at the close of trading on Wednesday, August 11th, while the Nasdaq recorded declines at the close as the US Senate's approval of the $1 trillion infrastructure law supported stock gains. In addition to the slowdown in monthly inflation growth in the United States of America. Data...
Data issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the United States of America this evening, Wednesday, showed an increase in the CPI, which measures inflation, by 0.5% in July, after rising by about 0.9% in June, to come in line with expectations. On the other hand, the annual index rose over the past 12 months to 5.4% better than...
Crude records highs with the beginning of trading in the European session today, Wednesday, August 11th, as Brent crude regained the levels of 70 dollars, after increases of more than 2% yesterday, Tuesday, to trade this morning at levels of 71.03 dollars per barrel, an increase of about 0.57%, while US crude is trading ( NYMEX) at levels of $...
The US dollar continues to rise this morning, Wednesday, August 11th, for the fourth consecutive session, with gains estimated at 0.11%, and trading at 93.13 levels, at its highest level in three weeks, benefiting from rising expectations that the US Federal Reserve will hint at a date to reduce bond purchases in September at a conference Jackson Hole, which will...
The ZEW index of economic confidence in Germany fell in the August poll, according to data released this morning, Tuesday, August 10, by 22.9 points, to 40.4, compared to 63.3 in the July reading, worse than expectations that indicated a decline to 54.9, and in the details of the index, the rating of The current economic situation in Germany to...
The Nasdaq Composite Index, which specializes in the technology sector, recorded gains when it closed the opening session of the week yesterday, Monday, August 9th (August), while the Dow Jones and S&P 500 indices fell from their record levels recorded at the end of the trading session last week, Friday, amid the absence of economic indicators that affect market movements....