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The British Bankers’ Association reported earlier that mortgage approvals in the United Kingdom unexpectedly fell to 34.7K down from October’s data which was also revised up to 35.3K. Meanwhile, the consensus of economists polled had expected an ...
The Reserve Bank of Australia is scheduled to announce interest rate decision at 3:30 am London time on December 6th. Markets are pricing in a 25 basis cut at the time of writing this report. The interest rate will decision will be followed by the ...
The United States will release Non-Farm payrolls (NFP) data at 1:30 pm London time on December 2nd. The market consensus is a print of 119k for the month of November. The NFP data shows change in the number of jobs created during the previous month ...
U.S. markets traded on light volume on day after Thanksgiving Day. The New York stock exchange is set to close today at 1 pm NY time cutting short the U.S. trading session. The U.S. markets remained in the red with the Dow at 11,257, the Nasdaq at ...
(eToro Blog) With financial turmoil escalating to improbable levels in the Eurozone, it seems that it’s not only investors who jittery about the turn of events. According to a recent report published by the World Gold Council, the world’s central ...
A day after the U.K.’s Office of National Statistics released data which showed that the economy was going nowhere fast, with retail sales flat and inflation now beginning to moderate slightly, many are expecting that that will pave the way for some ...
Italy, and its importance as the Eurozone’s 3rd largest economy, has been thrust into the world’s focus as the debt troubles continue to grow. In a follow up to the G20 summit which concluded last Friday, the Italian government was urged to allow ...
While the world breathed a collective sigh of relief at the end Muammar Gaddafi’s regime, oil prices did not benefit as was widely expected by analysts. Oil prices have climbed from their lows of $75 a barrel in early October to over $95 a barrel at ...
(eToro Blog) Following the E.U. news of an initial plan to resolve the Eurozone crisis, the relief felt in the world’s financial markets was almost palpable. The objective of the plan that pertains to the shoring up of the European Financial ...
With only hours left ahead of what was expected to be a decisive E.U. summit which could have set the course for an end to the Eurozone’s fiscal troubles, policymakers announced earlier that they are postponing tomorrow’s crucial meeting. According ...
Policymakers at the Fed and ECB might want to take a cue from the People’s Bank of China. Chinese growth has continued to steadily and inexorably rise, and is only now “moderating” (relatively, of course) and some analysts believe that it’s ...
As the Greek tragedy continues to unfold, angry residents and taxpayers took to the streets of Athens in protest of planned increases to the government’s austerity measures. In a near-repeat of the June protests, police said that there were some ...
By Sam Dustin (eToro Blog) The Australian unemployment rate fell unexpectedly to 5.2% from the previous month. The number of new jobs added amounted to 20,400 according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. This was much higher ...
Recent Australian economic developments to take in consideration At its last meeting, the Reserve Bank of Australia kept interest rates unchanged at 4.75%. RBA governor Glenn Stevens hinted at possible rate cuts should inflation pressures ease. The ...
The National Australia Bank Index of business confidence rose to -2 in September, up from -8 in August. Businesses are hoping that as the chances of a rate cut increases, the Aussie will fall and help the export driven economy. Businesses are for ...
Meet Mario Draghi, the next head of the European Central Bank who will assume the role of president on November 1, 2011. Currently the governor of the Bank of Italy, Mr. Draghi, or also appropriate, Dr. Draghi, is an Italian-born banker and ...
By Sam Dustin (eToro Blog) The Bank of Japan is expected to announce overnight call rates at its next policy meeting scheduled for October 7. The BOJ is expected to hold rates near zero. Japan is struggling to recover after a devastating earthquake ...
Whether or not you believe that the United States fired the first salvo, or merely the latest, the U.S. Senate has proposed new legislation which many analysts believe could result in a trade war between the two super powers. If passed, the bill ...
Recent Australian economic developments to take in consideration: The Australian unemployment rate rose to 5.3% in September. The local economy lost 9700 jobs in the same month. Australian GDP grew at a pace of 1.2%. Latest data shows that Australia ...