Purchasing Managers Index for Italy, the euro area’s third-largest economy, rose to 54.8 from 53.8 in April, the highest since 2011. In Spain, the index jumped to 55.8 from 54.2, Markit Economics said. Both countries exceeded the median economist estimate, Bloomberg reported...
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1 June 2015, 12:48 #QE, economy news, ECB
Malaysia Airlines is "technically bankrupt", its chief executive officer said, as he announced restructuring and cutting of around 6,000 jobs. The restructuring program comes after years of losses and the two disasters of MH370 and MH17, which forced the company's nationalization last year...
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1 June 2015, 11:31
Analysts keep receiving mixed economic signals from the world's second largest economy which spur fresh speculation that the authorities might soon roll out more stimulus...
Analytics & Forecasts
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1 June 2015, 10:50 #economy news, China
The starting week has a busy economic calendar in comparison with the previous one. European Central Bank, Reserve Bank of Australia, Bank of England are to review their interest rates...
Events
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1 June 2015, 09:59 #economic calendar, ECB
On Monday the euro edged lower against the dollar as ongoing concerns over the prospect of a Greek debt default weighed, while the greenback was steady near its highs against the yen...
Currency
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1 June 2015, 09:01 #GDP, forex news, EUR/USD
Since 2008, the United States has experienced historically unprecedented programs to spur the economy. There was quantitative-easing program one (QE1), QE2, Operation Twist, and QE3, which made available significant amounts of credit for the banks to loan out to the public...
Analytics & Forecasts
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30 May 2015, 16:01 #QE, metals, Fed
On Friday dollar was higher against its peers, as investors awaited the release of U.S. GDP data for the first quarter. Meanwhile, expectations for earlier rate hike continued to lend support for the greenback, as this week was rich for economic reports which indicated that the U.S...
Currency
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29 May 2015, 14:33 #forex news, Fed, usd/jpy
On Friday the greenback edged lower against the yen in Asia trade, with some investors locking in profits in the wake of this week’s high-profile rally...
Currency
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29 May 2015, 08:57 #forex news, usd/jpy
The tanker market is sending a clear signal that the oil rally is under danger, says Bloomberg...
Analytics & Forecasts
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28 May 2015, 21:01 #OPEC, Goldman Sachs
The dollar index has gained nearly 2 percent since the last week. Fueled by the prospect of Fed rate hikes, dollar may start leading again, analysts say. The question is whether the rate hike will be aggressive enough to fuel the dollar rally...
Analytics & Forecasts
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28 May 2015, 20:22 #Bank of Japan, Janet Yellen