Search Results for: European economy
EU raises eurozone growth forecasts
May 12th, 2017
Economic growth in the eurozone this year should be a bit better than previously forecast according to the latest outlook unveiled by EU Economic and Financial Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici. Gross domestic product for the 19-country bloc is expected ...
Crude’s rally took the price of a barrel back above $48 in New York
May 12th, 2017
Retailers slump on Macy’s results as bonds, gold advance Crude sustains momentum in wake of U.S. stockpile data U.S. stocks fell from records, though losses eased in afternoon trading as crude’s rally took the price of a barrel back ...
Bank of England released Monetary Policy; Bank Rate held at 0.25%
May 11th, 2017
Bank of England has issued today an announcement to release a summary of its Monetary policy as it was voted in its meeting ended on 10 May 2017. Bank Rate held at 0.25%, government bond purchases at £435bn and corporate ...
Dollar hits eight-week highs vs. yen, kiwi tumbles
May 11th, 2017
The dollar edged lower after notching an eight week high against the yen on Thursday in Asian trade, while the New Zealand dollar tumbled after its central bank suggested a tightening was further out than markets had priced in. ...
Emmanuel Macron has pledged to reduce taxation on companies to 25 percent
May 10th, 2017
Emmanuel Macron, France’s president-in-waiting after a resounding poll victory Sunday, campaigned on a platform that combined unstinting support for the EU with tax cuts for business and a pledge to maintain the country’s social safety net. Following are key ...
Business cycles are credit cycles
May 7th, 2017
This article gets to the heart of why central banks’ monetary policy will never succeed. The fundamental error is to regard economic cycles as originating in the private sector, when they are the consequence of fluctuations in credit. It ...
Greece is fighting for debt relief
May 4th, 2017
Relief map for Greek debt? Not without a fight or two Easing Greece’s fiscal path forward is likely to be the next great struggle in the country’s agonizing, seven-year, three-package bankruptcy saga now that a bailout pact has opened ...
Asian Stocks Decline as Iron Ore Futures Tumble: Markets Wrap
May 4th, 2017
FOMC leaves rates unchanged, sees inflation near target Aussie dollar erases loss as Lowe speaks in Brisbane Australian and Chinese stocks fell further on Thursday after metals prices declined, while South Korean shares rallied and the dollar held gains ...
End of empire
April 30th, 2017
“Already, China dominates world trade. Her own economy is already significantly larger than that of the US on the PPP estimates. While being the largest consumer of raw materials, China also exports more finished goods by value than any ...
Weak Sterling boosts UK car production to 17-year high
April 29th, 2017
Car manufacturing in the United Kingdom hit a 17-year high in the first three months of 2017, as exports bolstered demand. Sterling has dropped sharply since June 2016’s vote to leave the EU, making British cars cheaper for overseas ...
