by Jonathan Cook | Feb 27, 2024
The Dallas branch of the Federal Reserve reported an uptick of manufacturing activity in February after falling to an eight-month low in January. That comes before today’s durable goods orders, which should give us a better insight into US manufacturing at large....
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by Jonathan Cook | Feb 27, 2024
The euro recorded another positive day in Monday’s trading as comments from European Central Bank (ECB) president Christine Lagarde lifted the single currency higher. The euro gained marginally over the pound while EUR/USD advanced by around 0.15%. These are modest...
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by Jonathan Cook | Feb 27, 2024
The Gfk German consumer confidence survey nudged up to -29 from a 11-month low of -29.6 last month. This was in line with forecasts and shows the German economy is having a hard time blowing away the cobwebs of the last few...
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by Julian Benson | Feb 26, 2024
The dollar index held steady this morning as investors cautiously await a key US inflation report that could shed light on the Federal Reserve’s outlook on monetary policy.
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by Julian Benson | Feb 26, 2024
Investors in the euro area await inflation rate figures for France, Spain, Germany, Italy and the euro area which are due on Friday. The headline rate in the euro area is forecast to fall from 2.8% in January to 2.5% in...
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