Ivey PMI defies optimistic expectations
Wednesday, 7 August 2013, 16:29
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
July’s actual Ivey PMI from Canada came out at 48.4 shrinking from the previous from 55.3 and severely defying an expected rise to 57.0....
RBA slashes rates again, maybe the last time?
Wednesday, 7 August 2013, 15:48
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Early into Tuesday’s session the Reserve Bank of Australia slashed its policy rate by 25bp, as was widely expected, putting the effective rate down to 2.5% from a previous 2.75%....
BoE gov gives 'forward guidance' on interest rates
Wednesday, 7 August 2013, 14:41
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said Wednesday the U.K.'s central bank will not consider increasing its record-low interest rate or scaling back its bond-purchasing program until unemployment...
USD/JPY encounters support
Wednesday, 7 August 2013, 11:54
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Looking at the 4-hour chart of USD/JPY, we notice that the pair now trades just above a support zone of 97.096 which corresponds to lows last seen at the end of June....
BoE gives forward guidance, links interest rate with unemployment
Wednesday, 7 August 2013, 11:42
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
After weeks of speculation, the Bank of England announced forward guidance on its monetary policy decisions. Governor Mark Carney said on Wednesday during the quarterly inflation report, that it will...
Swiss inflation flat in July
Wednesday, 7 August 2013, 09:40
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
Inflation in Switzerland was flat in July, ending twenty-one consecutive months of decline...
Washington Post sale to Bezos ends era of local ownership
Wednesday, 7 August 2013, 06:42
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The sale of The Washington Post to Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos rocked the world of journalism, but it was also a shock to the community where it's published: The hometown newspaper of the U.S....
USA - IBD Economic optimism fell to 45.1
Tuesday, 6 August 2013, 16:27
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
The IBD/TIPP economic optimism index for August fell to 45.1 after July’s 47.1...