02
Nov
Economies: United States The US unemployment rate fell to a 50-year low of 3.5% in September after 136,000 net jobs were added according to the non-farm payrolls report. Although the manufacturing and...
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10
Oct
Economies: United States The US trade deficit narrowed to USD 54 billion in July, from USD 55.5 billion in June. However it was higher than a year earlier and the deficit in...
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09
Sep
Economies: United States The US President hinted Europe could be the next trade war victim, as he said in a speech that “The European Union is worse than China, just smaller. It...
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08
Aug
Economies: United States Figures released by The Commerce Department in July showed the US trade deficit widened in May, as businesses likely stocked goods ahead of an increase in tariffs on Chinese...
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04
Jul
Economies: United States US consumer confidence took a big hit in June, falling to its lowest level since September 2017 as uncertainties about the global economy, as well as the labour market,...
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22
Jun
Trafigura targeted by Iceberg Research On June 19th, Iceberg Research, headed by credit analyst Arnaud Vagner, published a report on its website claiming Trafigura Group overstated the carrying value of some...
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14
Jun
Fitch downgraded to junk On June 6, Fitch Ratings downgraded both Pemex Long-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings by two notches to BBB-, one step above the non-investment grade segment....
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06
Jun
Economies: United States Trade tensions resurfaced this month, with the US raising tariffs on USD 200bln worth of Chinese made goods. China retaliated by raising tariffs on USD 60bln of US items...
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03
May
Economies: United States US GDP grew at a rate of 3.2% in the first three months of 2019. The figure was well above what the consensus expected, dissipating concerns that a slowdown...
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07
Apr
Economies: United States Non-Farm payrolls strongly disappointed this month as the actual job growth of 20’000 came short of analyst expectations of 120’000. On the international trade front, a trade deal between...
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