The future contracts on Wall street are pointing of a small decline at the start of the last trading day for this week.
Month: February 2017
Asia – February 17th 2017 08:30 (GMT+1)
The current trading day in Asia ended with decline at the main indices on the continent.
The Nikkei fell by 0.6%, Shanghai fell by 0.9%, Hang Seng shed 0.3%.
Wall Street – February 17th 2017 07:00 (GMT+1)
The trading on Wall Street ended yesterday almost unchanged after a rising rally in recent days in which the leading indices in New York new records.
Wall Street – February 16th 2017 14:30 (GMT+1)
The leading indices on Wall Street opened the trading day with a rise of 0.1%, which is enough for them to reached a record high levels of all-time.
US economic news – February 16th 2017 13:30 (GMT+1)
The Number of initial jobless claims stood at 239 thousand, below expectations of 245 thousand.
January building permits was pleasantly surprised with 1.285 million permits, versus expectations of 1.23 million certificates.
The Fed Manufacturing Index of Philadelphia jumped to 43.3 points, compared with an expected index of 18 points.
The European stock markets – February 16th 2017 08:15 (GMT+1)
The European stock markets trend this morning is of slight declines after a series of long climbs of a year and a half.
The FTSE drops 0.3%, the DAX is unchanged and the CAC falls by 0.1%.
Forex – February 16th 2017 07:30 (GMT+1)
The Euro gained 0.2% against the US dollar and the pound climbed by a similar exchange.
The unemployment in France – February 16th 2017 07:00 (GMT+1)
The unemployment in France fell slightly by 0.1% to 10% at the end of the fourth quarter.
Unemployment among young people under 25 fell by 1.6% to 23.8%, the lowest level since early 2014.
US retail sales – February 15th 2017 13:30 (GMT+1)
US retail sales in January grew by 0.4% due to increased sales of gas stations and restaurants.
Economists had forecast a moderate increase of 0.1% in January.
US consumer price index – February 15th 2017 13:30 (GMT+1)
US inflation surged in January at its highest level in four years, mainly on the recovery of the oil prices.
The consumer price index (CPI) jumped by 0.6% in January from the previous month and twice as much as economists’ forecasts.
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