The German Chamber of Commerce said today that the decision of Britain to leave the EU has been hit businesses, and consequently in the volume of trade between Britain and Germany declined by 3% in 2016.
Month: February 2017
European stock exchanges – February 8th 2017 08:00 (GMT+1)
There are gains on the European stock exchanges this morning.
The FTSE has remained stable, the DAX adds 0.2% and the CAC climbs by 0.6%.
Copper prices – February 8th 2017 07:00 (GMT+1)
Copper prices jump by 1.3% after the employees of the world’s largest copper mine declared that they would start a strike.
Wall Street – February 7th 2017 15:30 (GMT+1)
Wall Street stock markets traded in a positive trend and key indices returning to break records.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rising by 0.4% to a nominal intraday record high.
The Nasdaq Composite Index climbed by 0.2% to a peak and the S&P 500 added 0.2%.
US trade deficit – February 7th 2017 15:00 (GMT+1)
The US trade deficit widened slightly in 2016 to 502.3 billion dollars, the largest deficit since 2012.
The deficit expanded to a record of the last four years and it stems from the fact that the exports from the United States shrank in a sharper pace than imports to the United States.
Futures contracts – February 7th 2017 14:00 (GMT+1)
Wall Street stock markets are likely to open on a positive trend at the background of the results and better than expected financial forecasts of the auto giant General Motors and clothing retailer The Gap.
The futures contracts on the Dow Jones, Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 all point to increases of 0.3%.
The European stock markets – February 7th 2017 10:00 (GMT+1)
The European stock markets trade is conducted in a positive trend, in light of the renewed focus on the continent what is happening in Greece, following a disagreement over the International Monetary Fund bailout continued transfer payments to Greece.
The FTSE rising by 0.6%, the DAX is strengthened by 0.3% and the CAC trading is unchanged.
France’s trade deficit – February 7th 2017 09:45 (GMT+1)
France posted today that its trade deficit narrowed in December.
France’s trade deficit in December amounted to 3.42 billion Euros, after he arrived in November to 4.37 billion Euros.
Germany industrial output – February 7th 2017 09:30 (GMT+1)
Germany released disappointing data indicating a fall of 3% in December industrial output in Europe’s largest economy.
The decline contrasts with the trend in November and October.
Forex – February 7th 2017 07:30 (GMT+1)
The Japanese Yen falls against the US dollar by 0.2% and is trading at about 111.97 yen to the dollar.
The Euro weakened against the US dollar by 0.6% and is trading at about 1.0687 dollars to the Euro.
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