The UK manufacturing output fell in May by 0.5%.
However, it turns out that during the three months before the UK decision to exit the EU, the output grew at the fastest pace in six years.
Between March to May the output increased by 1.9%.
365 stockmarket news posts
365 stockmarket news posts
Market News Briefing – 10:00
The European markets are rising this morning.
London rising by 1.1%, Frankfurt rising by 1%, Paris jumped by 1.3%.
Market News Briefing – 09:00
The international rating agency Standard & Poor’s lowered its forecast for Australia’s credit rating to AAA with a negative outlook.
The previous level was of AAA with a stable outlook.
Market News Briefing – 08:30
The protocol of the meeting of the Conference of the open market of the Federal Reserve (FOMC) reveals the concerns of the committee members from adverse developments in the global economy and in the US due to the exit of the UK from the EU, therefore decided to delay rate hikes until clarifications are received.
Market News Briefing – 13:30
The US trade deficit widened by 10% in May to 41.1 billion dollars, a record of three months, compared with a deficit of 37.4 billion dollars in April.
The early forecast was even bigger, a deficit of 42.2 billion dollars.
Market News Briefing – 11:30
Fear Factor in the Forex market: The pound continues to deteriorate, the dollar jumps.
So far today the British currency retreated by 0.6% against the US dollar to a price level of 1.29 dollar to the pound , a low of 31 years.
Market News Briefing – 09:00
The trading on the European exchanges this morning is traded with declines, for the third consecutive day.
London decreasing by 0.3%, Frankfurt decreasing by 0.8%, Paris retreated 0.9%.
Market News Briefing – 15:00
There is a negative trend in New York, a sharp declines in the oil prices, also at the banks and airlines stocks.
Market News Briefing – 14:45
The level of US factory orders fell in May by 1% , much more than the expected drop of 0.5% and after an increase of 1.9% in April.
Market News Briefing – 09:15
Forex market, at this time, the pound fell against the US dollar by 1% and is trading at the price level of 1.3156.
The Euro rising by 0.1% against the US dollar and was trading at a price level of 1.1163.