For the first time in more than seven years ago: Britain has lowered its interest rates to a low of 0.25%!
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Market News Briefing – Aug 4th 2016 08:45 (GMT+1)
Today at 12:00 the Bank of England will announce the interest rate, after leaving the interest rates unchanged in the previous release.
The economists forecast is that the Governor will cut the interest rate, however also in the last time there were the same expectations which not materialized.
The UK central bank has not changed the interest rates since March 2009, when it lowered the interest rates to a low of 0.5%.
Market News Briefing – Aug 3rd 2016 14:00 (GMT+1)
On Friday the US Labor Department will publish the monthly employment report for July, and it seems that a good report, combined with good financial results of companies In their quarterly reports, will increase the probability an interest rate rise. However, disappointing results may rule out interest rate cuts in the foreseeable future.
Breaking news – 07:00 (GMT+1)
The Reserve Bank of Australia lowered the interest rates to historic lows today, just like the analysts has expected.
The interest decreased by 0.25% to 1.5%, the lowest ever, claiming that the inflation remains quite low.
Market News Briefing – 13:00 (GMT+1)
The futures contracts on leading indices on Wall Street are signalling on a stable opening of the trading day
Together with the early forecasts, yesterday the Federal Reserve left the US interest rates unchanged.
Market News Briefing – 11:00 (GMT+1)
The trading on Wall Street last night ended in a mixed trend in tense anticipation to the Fed’s interest rate decision today and the Japanese central bank over the weekend.
The Fed is expected to leave the interest the same level, 0.50%,but investors will try to see whether the tone of the US central bank has changed and will try to extract clues about when the next interest rate rise will be.
Market News Briefing – 12:00 (GMT+1)
The futures contracts on Wall Street pointing of stability at the opening of trading.
Yesterday, the stock markets closed with prices declines.
The meeting of the Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve will open today, where the interest rate decision will be announced, and the estimates are that it will remain unchanged.
Market News Briefing – 15:30 (GMT+1)
Traders around the world are waiting anxiously for two major events to be held later in the week:
The interest rate and monetary policy of the US Federal Reserve and the interest rate announcement of the Bank of Japan.
According to market forecasts, the Japanese bank will put into effect some monetary incentives in order to weaken the Japanese yen, which strengthened after the withdrawal of Britain from the European Union, and to encourage their growth.
Market News Briefing – 08:45 (GMT+1)
The European stock markets trade is conducted with rising prices at the opening of trading week in which will be published numerous reports and also the US interest rate decision.
Breaking news – 12:45 (GMT+1)
As expected, the interest rates in the Euro zone remains unchanged at 0%.
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