The European stock markets trade is conducted with rising prices, after the stock markets were closed on Friday with a a negative trend.
The FTSE rising by 0.3%, the DAX adds 0.1% and the CAC rising by 0.1%.
Market News Briefing – Oct. 10th 2016 08:15 (GMT+1)
According to data released today by the German statistics office, the trade surplus of Germany in August was higher than expected, after recovering from a slowdown in exports in July.
The surplus rose to 22.2 billion euros (24.8 billion dollars) in August, compared with 19.4 billion euros in July.
The exports rose by 5.4% from the previous month.
Market News Briefing – Oct. 10th 2016 08:00 (GMT+1)
The first trading day of the week, the trading on the Asian stock markets is conducted with a mixed trend.
Shanghai rising by 1.3%,Seoul decreasing by 0.1%.
Market News Briefing – Oct. 10th 2016 07:30 (GMT+1)
After the release of the employment data on Friday, which probably will lead to a further rate rise in the US towards the end of the year, this week the investors will focus on the opening week of the earnings season on Wall Street. In addition, investors will bear the eyes to London, after a volatile week on the local stock exchange and on the British currency.
Market News Briefing – Oct. 7th 2016 13:30 (GMT+1)
The US jobs report disappoints again.
The NFP in September amounted to 156 thousand only, while the forecasts was to an addition of 175 thousand jobs.
Also, the unemployment rate climbed from 4.9% to 5%.
Market News Briefing – Oct. 7th 2016 12:15 (GMT+1)
The futures contracts on Wall Street signaling on a decline of 0.3% in the leading indices with the opening of trading today, before the employment report.
Market News Briefing – Oct. 7th 2016 09:00 (GMT+1)
There is a mixed trend this morning (Friday) at the Asian stock markets, after a sudden drop in pound which alarmed investors, and at the background of the US employment data that will be announced later today, and which expected to strengthen the case for raising the interest rates by the Federal Reserve this year.
Market News Briefing – Oct. 7th 2016 07:45 (GMT+1)
The pound continues to lose high due to fears of investors from the effects of the Brexit, and falling this morning against the dollar by 1.2% to £ 1.261 rate of the dollar. It’s the pound 31-year low level versus the US currency.
Market News Briefing – Oct. 7th 2016 07:40 (GMT+1)
The price of the gold went down yesterday by 1.2% to a price level of 1,253 dollars per ounce.
This is the lowest closing price of the precious metal since June this year.
Market News Briefing – Oct. 7th 2016 07:35 (GMT+1)
The price of the oil rose yesterday by 1.2%, and ended at a price level of 50.4 dollars per barrel, a record of four months.
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