Category: Europe

Bloomberg Biden Sets New Shot Goal; Texas Blocks ‘Passports’: Virus Update (Bloomberg) — U.S. President Joe Biden will announce Tuesday that he wants all American adults to be eligible for a coronavirus vaccine by April 19, two weeks earlier than his previous goal, a White House official said.In the European Union, most member states will […]

TechCrunch India’s CRED valued at $ 2.2 billion in new $ 215 million fundraise New investor Falcon Edge Capital and existing investor Coatue Management led the new round. Insight Partners and existing investors DST Global, RTP Global, Tiger Global, Greenoaks Capital, Dragoneer Investment Group, and Sofina also participated in Series D, which brings CRED’s total […]

Bloomberg BP Poised to Restart Buybacks After Reaching Debt Goal Early (Bloomberg) — BP Plc said it already achieved its $ 35 billion net-debt target, reaching the threshold at which it has said it can restart share buybacks about a year earlier than expected.The news reflects an accelerated pace of asset sales and improved business […]

Bloomberg Grayscale ‘100% Committed’ to Making Biggest Crypto Fund an ETF (Bloomberg) — The company behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency trust intends to flip it into an exchange-traded fund as soon as U.S. regulators allow.Grayscale Investments LLC is “100% committed” to converting the $ 39 billion Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (ticker GBTC) into an ETF, the […]

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Tuesday, 6th April Eurozone Unemployment Rate (Feb) Wednesday, 7th April Spanish Services PMI (Mar) Italian Services PMI (Mar) French Services PMI (Mar) Final German Services PMI (Mar) Final Eurozone Markit Composite PMI (Mar) Final Eurozone Services PMI (Mar) Final Thursday, 8th April German Factory Orders (MoM) (Feb) German IHS Markit Construction PMI (Mar) Friday, 9th […]

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Gender pay gap The number of women leading UK companies has barely increased over the past year, with just 6.3pc of firms run by a female chief executive. The figure compares with 6pc in 2019 and 6.2pc in 2020, marking another 12 months of marginal progress. However, the UK ranks fifth among the G20 nations […]

The global services sector will be in the spotlight this week to see how countries’ services industries have held up well, as services continues to bear the brunt of the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Getty Investors will focus on Purchasing Mangers Index (PMIs) results for service sector activity from around the world, as the second quarter […]

On the Macro It’s a quieter week ahead on the economic calendar, with just 38 stats in focus in the week ending 9th April. In the week prior, 60 stats had been in focus. For the major markets, it is also shortened week, however, with Commonwealth and some European markets closed on Monday. For the […]

The Stats It was a slightly busier week on the economic calendar, in the week ending 2nd April. A total of 60 stats were monitored, following 56 stats from the week prior. Of the 60 stats, 38 came in ahead forecasts, with 16 economic indicators coming up short of forecasts. There were 6 stats that […]

By Herbert Lash NEW YORK(Reuters) -The dollar and the yield on the benchmark Treasury note edged higher in light trading on Friday after data showing a surge in the hiring of Americans in March pointed to a U.S. economic recovery that is poised to be the strongest in decades. Equity markets were closed for Good […]

By Herbert Lash NEW YORK(Reuters) – The dollar and the yield on the benchmark Treasury note edged higher in light trading on Friday after data showing a surge in the hiring of Americans in March pointed to a U.S. economic recovery that is poised to be the strongest in decades. Equity markets were closed for […]

(Add close of U.S. markets) * U.S. jobs data roars past expectations with 916,000 gain * Dollar, bond yields edge up in light Good Friday trade * Equity markets in Asia gain on recovery optimism By Herbert Lash NEW YORK, April 2(Reuters) – The dollar and the yield on the benchmark Treasury note edged higher […]

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The Majors It was a bullish week for the European majors in the week ending 1st April. The DAX30 rallied by 2.43%, with the CAC40 and the EuroStoxx600 gaining 1.91% and 1.23% respectively. Impressive economic data from the Eurozone and beyond delivered support for the European majors in the week. Adding to the upside was […]

The Majors It was another bullish month for the European majors in March, following on from a February recovery from of January losses. The DAX30 rallied by 8.86%, with the CAC40 and the EuroStoxx600 ending the month with gains of 6.38% and 6.08% respectively. Impressive economic data and market sentiment towards the U.S economy drove […]

Thursday, 1st April German Retail Sales (MoM) (Feb) Spanish Manufacturing PMI (Mar) Italian Manufacturing PMI (Mar) French Manufacturing PMI (Mar) Final German Manufacturing PMI (Mar) Final Eurozone Manufacturing PMI (Mar) Final The Majors It was a mixed day for the European majors on Wednesday. The DAX30 ended the day flat, while the CAC40 and the […]

By Peter Nurse  Investing.com – European stock markets edged higher to record levels Thursday, boosted by additional stimulus in the form of the new U.S. infrastructure plan which overshadowed Covid worries. At 3:40 AM ET (0840 GMT), the DAX in Germany traded 0.6% higher at an all-time high, the CAC 40 in France rose 0.2%, […]

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