Category: Europe

Hello! Covid Italia, oggi 3.995 contagi e 72 morti: bollettino 23 maggio Sono 3.995 i contagi da coronavirus in Italia oggi, 23 maggio, secondo i dati regione per regione nel bollettino della Protezione Civile. Da ieri, nelle regioni, registrati 72 morti, che portano il totale a 125.225 dall’inizio dell’emergenza legata al covid-19. LAZIO – Sono […]

Even as the UK prepares to ease the current lockdown measures, a sense of normality in the city’s historic financial district feels a long way off. Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Traders can expect a relatively quiet week, with the tail-end of earnings season capping off a period of recent volatility.  Inflation will be at the […]

Even as the UK prepares to ease the current lockdown measures, a sense of normality in the city’s historic financial district feels a long way off. Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Traders can expect a relatively quiet week, with the tail-end of earnings season capping off a period of recent volatility.  Inflation will be at the […]

Bloomberg U.K. Denies Herd Claims; CDC on Variant Watch: Virus Update (Bloomberg) — The U.K. government has pushed back on claims from the former chief aide of Prime Minister Boris Johnson that officials pursued a herd immunity strategy in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that under-vaccinated […]

On the Macro It’s a quiet week ahead on the economic calendar, with 36 stats in focus in the week ending 28th May. In the week prior, 69 stats had been in focus. For the Dollar: In a quiet 1st half of the week, consumer confidence figures for May are due out. Following disappointing NFP […]

Bloomberg U.S. Cases Halve in a Month; Outbreak Hits Everest: Virus Update (Bloomberg) — Covid-19 cases and deaths in the U.S. continue to plunge, despite the slowed pace of vaccinations. The U.S. recorded almost 28,600 new cases on Friday, with the seven-day average roughly half the level of a month ago, according to data compiled […]

The Stats It was a busy week on the economic calendar, in the week ending 21st May. A total of 69 stats were monitored, following 49 stats from the week prior. Of the 69 stats, 35 came in ahead forecasts, with 26 economic indicators coming up short of forecasts. There were 8 stats that were […]

The Stats It was a busy week on the economic calendar, in the week ending 21st May. A total of 69 stats were monitored, following 49 stats from the week prior. Of the 69 stats, 35 came in ahead forecasts, with 26 economic indicators coming up short of forecasts. There were 8 stats that were […]

The Majors It was another choppy week for the European majors in the week ending 21st May. In the week ending 21st May, the EuroStoxx600 rose by 0.43%, with the CAC40 and the DAX30 ending the week up by 0.14% and 0.02% respectively. Inflation jitters returned early in the week, with the majors seeing deep […]

Casual young businesswoman working late on a laptop computer in a modern office space You’ve woken up with a sore throat, pounding head and a runny nose. It’s just a bad cold – not Covid – but you feel terrible and can’t think straight. If you were working in an office you would probably call […]

Turning a hobby into a career can be a tricky business. Photo: Getty If you’ve been thinking about changing careers, you’re not alone. After a year of turmoil, our priorities have changed and many people are reconsidering their career choices. More than half of UK workers – 53% – plan to make a change to […]

Friday, 21st May French Manufacturing PMI (May) Prelim French Services PMI (May) Prelim German Manufacturing PMI (May) Prelim German Services PMI (May) Prelim Eurozone Manufacturing PMI (May) Prelim Eurozone Markit Composite PMI (May) Prelim Eurozone Services PMI (May) Prelim The Majors It was a bullish day for the European majors on Thursday. The CAC40 and […]

Bloomberg Crypto Hedge Funds Buy the Dip in Bitcoin’s Week of Reckoning (Bloomberg) — Felix Dian is in fighting spirits after this week’s crypto meltdown.Like many pros, the former Morgan Stanley trader says Bitcoin’s volatility actually shows why hedge funds are in the digital-currency game: To ride boom and bust cycles with diversified bets so […]

Britain became the first G7 country last year to set in law a net zero emissions target by 2050, and has been looking to renewables to provide alternative sources of energy. Photo: Getty Female bosses have proven to be more effective leaders on climate goals, according to new research.  A report from For Purpose Jobs […]

Globe Newswire PRESS RELEASE RELATING TO THE FILING OF THE DRAFT NOTE PREPARED BY TARKETT IN RESPONSE TO THE SIMPLIFIED PUBLIC TENDER OFFER INITIATED BY TARKETT PARTICIPATION This document is an English-language translation for convenience only of the press release relating to the filing of the draft response document (“projet de note en réponse”) which […]

Bloomberg Billionaire Founder of China Property Giant Dies of Illness (Bloomberg) — The billionaire founder of KE Holdings Inc. has died of an unspecified illness, a shocking development for a Chinese property company that pulled off one of the strongest U.S. market debuts of 2020.Zuo Hui, who turned the company known as Beike from a […]

Bloomberg Chinese Commodities in Sea of Red as Global Rout Spreads East (Bloomberg) — The global rout in commodities spread to China, with futures for iron ore to coal to soybeans tumbling, as markets were gripped by inflation fears and authorities in Beijing continued to try to jawbone prices lower.Chinese exchanges saw some brutal declines, […]

Globe Newswire Worldwide Wearable Patch Industry to 2027 – Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecasts Dublin, May 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Wearable Patch Market by Product and End Use: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2020-2027” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The global wearable patch market was valued at $ 12,239.7 million […]

Globe Newswire Worldwide Wearable Patch Industry to 2027 – Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecasts Dublin, May 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Wearable Patch Market by Product and End Use: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2020-2027” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The global wearable patch market was valued at $ 12,239.7 million […]

Shoppers indulged in new clothes, including outerwear and knitwear, compared with previous shopping habits of wearing comfortable clothes and loungewear for indoors. Photo: Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images London’s benchmark index lagged against its peers on Friday despite UK retail sales surging in April as people flocked back to physical stores. The FTSE 100 […]