News reports say House Democrats and the White House are close to agreeing on changes to a trade deal that the United States, Canada and Mexico signed last year but have not ratified. The United States-Mexico-Canada-Agreement, known as the USMCA, would replace the existing North American Free...
U.S. stock index futures turned sharply lower Tuesday morning. Around 6:10 a.m. ET, Dow futures indicated a negative open of more than 110 points. Futures on the S&P and Nasdaq were both slightly lower. Market focus is largely attuned to global trade developments, with five days to go before...
The ZEW indicator of economic sentiment in Germany turned positive in December, rising to the highest level in 21 months. The ZEW registered a reading of 10.7 points, up from -2.1 in November. "This hope results from a higher than expected German foreign trade surplus in October, alongside...
Confusion and uncertainty dominates the gold market as traders and investors continue to react to shifting trade sentiment between China and the U.S. The latest Kitco News Weekly Gold Survey shows Wall Street analysts nearly caught in a three-way tie, while only a slight majority of retail...
Oil was steady near a 12-week high in New York, supported by signs of falling American crude inventories yet capped by continuing salvos in the U.S.-China trade dispute. West Texas Intermediate futures were little changed, after briefly surging on signs of economic confidence in Germany....
Australia™s central bank kept interest rates unchanged as it waits for three cuts since June to flow through to areas of the economy beyond the property market. Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe and his board kept the cash rate at 0.75% Tuesday, in line with expectations of...
Time | Country | Figures | Previous | Actual |
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06.50 | JPN | M2 Money Stock y/y | 2.4% | 2.8% |
07.30 | AUD | NAB Business Confidence | 2 | 0 |
08.30 | CHN | CPI y/y (CHN) | 3.8% | 4.5% |
08.30 | CHN | PPI y/y | -1.6% | -1.4% |
12.59 | JPN | Prelim Machine Tool Orders y/y | -37.4% | -37.9% |