Currencies News
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US tech layoffs running at highest level since 2015, Challenger says
Wednesday 18 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - Layoff announcements among US technology firms reached their highest monthly level for seven years following Microsoft's announcement earlier in the day that it would shed 10,000 em... Read More
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Fed's Bullard argues in favour of continuing 'rapid' rate hikes
Wednesday 18 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - A top US central bank official argued in favour of hiking interest rates by 50 basis points at its next meeting to ensure that inflation would fall back to the monetary authority's ... Read More
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Monthly US retail sales miss forecasts by wide margin
Wednesday 18 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - US retail sales softened by much more than expected towards the end of the previous year. Read More
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Unexpected weakness in US industrial production as business equipment output falls
Wednesday 18 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - Industrial output weakened noticeably at the tail-end of 2022 as production of business equipment fell sharply. Read More
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US homebuilder confidence may have hit bottom in December, NAHB says
Wednesday 18 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - Homebuilder confidence in the US may have hit bottom at the end of the previous year thanks to a "modest" decline in interest rates, a leading business lobby group said. Read More
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US producer prices undershoot forecasts in December
Wednesday 18 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - Wholesale prices undershot market expectations by a wide margin at the end of 2022. Read More
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Eurozone inflation eases in December, in line with flash estimate
Wednesday 18 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - Consumer price inflation in the eurozone eased in December, according to figures released on Wednesday by Eurostat, in line with an earlier flash estimate. Read More
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Cryptocurrencies are not slowing down; Bitcoin consolidates at $21,200
Wednesday 18 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - The cryptocurrency market is not slowing down and is approaching a total capitalization of $1 trillion. Bitcoin (BTC) rallies 0.6% in the last 24 hours and consolidates at $21,200; ... Read More
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BoJ suprises markets and holds on yield curve controls
Wednesday 18 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - The Bank of Japan surprised markets on Wednesday and left its yield curve control (YCC) measures unchanged as it maintained its cheap-money policy, sparking a surge in equities, but... Read More
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Empire State factory index drops sharply in January
Tuesday 17 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - Factory sector activity in the New York area fell sharply at the start of 2023, the results of a closely followed survey revealed. Read More
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Investors remain 'bearish', BofA fund manager survey shows
Tuesday 17 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - Humans remained bearish albeit a lot less so than in the last quarter of 2022, BofA's global fund manager survey for January showed. Read More
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Investor morale jumps in Germany
Tuesday 17 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - Investor sentiment bounced back in Germany, a closely-watched survey suggested on Tuesday, beating expectations. Read More
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Germany sees inflation ease
Tuesday 17 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - German inflation continued to ease in December, official data showed on Tuesday, as energy prices softened. Read More
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Growth slows in China as Covid weighs heavily
Tuesday 17 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - China's economy grew by just 3% last year, official data showed on Tuesday, well below government targets and one of the slowest rates since the 1970s. Read More
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Cryptocurrencies remain calm; Bitcoin consolidates at the $21,000 level
Tuesday 17 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - The cryptocurrency market is poised to regain activity on Tuesday. Bitcoin (BTC) has risen slightly in the last 24 hours and consolidates above $21,100. Ethereum (ETH), meanwhile, p... Read More
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Bitcoin rises above $21,000, but experts recommend "controlling enthusiasm"
Monday 16 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - Bitcoin recovers positions in a very prominent way, managing to rise above $21,000 after overcoming the resistance of $18,420 on Friday. Experts are wondering today, on Monday, if t... Read More
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Slower US wage growth in December may point to 25bp Fed hike, Barclays says
Friday 13 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - US central bank survey data published the day before suggested that wage growth decelerated "notably" at the end of 2022. Read More
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Consumer confidence rises and inflation expectations drop in December, University of Michigan says
Friday 13 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - Consumer confidence in the US improved for a second month from a low base at the start of 2023, the results of a closely followed survey revealed. Read More
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US import prices register first increase in six months
Friday 13 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - US import prices unexpectedly broke a five-month streak of declines at the end of 2022. Read More
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Eurozone industrial production sparks
Friday 13 Jan 2023
(Sharecast News) - Industrial production unexpectedly pushed higher in the Eurozone in November, official figures showed on Friday. Read More
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