Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

The latest number of new COVID cases detected in the state of Victoria have returned to a fraction of what they were at the peak. However, expectations indicate that lockdowns in the state that contributes most to Australia's economy…
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Like Germany, we expect French final Q2 GDP numbers to reaffirm the preliminary ones. And they'll probably have a minimal impact on the market. But, also like Germany, there is an increased chance this time around that we will have a…
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Dollar Takes a Step Back After Recent Optimism The US Index saw a slight progression as the weekly unemployment claims dropped below one million for the first time since March. However, this could not prevent the US index from closing…
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This is the week many analysts have been waiting for, as we get a series of pivotal data that will give us some insight into how the pound, euro and Aussie dollar might behave in the medium term. We also might have some surprises in just…
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Last Week’s Highlights BoE Leaves Rates Steady but Gives a Cautious Outlook on Economy The Bank of England held its monetary policy meeting on Thursday. While leaving interest rates unchanged at 0.10% it also left the bond-buying program…
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Last Week’s Highlights US Durable Goods Orders Rise in June Durable goods orders in the US rose by 7.3% in June, marking a sustained rebound after the plunge earlier this year. Data from the Commerce Department also showed a downward…
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The markets are bracing for some significantly negative results for last quarter's GDP. Although all the talk currently is about the recovery, how far economic activity dropped is an important factor. It's necessary to figure out how…
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It's here. After all the talk about recession and how bad the COVID-19 effect will be on the economy, we get the first official GDP numbers from the two largest economies in the world (and Canada; we mustn't forget Canada). The outbreak…
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This is it! This is the moment many have been waiting for since China said they'd managed to control the COVID-19 outbreak and would start reopening the economy. How much of an impact did the outbreak have on the world's second-largest…
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The last Friday of the month is crammed full of what are often second-tier GDP numbers. The markets see them this way as they are from smaller economies. However, they are just as relevant for their respective currencies, despite being…
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