Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

The recent GDP numbers from Canada showed that the nation’s gross domestic product expanded for a seventh consecutive month in August. This marked the longest stretch of economic expansion in more than a year. Despite the increase in the…
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The U.S. Department of Commerce released its quarterly GDP report on Friday last week. Driven by strong consumer and government spending, the U.S. economic engine continued to power ahead. However, the outlook from weaker business…
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Traders are going to be looking very closely at the release of the latest GDP data from the US, which is scheduled for release 8:30 EST (14:30 CET) on Friday. It's "advance" data, meaning that this is the first reading and could be slightly…
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Consumer prices in the United States increased less than expected in September on the back of a slower pace of increase in rental costs and falling energy prices. The data indicated that underlying inflation pressures eased slightly during…
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Germany, the Eurozone's largest economy cut its economic growth forecasts on the back of a shortage of skilled workers and uncertainty from global trade tensions. The slash in growth forecasts signaled the increasing vulnerability to the…
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President Donald Trump, on Tuesday last week once again expressed his displeasure with the Federal Reserve. In an interview last week, Trump said that the Fed is hiking interest rates too fast. At the same time, the President said that…
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The Reserve bank of New Zealand will be holding its monetary policy meeting this week. The central bank is expected to leave interest rates unchanged. The official cash rate remains at 1.75%. Despite an uptick in recent economic data,…
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The latest revised GDP numbers from Japan showed that the economy advanced faster than previously expected. The data on the final reading on the gross domestic product from the Cabinet Office showed that Japan's GDP advanced at an annual…
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The U.S. economic growth was seen rising sharply during the second quarter of the year, which was more than previously estimated. The gains came despite a modest decline in a key measure of the corporate profits compared to the previous…
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Daily Forex Market Preview, 30/08/2018 The U.S. dollar was seen trading on the back foot amid a rather busy day. The economic data from the U.S. showed that the economy advanced by 4.2% during the second quarter. The second revised…
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