Jul 19 Haskel: Will the pandemic “scar” the economy? (UK) Good morning everyone and thank you for having me here today. I’m delighted to be in Liverpool, albeit remotely, and very much hope to be able to visit in person when the pandemic allows. I’d like today to talk about my view on the more […]
Jul 12 ECB’s De Guindos: Not Discussed Any Changes In The Parameters Of ECB Refinancing Operations (Euro Zone) ECB’S VP DE GUINDOS: I’M NOT GOING TO MAKE ANY PREMATURE JUDGEMENTS ABOUT DECISIONS IN SEPTEMBER. Jul 13 Consumer Price Index – June 2021 (USA) The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.9 percent […]
July 05 Business Outlook Survey—Summer 2021 (Canada) Results from the summer Business Outlook Survey point to continued improvement in business sentiment. Firms tied to high-contact services still face challenges but are becoming more confident that sales will pick up as vaccination rates rise. This suggests an important broadening in the recovery ahead. • Most firms […]
Jun 28, 2021 Luis de Guindos: Euro area banks in the recovery (Euro Zone) I am delighted to take part once again in the Frankfurt Euro Finance Summit and very pleased to be able to attend in person. Today, I will focus on the banking sector and on financial system stability which is a necessary […]
Jun 21 U.S. 30-Year Yield Drops Below 2% For First Time Since February (USA) Treasury 30-year yields dropped below 2% for the first time since February as traders continued to unwind reflation trades after the Federal Reserve’s hawkish pivot. Thirty-year yields fell two basis points to 1.99%, while benchmark rates declined as much as three […]
Jun 14 Lagarde: Interview with Politico EU (Euro Zone) The eurozone still needs fiscal and monetary support. That is why we would very much love to know for how long you expect the region to still need the proverbial crutches that you cited? In terms of real gross domestic product (GDP) we are likely to […]
Jun 7: Japan Spring wage talks have resulted in avg pay increase of 1.82% according to Japan Business Federation, this is the first time below 2% since 2013 (Japan) (JP) Japan Spring wage talks have resulted in avg pay increase of 1.82% according to Japan Business Federation, this is the first time below 2% since […]