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The US economy grew at an annualised 6.4% in the first quarter. Weekly unemployment claims are at their lowest since March of last year after dropping to 406,000 from 444,000 the week before. Redundan...
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Forecasters are having a hard time quantifying the impact of the pandemic on the economy
US non-farm payroll figures for the month of April were undoubtedly the highlight of last week. While forecasts had counted on close to one million new jobs, the number came out far below expectations...
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Swiss economy expected to return to pre-pandemic levels in the third quarter this year
Last Wednesday, the US Federal Reserve released the minutes of its March FOMC meeting. There were no surprises. The Fed reiterated its desire to see its two objectives fulfilled (i.e. 2% inflation and...
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EUR vs CHF: representing a one-year high, one euro bought you more than 1.10 CHF this morning
With infection rates falling by 70 % within three weeks of the start of the national vaccination campaign, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a roadmap to gradually bring the UK out of lockdow...
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Spain: the first country in Europe to announce more than a million infections
The EUR/USD parity had returned to 1.1800, but it lacked any more momentum to continue its progression and stopped at 1.1880. The resurgence of COVID-19 in Europe has resulted in new health restrictio...
Learn more2020-10-28