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GBPusd overview
According to the data released in the UK in May, retail sales data was 1.3 percent on a monthly basis and 3.9 percent on an annual basis, while non-fuel Core retail sales were 1.3 percent on a monthly basis and 4.4 percent on a monthly basis. On brexit, the House of Commons, the lower wing of Parliament, rejected the changes made by the House of Lords in the Brexit bill. The rejected changes included those that would lead the country to remain in the European Economic Zone and Customs Union. The…
Brent oil
British Petroleum (BP), 2018 World Energy statistics view and recent reports compiled according to the U.S., oil and petroleum products production in the summit took place last year. According to the report, the United States was the world's largest producer of oil and oil products for four consecutive years. In January 2017, Saudi Arabia and Russia, which went to restrict crude oil production levels to lower the supply surplus in the global oil market, dropped oil production last year. The eyes…
EURusd overview
The Fed's announcement after Federal Open Market Committee(FOMC) meetings pointed to a more “falsehood” stance in the current year and inflation projections, but the end of expectations and yesterday's European Central Bank(ECB) meeting due to the end of the morning hours of rising on the parite side due to expectations. In the ECB decisions, all interest rates were fixed, while the asset purchase program was announced as 30 billion euros until the end of September and as 15 billion euros betwee…
EURusd overview
Today, the Economic Sentiment of ZEW, which measures investors ' stability, is worse than expectations for Germany with -116.1, while the euro zone Economic Sentiment data is well below the expected figures in the market with -116.6. Especially recently, this fluctuating negative picture of the German economy is causing pressure on euro assets. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak vowed Thursday to boost troops on a South Korean island near the countries ' disputed maritime border, setting build…
GBPusd overview
Recent reports on Ireland have put pressure on sterling assets. In particular, it was important to mention that Michael Barnier, the chief negotiator of the European Union Brexit yesterday, had to respect the Common Market and Customs Union integrity of the UK's proposal on the Irish border. On the other hand, following the statements of the British Minister of Finance Philip Hammond today, he pointed out that Britain is not a normal country like Liechtenstein and that it wants a special partner…
EURUSD overview
The US data was followed yesterday, while Easter holidays starting on Friday caused shallow prices on the parite side. The manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), which was announced by the resource management Institute (ISM), did not meet market expectations with 59.3 and 60.1. The manufacturing PMI data announced by Markit was also below expectations. On the other hand, trade wars between the United States and China continue to intensify. In the euro zone, the outcome of the coalition t…