Tag: “Economy”

Confidence among businesses and consumers in the eurozone sank in May by more than expected, indicating that the economic revival after 2022’s energy-price shock has started to fade.

The agreement between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to lift the federal debt limit has received opposition from both Democrats and Republicans.

China’s much-vaunted economic rebound after its emergence from strict zero-Covid lockdown measures has yet to fully materialize, prompting some economists to speculate that further fiscal stimulus or monetary policy easing could be coming down the pipeline.

Άλμα 14,1% εμφανίζει ο δείκτης όγκου στο χονδρικό εμπόριο τον ίδιο μήνα

Turkish stocks climbed on Monday, while the lira hit a fresh record low after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was re-elected and embarked on his third decade in the top position.

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called for the Spanish Parliament to be dissolved and for an early general election to be held on July 23.

Το πλαίσιο στήριξης της ελληνικής ενεργοβόρας βιομηχανίας κοινοποίησε λίγες μέρες πριν τις εκλογές της 21ης Μαΐου, στην Κομισιόν η απερχόμενη πολιτική ηγεσία του υπουργείου Περιβάλλοντος και Ενέργειας

Inflation stayed stubbornly high in April, potentially reinforcing the chances that interest rates could stay higher for longer, according to a gauge released Friday that the Federal Reserve follows closely.

On Thursday, revisions to first quarter economic data showed the economy grew faster than initially expected despite inflation coming in higher than first noted.

Urgent talks to raise the U.S. debt ceiling appeared to move closer to a deal Thursday, with only seven days to go before the United States faces an imminent threat of debt default.

British retail sales declined this month after a modest rise in April but stores expect sales volumes to stabilise in June as consumer confidence improves and energy prices fall, a survey showed on Thursday.

Η Ελλάδα θα εμφανίσει μια από τις μεγαλύτερες μειώσεις χρέους ανάμεσα σε όλες τις χώρες του κόσμου, εκτιμά η Moody’s, υπολογίζοντας ότι το ελληνικό δημόσιο χρέος θα μειωθεί κάτω από το 150% του ΑΕΠ έως το 2025, από τα επίπεδα του 171,3% που ήταν στα τέλη του 2022.

Πιο υψηλό από τους αρχικούς στόχους είναι το πρωτογενές πλεόνασμα του πρώτου 4μηνου του 2023, ενώ αύξηση κατά 13,5% παρουσιάζουν και τα έσοδα.

Chinese stocks have slumped this week amid fears of a new wave of Covid-19 cases, which would risk growth in the world’s second-largest economy and test the decision to reopen the country after lockdowns induced a slowdown last year.

The German economy entered a technical recession in the first quarter of this year, as households tightened spending.

US economic growth in the first three months of the year was faster than previously estimated, the Commerce Department reported on Thursday.

Παρά τις προκλήσεις του διεθνούς περιβάλλοντος, η ελληνική οικονομία εμφάνισε ισχυρούς ρυθμούς ανάπτυξης το 2022, αλλά αναμένεται να επιβραδύνει το 2023 και το 2024, σημειώνει η Κομισιόν στην 2η αξιολόγησή της μετά το τέλος της ενισχυμένης εποπτείας.

Η ελληνική οικονομία είναι ιδιαίτερα ευαίσθητη στις διακυμάνσεις των διεθνών τιμών ενέργειας λόγω της υψηλής εξάρτησης από τα ορυκτά καύσιμα και θα μπορούσαν να επηρεαστούν σοβαρά από τις τιμές, σημειώνει η Κομισιόν.

A digital euro could be launched in three or four years but banknotes will be available as long as there is demand for them, Fabio Panetta, a member of the European Central Bank’s Executive Board, told Les Echos.

U.S. bank Citi said on Wednesday it now expected two further Bank of England interest rate hikes, rather than the one it had previously forecast, and no rate cut in November after inflation data came in higher than expected.