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An antitrust investigation against IT giants is being prepared in the US
US regulatory authorities may begin investigation regarding the largest high-tech companies in the United States that are suspected of violating antitrust laws, media reports say, referring to informed sources. The Department of Justice is ...
05.06.2019
Unemployment in the euro area fell in April to a minimum level since August 2008
In April, the euro area recorded the lowest unemployment rate since August 2008, which was 7.6% versus 7.7% in the previous month, Eurostat statistics showed. Experts had not expected a change in the March index. The total number of unemployed ...
05.06.2019
Shell plans to pay shareholders $ 125 billion over 5 years
British-Dutch oil company Royal Dutch Shell has published a new strategic plan, according to which payments to shareholders during the five-year period from 2021 to 2025 will be at least $125 billion. They will be realized in the form of dividends ...
05.06.2019
Australia's central bank cut rates to a record low of 1.25%
For the first time in almost 3 years, the base interest rate was reduced by the Reserve Bank of Australia by 0.25 percentage points to 1.25% per annum, which is a record low. This decision of the Australian regulator was aimed at stimulating ...
05.06.2019
South Korea's GDP fell by 0.4% in the first quarter
The economy of South Korea in the first quarter of 2019 decreased by 0.4% compared to the fourth quarter. According to the estimates of the South Korean Central Bank, preliminary data of which indicated a reduction in GDP of 0.3%, the quarterly ...
05.06.2019
Industrial production in Japan grew by 0.6% in April
In April, industrial production in Japan increased by 0.6% compared to March, when its decline was recorded at 0.6%, preliminary statistics showed. The April growth rate surpassed the forecasts of economists, who had expected an increase of ...
03.06.2019
UK consumer confidence improved in May
In May, consumer confidence in the UK economy, according to GfK, amounted to minus 10 points, rising from minus 13 points in April. The figure exceeded economists' forecasts, who had expected it to rise to minus 12 points. Last month, only ...
03.06.2019
The head of the European Commission rejected the possibility of revising the Brexit agreement
The European Union does not plan to hold new negotiations with the UK to conclude another agreement on Brexit. This was stated by the head of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, which denied messages in the media made by a number ...
30.05.2019
Business conditions in the UK services sector continued to deteriorate rapidly
Over the three months to May, the UK services sector has experienced further deterioration. A survey of service providers conducted by the Confederation of British Industry, showed a drop in the balance of business volumes by 19%, which is ...
30.05.2019
Bank of Canada expectedly kept interest rates unchanged
The Bank of Canada announced the decision taken at the meeting in May to leave interest rates unchanged. The overnight rate was kept at 1.75%. The Canadian regulator expects economic growth to accelerate in the second quarter. According to ...
30.05.2019
Capri Holdings predicted earnings in the current quarter below analysts' expectations
American fashion house Capri Holdings reported that, according to its estimates, profits in the current fiscal quarter would not reach economists' forecasts, since the company planned large investments after purchasing the Versace brand and ...
30.05.2019
US banks increased net profit by 8.7% in the first quarter
In the first quarter, US banks increased their cumulative net income by 8.7% year-on-year to $60.7 billion. These data are reported by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Of the 5,362 US financial institutions, statements of which were ...
30.05.2019
Sweden's economy grew by 0.6% in the first quarter
According to official statistics, the economy of Sweden in the first quarter increased by 0.6% compared to the fourth quarter, when economic growth was twice as high - at the level of 1.2%. At the same time, the growth rate was better than ...
30.05.2019
Unemployment in Germany rose in May to 5%
In Germany, in May, unemployment was recorded at the level of 5%, data from the country's Federal Employment Agency showed. Compared with the April level of 4.9%, the unemployment rate rose in May, while analysts assumed that it would remain ...
30.05.2019
Quarterly growth of the French economy is estimated at 0.3%
The final data from Insee confirmed a preliminary estimate of France’s GDP growth in the first quarter at 0.3% compared with the previous quarter, when a rise of 0.4% was recorded. The indicator met the forecasts of economists. Relative ...
30.05.2019
Inflation in France slowed down to 1% in May, consumer spending rose above forecasts
In May, consumer prices in France, according to national standards, increased by 1% from the same month a year earlier, a preliminary assessment of Insee statistics showed. Compared with the April price increase of 1.1%, annual inflation slowed ...
30.05.2019
Inflation in Venezuela in 2018 exceeded 130 thousand percent
The first report on inflation in the country, published over 3 years by the Central Bank of Venezuela, showed that in 2018 its level reached 130060%. Since the beginning of 2019, the largest increase in consumer prices – by 196.6 – ...
30.05.2019
The Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce lowered the forecast for economic growth in the country for 2019
The Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce, based on data from a survey of about 25 thousand companies, has worsened Germany’s GDP growth forecast for 2019 from 0.9% to 0.6%, which is mainly due to lower expectations ...
29.05.2019
Car sales in the US fell by 2.1% in May, according to experts from industry consulting companies
Experts from consulting companies JD Power and LMC Automotive expect car sales in the United States in May to be about 1.56 million units, down 2.1% from a year earlier. At the same time, retail sales of new cars, according to their estimates, ...
29.05.2019
The Swiss economy grew 0.6% in the first quarter
The Swiss economy in the first quarter increased by 0.6% compared to the fourth quarter, when growth was at the level of 0.3%. This was announced by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs. According to economists, an increase of only ...
29.05.2019
