ECB monetary operations On October 18, the European Central Bank announced the seven-day main refinancing operation (MRO). The operation was conducted on October 19 and attracted bids from euro area eligible counterparties of €63 million, €130 million...
Fear that wider lockdown will restrict China’s already slowing economic growth
The third quarter of 2021 presented economic forecasters with a host of surprises: natural gas prices spiked by over 30% in one month, the 10-year US Treasury yield recorded one of its biggest one-week jumps of the year, and the US economy created less...
Industrial production in the US unexpectedly showed a steep decline in September, the Federal Reserve (Fed) revealed in a report released on Monday. The Fed said industrial production fell a sharp 1.3 per cent in September, below expectations of a 0.2...
MSE trading report for the week ending October 22
The cryptocurrency has reached another milestone on its path to the mainstream
Investors shrug off concerns, major indices near all-time highs
Traditionally the US has been the leader in technology ever since the world entered the information age, and the term ‘Silicon Valley’ became a synonym for technological development. The leadership position of the US has been seconded by China and...
Positive corporate earnings continue to smother inflation and taper worries
Investors have been anxiously awaiting the start of the Q3 earnings season and bracing for a possible deceleration in corporate profit growth after a strong second quarter. Rising cost pressures amid supply-chain disruptions, high energy prices and...
Big firms’ strong profits reinforce traders’ optimism despite growth slowdown
The MSE Equity Price Index moved lower for the fourth consecutive session on Tuesday as it eased by 0.24% to 3,893.754 points. The decline in Farsons outweighed the gain in MPC while three other equities remained unchanged. Overall trading activity...
Game-like features, celebratory animations may lead investors to trade more
Focus on release of profit reports, interest rates and Fed comments
ECB monetary operations On October 11, the European Central Bank announced the seven-day main refinancing operation (MRO). The operation was conducted on October 12 and attracted bids from euro area eligible counterparties of €193 million, €39 million...
The third quarter reporting season in the US began last week and will continue until the middle of November. The big banks which are traditionally among the first to report, got us off to a flying start. Not only have their numbers turned out to be...
Talk of an SEC-approved Bitcoin ETF sends prices higher
The MSE Equity Total Return Index (MSE) closed below the flat line, as it shed 1.4 per cent following a 2.5% gain the previous week, to finish at 8,094.721 points. As a result, the local equities index is down by 4.4% since the beginning of the...
Taiwan’s microchip-making giant to open first plant in Japan by late 2024
VBL Plc, the Valletta property company, has celebrated its trading debut on the Malta Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ‘VBL’. The group, founded in 2012, is the largest private owner of real estate in Valletta, as well as a leading player in the...
Fed minutes show it plans to start taper either next month or in December
With investor anticipation continuing to build ahead of today’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) from the US, earlier this week, financial markets were faced by yet another round of commodity price increases. Notably, this spike in commodity prices was...
ECB monetary operations On October 4, the European Central Bank announced the seven-day main refinancing operation (MRO). The operation was conducted on October 5 and attracted bids from euro area eligible counterparties of €232 million, €85 million...
Stagflation is characterized by high inflation and low growth in economic activity or even recession. The persistence of inflationary pressures in recent months in the United States and, to a lesser extent, in Europe, and the slowdown observed in...
Expectations of rising inflation and falling growth globally
Since the beginning of the year equity is up by 28%
MSE price index hits 16-week high
Surging inflation and energy prices pile pressure on Fed to taper sooner
One of the economic consequences of the coronavirus was a disruption in the supply chain. Suppliers of raw materials and intermediate products, such as components, found that they could not get their goods to their customers for various reasons, which...
Norway has been a global leader in switching its transportation to electric vehicles and has set its deadline to end the sale of petrol and diesel engines by 2025, much earlier than any deadline set by other European nations. The UK is planning to do...
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