The US Parties Lead the Country to a Default
When will the US go bankrupt? Will it start the market crash unseen before? We have plenty to share with you, so let’s get started.
French surge will speed down
In 2018, French economic surge is expected to speed down amid a strengthening common currency, higher crude prices as well as uncertainty as for protectionism. That’s what the INSEE stats agency predicted on Tuesday.
To be exact, French surge is expected to speed down to about 1.7% having reached a decade maximum of 2.3% the previous year, according to INSEE’s quarterly economic outlook.
Just like other euro zone countries, France also saw surge speeding down abruptly in the first quarter after a powerful end to last year because crude rallied 23% and the common currency managed to leap versus the greenback, making the bloc's exports more costly.
Unlike other euro zone nations, leaps in several taxes put pressure on consumer spending in France in the beginning of 2018, while Airbus deliveries slumped after an end of year jump.
After quarterly surge of only 0.2% for the first three months, it was caught soaring to just 0.3% in the second quarter because rails along with strikes eat up 0.1% of surge.
INSEE predicted the rate would get to 0.4% percent for the third as well as fourth quarters.
Over the course of 2018, business investment was considered to be the key driver of surge notwithstanding the soaring specter of protectionism contributing to uncertainty.
Nevertheless, the tempo of job creation was caught speeding down to 183,000 in 2018 versus 340,000, bringing unemployment down 0.2% to an outcome of 8.8% by the end of 2018.
With the labor market getting better, consumer spending ascended 1% in 2018, just marginally slower than in 2017, while higher inflation was anticipated to affect households' purchasing power.
Underpinned by higher energy prices, inflation managed to rally to up to 2.3% in 2018 before diving to about 1.7% by the end of 2018.
Similar
The Sentiment is Bearish for the EUR
The US Consumer sentiment will shake the market today. We are back with more news for you to enjoy!
CPI Wednesday: the Doomsday for EURUSD and GBPUSD?
Today, the US Inflation release at 15:30 GMT+3 will determine the further destiny of the major pairs and gold. The event is highly impactful, as the Federal Reserve will make decisions regarding further rate hikes based on it. Also, we brought you some news about XAUUSD and GBPUSD. Stay tuned!
Latest news
Oil prices are in focus today
Saudi Arabia agreed to cut oil production. What will happen with the oil price now?
Nonfarm Payrolls is in Focus Today
The situation on the labor market still looks optimistic. Today we expect the Unemployment rate data. 3.5% is expected.
No More US Debts in Sight
The first day of June should’ve brought us the US default. Unsurprisingly, the US House passes the debt ceiling bill at the latest possible moment.
