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UK Nov retail sales slump on fresh virus lockdown

December 18, 2020: UK retail sales slumped 3.8 percent in November from a month earlier as England suffered a second coronavirus lockdown, official data showed Friday. The slide was capped however by strong food sales

Bank of Japan extends virus-linked lending programme

December 18, 2020: The Bank of Japan extended an emergency virus-related lending programme but kept its monetary easing policy unchanged Friday, as the country faces a record spike in new Covid-19 cases. In May, the

Asian markets slip as dealers track stimulus progress

December 18, 2020: Asian markets struggled Friday to build on the previous day's rally and a record lead from Wall Street as investors track US stimulus talks with lawmakers appearing to finally be closing on

Bank of England keeps interest rate at 0.1%

December 17, 2020: The Bank of England has kept its key interest rate at a record-low 0.1 percent and maintained the huge amount of cash stimulus pumping around the economy, it announced Thursday. Following its

European stocks extend gains at open

December 17, 2020: European stock markets rose at the start of trading on Thursday, building on the previous session's solid gains. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index climbed 0.4 percent to 6,594.61 points. In the eurozone,

Eurozone economy ‘close to stabilising’: key survey

Dec 16, 2020: Eurozone business activity was “close to stabilising” in December as more robust manufacturing production helped counterbalance a slump in the service sector caused by coronavirus lockdowns, a key survey showed Wednesday. “The

IEA trims oil demand forecasts on aviation woes

Dec 15, 2020: The International Energy Agency (IEA) trimmed its global oil demand forecasts Tuesday as the massive coronavirus pandemic hit to the aviation industry will likely be worse than expected next year. For this

UK Nov retail sales slump on fresh virus lockdown

December 18, 2020: UK retail sales slumped 3.8 percent in November from a month earlier as England suffered a second coronavirus lockdown, official data showed Friday. The slide was capped however by strong food sales

Bank of Japan extends virus-linked lending programme

December 18, 2020: The Bank of Japan extended an emergency virus-related lending programme but kept its monetary easing policy unchanged Friday, as the country faces a record spike in new Covid-19 cases. In May, the

Asian markets slip as dealers track stimulus progress

December 18, 2020: Asian markets struggled Friday to build on the previous day's rally and a record lead from Wall Street as investors track US stimulus talks with lawmakers appearing to finally be closing on

Bank of England keeps interest rate at 0.1%

December 17, 2020: The Bank of England has kept its key interest rate at a record-low 0.1 percent and maintained the huge amount of cash stimulus pumping around the economy, it announced Thursday. Following its

European stocks extend gains at open

December 17, 2020: European stock markets rose at the start of trading on Thursday, building on the previous session's solid gains. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index climbed 0.4 percent to 6,594.61 points. In the eurozone,

Eurozone economy ‘close to stabilising’: key survey

Dec 16, 2020: Eurozone business activity was “close to stabilising” in December as more robust manufacturing production helped counterbalance a slump in the service sector caused by coronavirus lockdowns, a key survey showed Wednesday. “The

IEA trims oil demand forecasts on aviation woes

Dec 15, 2020: The International Energy Agency (IEA) trimmed its global oil demand forecasts Tuesday as the massive coronavirus pandemic hit to the aviation industry will likely be worse than expected next year. For this