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Stocks slipped and U.S. futures edged lower on Friday as President Donald Trump’s planned press conference on China threatened to further stoke tensions between the world’s two largest economies. Treasuries gained along with most European bonds. The Stoxx 600 Index.

Key economic indicators may be skewed, and perhaps less accurate, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the International Monetary Fund. “Accurate and timely economic data are crucial for informing policy decisions, especially during a crisis. But the.

The dollar is going down, and it is bullish for the markets. The two most closely monitored instruments of the world markets, EURUSD and S&P500, signal a breakthrough of their downtrends. The dollar not only declines against the euro but.

British car production could slump this year to the lowest level in decades after the coronavirus pandemic forced factories to close and hit demand, according to an industry body. Just 197 cars were made in April compared with 71,000 in.

U.S. President Donald Trump could punish Beijing for eroding Hong Kong’s autonomy and other human rights abuses — but his options won’t be very damaging to China, said a leading Chinese economist on Friday. Hong Kong has special privileges under.

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits held above 2 million last week for a 10th straight week amid job cuts by U.S. state and local governments whose budgets have been decimated fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and more second-wave.

HP Inc.’s printing business could be finally running out of ink, thanks to COVID-19. Profits in the venerable Silicon Valley tech company’s struggling printer business dipped below profits from PCs for the first time in at least five years in.

Donald Trump is refusing to be fact-checked once again. This time it’s Americans, not Twitter, looking for answers. The Washington Post, citing White House sources, reveals that the Trump administration won’t reveal its economic forecasts this summer, despite having done.

Goldman Sachs isn’t convinced there’s a case for investing in cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. Crypto evangelists — perhaps unsurprisingly — aren’t impressed with its assessment. The U.S. bank’s consumer and investment management division released a slide deck ahead of an investor.

Last week, the number of initial claims for benefits exceeded 2.12 million. This is the smallest number in ten weeks, but still historically unseen levels. The number of new claims is falling extremely slowly, noting further cuts in business. However,.

Published preliminary estimates showed a 0.1% price decline in May, and 0.6% to this month year ago, from 0.9% in April and 1.7% in January-February. On average, analysts expected a slight, 0.1% increase this month. In theory, the weakest consumer.

Amazon.com Inc plans to offer permanent jobs to about 70% of the U.S. workforce it has hired temporarily to meet consumer demand during the coronavirus pandemic, the company told Reuters on Thursday. The world’s largest online retailer will begin telling.