U.S. Dollar Appreciates As Virus Infections Rise
The U.S. dollar was higher against its major counterparts in the European session on Friday, as new restrictions in Europe due to a resurgence in Covid-19 cases dampened prospects of...
U.S. Durable Goods Orders Rise 0.4% In August, Much Less Than Expected
After reporting sharp increases in new orders for U.S. manufactured durable goods over the past few months, the Commerce Department released a report on Friday showing durable goods orders climbed...
Spain Industrial Producer Price Fall Slows
Spain's industrial producer price decline slowed for a third straight month in August, preliminary data from the statistical office INE showed on Friday. The industrial producer price index decreased 3.5...
Denmark Retail Sales Continue To Fall
Denmark's retail sales extended its declining trend into August, preliminary data from Statistics Denmark showed on Friday. Retail sales decreased 1.1 percent after a 1 percent fall in July. In...
U.S. Durable Goods Orders Rise Much Less Than Expected In August
After reporting sharp increases in new orders for U.S. manufactured durable goods over the past few months, the Commerce Department released a report on Friday showing durable goods orders climbed...
S&P Maintains India's Sovereign Ratings; Outlook Stable
S&P Global Ratings affirmed credit ratings of India on Friday despite weakening fiscal settings and a record economic contraction caused by the global coronavirus pandemic. The agency maintained the rating...
Dollar Little Changed After U.S. Durable Goods Orders
The U.S. durable goods orders for August have been published at 8:30 am ET Friday. The greenback changed little against its major counterparts after the data. The greenback was trading...
Blasts from the past: how ice age ponds are coming back to life
Ecologist Will Watson is hunting for Britain's largest blood-sucking leech in a 14,000-year-old pond in Herefordshire. The elusive medicinal leech (Hirudo medicinalis), grows up to 20cm long and has only...