Monthly Archives: March 2026
China’s year-to-date foreign direct investment growth stayed at -5.7% year-on-year through February
Written on March 21, 2026 at 12:27 am, by
China’s year-to-date FDI remained unchanged in February, with a continued 5.7% year-on-year contraction.
Expectations were met as Russia’s central bank maintained its interest rate at 15%
Written on March 21, 2026 at 12:27 am, by
Russia’s central bank held its key interest rate at 15%, maintaining tight policy as inflation persists.
Following a previous holiday, the Indian rupee weakens further, pushing USD/INR above 94 amid outflows
Written on March 20, 2026 at 11:58 pm, by
USD/INR hits record 94.23 as rupee falls on outflows, higher oil, stronger dollar; yields steady Fed bets.
Amid energy shock fears, his view is that risk aversion boosts dollar, oil, yields; equities fall
Written on March 20, 2026 at 11:57 pm, by
Geopolitical optimism faded; risk aversion returned, boosting dollar, oil, yields; equities slid as rate expectations rose.
XAG/USD silver hovers near $72.80 in Europe, steady after Thursday’s rebound from a weaker US dollar
Written on March 20, 2026 at 11:28 pm, by
Silver hovered near $72.80 as dollar weakened; oil-driven inflation fears pressured prices, extending weekly declines.
Makhlouf says the ECB lacks a tightening bias, setting rates meeting-by-meeting without a fixed path
Written on March 20, 2026 at 11:27 pm, by
Makhlouf says ECB has no preset rate path, targets 2% inflation, weighs possible hikes amid uncertainty.
January saw the Eurozone’s seasonally adjusted trade surplus rise from €11.6B to €12.1B
Written on March 20, 2026 at 10:57 pm, by
Eurozone seasonally adjusted trade surplus increased to €12.1 billion in January, up from €11.6 billion previously.
In January, the Eurozone’s non-seasonally adjusted trade balance hit -€1.9B, missing €12.8B forecasts
Written on March 20, 2026 at 10:57 pm, by
Eurozone trade balance unexpectedly turned negative in January, posting a €1.9bn deficit versus €12.8bn surplus forecast.
Italy’s global trade balance reached €1.089B, missing forecasts of €5.6B during January
Written on March 20, 2026 at 10:27 pm, by
Italy posted a €1.089bn January trade surplus, well below the €5.6bn forecast, indicating weaker-than-expected results.
Italy’s EU trade deficit narrows to €1.138B, improving from the prior €2.447B in January
Written on March 20, 2026 at 10:27 pm, by
Italy’s EU trade deficit narrowed to €1.138bn in January from €2.447bn, improving by €1.309bn.
