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Thai Economy Records Slowest Annual Growth as Consumption Wanes

Thailand’s economy recorded its slowest growth rate in over a year during the previous quarter as the country’s private consumption waned. Thailand’s GDP data showed an expansion by 3% during the past quarter, its slowest annual recorded move. Thailand’s economy surged by 3.2% in 2016 as compared to 2.5% two years ago. This slow GDP growth was mainly attributed to the death of the Thai king followed by a major crackdown on illegitimate Chinese tourists, which also caused the country’s private consumption to drop. However, the Thai baht was among the best-performing currencies in Asia after it grew by over 2% against the USD.

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Greece Fears Economic Collapse Amid Debt Crisis

Greek people have withdrawn money from their accounts which exceed to £2billion as they fear the news regarding economic crash which will take place within 45 days. The Hellenic republic was alarmed about the possible scarcity of money in a period of five months because the country is affronted with repayments with an estimate of more than £5.1bn (€6bn), thus the country is unable to pay the total amount without any aid or restructuring.

Greece citizens were forbidden to take more than £1,540 (€1,800) every month from their accounts, however, the currency had continuously depleted at a very fast rate. There are speculations that the Government will fail to pay for the next settlement due in July.

Individuals which involves tourists were strained to wait in line in order to obtain cash from their respective banking machines.

[Andrea ForexMart]

UK Policymakers Clamor for more Transparency in Offshore Territories

Policymakers in the UK are pressuring UK PM Theresa May to increase transparency with regards to the business guidelines for offshore territories, including the British Virgin Islands. A total of 80 Parliament members are clamoring for amendments to the Criminal Finances Bill which is slated to be returned to the House of Commons next week. According to these Parliament members, the lack of transparency with regards to the business dealings within offshore territories such as Cayman Islands and Bermuda might be used by criminals as an advantage to hide ill-gotten assets as well as curb tax policies.

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Brazil Eased Inflation Rate Less than 5 percent in February

Brazil lowered its inflation rate less than 5 percent halfway February for the first time since 2012. This was done to recuperate the economy after its two-year-long recession. The inflation target of Central bank comes in at 4.5 percent and they are open for further price easing. This would also be a big help for President Michel Temer who is seeking support in Congress.

On one side, the consumer prices slowed down quicker than expected which could force the authorities to ease their target for 2019. The reports will be publicized on Wednesday morning (1200 GMT) and at the same time, the central bank is anticipated to curtail its rates by 75 basis points from a two-year low of 12.25 percent.

[Andrea ForexMart]

The current Money Fall contest has already started on February 27, 2017 and will end on March 3, 2017.

You can register for the next competition which will take place from March 6, 2017 to March 10, 2017

Note:
Registration for the next competition finishes 1 hour before the contest starts.

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Expected Shift in Crude Futures as Much as $2B Will Put an End to Oil Glut

In the upcoming week, the passive investment funds are expected to rise to $2 billion from long-term to short-term crude futures, while the energy market surges after OPEC output reduced its supply. This is expected to put an end to global oil glut accumulated over two years of price war. Excessive oil supply in international inventories drove the prices to multiple year lows.

The Brent contract LCOK7 price established at $56.31 a barrel on May, while the LCOM7 price settled at $56.55 a barrel in June.On the other hand, the limit for the West Texas Intermediate crude remains the same. The gap between the first month and the subsequent month on Brent contracts LCOc1-LCOc2 has tightened from 79 cents down to 5 cents. However, both June and December contracts LCOM7-Z7 traded closely on Friday.

[Andrea ForexMart]

Consumer Confidence of the Eurozone Plummeted

The consumer confidence of UK for this month declined while the British currency weakened. The prices rose and wage growth dwindled which influenced the Britain’s economic powerhouse.

The monthly household sentiment of GfK had a dipped and stayed below zero for the 10th month. The level for major purchases also decreased which implied that British citizens probably controlled their expenditures.

Another assessment by YouGov coupled with the Centre for Economics and Business Research is the job security index which further decline reaching its lowest result three years ago.

After the Brexit referendum, the private consumption as well as the services industry have compelled the economy, however, it set out some signs of economic strain. During the EU exit, the inflation increased as the energy cost climb higher together with the 16 percent cut in the sterling pound.

Furthermore, the growth of credit had a steep decline in December whilst retail sales inched up at its slowest pace since January 2014.

[Andrea ForexMart]

Investors Shift Focus from Trump Statement to Fed Movements

Investors are now shifting their focus from Donald Trump’s Congress address to the timing of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike in spite of Trump’s speech lacking significant details. This has been a cause of relief for Japanese investors, since a shift in the market focus would offer some sort of buffer for the Japanese yen, whose value seems to be consistently weakening during the past trading sessions. The JPY increased its losses for the third consecutive day, while Japanese equities posted rallies during the past session.

[Andrea ForexMart]

The current Money Fall contest has already started on March 6, 2017 and will end on March 10, 2017.

You can register for the next competition which will take place from March 13, 2017 to March 17, 2017

Note:
Registration for the next competition finishes 1 hour before the contest starts.

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Philip Hammond to Allocate $676 Million to Boost UK Tech

UK Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced that he will be utilizing Wednesday’s budget to offer more than 550 million pounds or over $676 million sourced from the National Productivity Fund in order to improve the country’s technology and innovation sector. The said funds will be directed to developments in robotics, artificial intelligence, and even electric vehicles, according to a statement released by the Treasury. In addition, Hammond also plans to improve 5G mobile network coverages in UK by way of this particular funding.