HIGHLIGHTS February 12 2024 Global Markets Government bonds remained under pressure ahead of Tuesday’s US CPI data for January, with yields hovering not far from last week’s fresh highs.…
HIGHLIGHTS December 11 2023 Global Markets Strong economic data out of the US on Friday doused recent expectations about the extent of monetary policy easing to come from the…
HIGHLIGHTS October 3 2023 Global Markets UST yields rose further yesterday, as the avoidance of a US government shutdown, strong US economic data releases and hawkish comments by Fed…
Starting from 31stAugust, the new digital supply-chain product covers inland transportation services in mainland China and Greece, Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Serbia, customs declaration services at the port…
HIGHLIGHTS June 20 2023 Global Markets UK gilts remained under pressure with the 2-yr yield rising above 5% for the first time since July 2008 amid expectations for a further…
HIGHLIGHTS June 9 2023 Global Markets Amid increased expectations that the Fed will likely skip rate hikes at the June 14 policy meeting following a much higher than expected increase…
The speech / positions delivered by the Secretary General for Tourism Policy and Development of Greece, Mrs. Olympia Anastasopoulou at the 68th Meeting of the UNWTO Commission for Europe (CEU); she…
From 31 May to 2 June, the 68th Session of the Regional Commission for Europe of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) was held in Sofia (Bulgaria). The Greek delegation was…
HIGHLIGHTS April 21 2023 Global Markets In reaction to a string of weak US data releases which supported expectations of a deceleration in GDP growth, risk-off sentiment prevailed, the DXY USD…
HIGHLIGHTS April 11 2023 Global Markets Risk-off sentiment continued to moderate, as several indicators of financial stress are modestly easing after last month’s banking sector turmoil, while in FX markets,…
HIGHLIGHTS February 15 2023 Global Markets Higher than expected US CPI inflation data combined with persistent labor market tightness, led to a new reassessment of the expected fed funds rate…
HIGHLIGHTS February 13 2023 Global Markets Asian equity markets ended mostly in negative territory today, UST yields moved further up and the USD gained ground ahead of Tuesday’s US January…
HIGHLIGHTS January 24 2023 Global Markets In spite of mounting worries over a potential US recession by the middle of the year, risk sentiment remains buoyant. Elsewhere, Brent crude oil closed…
HIGHLIGHTS December 19 2022 Global Markets Asian bourses ended mostly lower as investors continued to digest last week’s hawkish tone from both the Fed and the ECB, EGBs remained under pressure amid…
HIGHLIGHTS November 24 2022 Global Markets Risk-on sentiment prevailed and the USD was broadly weaker amid increased expectations of a less aggressive pace of Fed rate hikes ahead. Elsewhere, oil prices dropped…
HIGHLIGHTS November 23 2022 Global Markets Oil prices rose favored by improved risk sentiment ahead of today’s November FOMC minutes, and European natural gas futures ended higher yesterday for the third…
HIGHLIGHTSOctober 10 2022 Global Markets In reaction to strong US employment data which support expectations of further aggressive Fed policy tightening, global equity markets came under pressure, USTs weakened, and…
HIGHLIGHTS September 20 2022 Global Markets With the Fed widely expected to deliver a further 75bps rate hike at this week’s policy meeting and signal that additional rate tightening is…
HIGHLIGHTS September 19 2022 Global Markets All eyes this week are on the two-day FOMC policy meeting which concludes on Wednesday, with investors pricing-in fully a 75bps rate hike. Turning to…
HIGHLIGHTS August 11 2022 Global Markets In reaction to weaker than expected US July inflation data, global risk sentiment improved and the USD weakened sharply. Meanwhile, USTs gave back most of the…
HIGHLIGHTS July 28 2022 Global Markets The Fed raised rates by 75bps, as broadly expected, taking the target range for the federal funds rate to 2.25%-2.50%. The Committee reiterated that…
HIGHLIGHTS July 21 2022 Global Markets European markets are driven today by the resumption of natural gas flows from Russia towards Europe through Nord Stream 1, the increased probability of…
GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY HIGHLIGHTS June 28 2022 Global Markets Oil prices rally for a third day today with Brent crude futures hitting an almost two-week high of USD117.28/bbl earlier…
GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY HIGHLIGHTS April 29 2022 Global Markets US real GDP decreased by 1.4% annualized in Q1-2022 (advance estimate) compared to an increase of 6.9% in Q4-2021; in…
27 April 2022 Energy is weaponised, inflation rattles Wall Street but Lloyds Bank gallops away from economic woes Russia turns off gas taps to Poland and Bulgaria Brent crude marches…