Category: Remained

  • Mortgage taking remained high in August

    Israel’s mortgage market remained strong last month as homebuyers took out mortgages totaling NIS 8.4 billion in August, the Bank of Israel reported. Mortgage takings last month were down 7% from July when more than NIS 9 billion in mortgages were taken out but were 20% higher than August 2023.…

  • U.S. August ISM Manufacturing PMI Remained in Contraction Despite Uptick in Prices

    The US ISM manufacturing PMI for August came in at 47.2, up from the previous month’s reading of 46.8 but below the consensus of 47.5, reflecting a slowdown in the pace of manufacturing contraction. The report’s components revealed that the price index rose from 52.9 to 54.0, while the employment…

  • Australia’s Inflation Cooled To Multi-month Lows But Remained Sticky High In July

    Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed that inflation in Australia rose by 3.5% YoY in Julyslower than the 3.8% increase in June and the lowest since March but higher than the 3.4% rise markets had expected. One reason for the decline may be that the expanded Commonwealth Energy…

  • Euro Area CPI Eased Slightly But Services Inflation Remained Sticky High In June

    Eurozone core inflation fell to 2.5% year-on-year in June from 2.6% year-on-year, data from Eurostat, the European Union’s statistics agency, showed. Core inflation, which excludes volatile items such as energy, food, alcohol and tobacco, held steady at 2.9% year-on-year, beating market estimates of a 2.8% decline. Link to Eurozone CPI…