Yesterday it became known that the Bank of Switzerland left rates at the same level of -0.75%, which continues to be the only negative rate in Europe. The Bank of Japan adheres to the same monetary policy.
Theresa May still has time to negotiate the conditions of Brexit. At the EU summit this week European leaders decided to give the Prime Minister another two weeks to make a decision.
The European currency since the start of today's trading session has slipped significantly against the dollar after the release of bad data from France and Germany, and lost over 70 points. The index of business activity in the eurozone declined. The manufacturing sector in Germany declined to 44.7 in a month and is the lowest level since 2012. The dollar index on this background rose above the 96.00 mark.
Energy prices show a decline, having lost by the current moment more than 1% of their cost.
