Europe remains stuck in the doldrums as US hide prices rally
30/06/2003
The global economy showed further signs of consolidation during the period under review (June 16-30) The stock markets showed gains too, recovering from their previous lows by 10-30 %.
The Fed cut interest rates again, this time by 0.25 %, bringing interest rates in the USA to their lowest levels for the past 50 years. Consumer confidence both in the US and Germany also showed distinct signs of improvement.