The weekly report by the US Energy Information Administration showed a decline in crude oil inventories of 1.725M against expectations of an increase by 1.38M during the week ending October 14. Cushing crude oil inventories rose by 583K and gasoline inventories by declined by 114K.Crude oil prices are steady after …
Read More »Canada: Annual CPI eases to 6.9% in September
As measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), inflation in Canada fell to 6.9% in September from 7.0% in August, data published by Statistics Canada showed this Wednesday. This reading is slightly better than the market expectation of 6.8%. The Bank of Canada’s (BOC) Core CPI, which excludes volatile food …
Read More »GBP falls under the weight of inflation, USD clings to its 32-year peak against JPY
Sterling fell on Wednesday after a bigger-than-expected rise in consumer price inflation in Britain and fears of a deeper recession in the country fueled expectations that the Bank of England’s November interest rate hike would be less severe. The dollar consolidated at a 32-year high against the yen and rose …
Read More »Erdogan says he agreed with Putin to establish a natural gas center in Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that he had agreed with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to establish a natural gas center in Turkey. Speaking to members of the ruling Justice and Development Party in parliament, Erdogan said that Putin told him that Europe can obtain its gas …
Read More »Eurozone final inflation arrives at 1.2% MoM in September
Eurozone’s Inflation surged 9.9% in September, on an annualized basis, according to Eurostat’s final reading of the Eurozone Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) report for the month. The reading missed expectations of 10.0% while against the 10.0% previous. Core figures rose by 4.8% YoY, meeting the 4.8% market estimates …
Read More »Petroleum Institute: US oil stocks fell 1.3 million barrels
The American Petroleum Institute said that crude oil inventories fell by 1.3 million barrels in the week ending on the fourteenth of October. According to the weekly report of the American Institute, gasoline stocks in the United States decreased by 2.2 million barrels last week, and distillate stocks fell by …
Read More »European shares rise with a boost from the results of ASML Semiconductor
European shares rose on Wednesday as strong financial results for ASML Semiconductor gave a boost to the technology sector and boosted hopes that earnings season will be auspicious. However, the rise was limited due to the still continuing fears of rising inflation and interest rate hikes. ASML shares rose 5.5 …
Read More »Japan’s Nikkei closes higher, supported by strong earnings data for US companies
Japanese stocks closed higher on Wednesday, tracking gains made by Wall Street after US companies reported strong financial results. The Nikkei index rose 0.37 percent and remained significantly higher than a basic sentiment level of 27,000 points throughout the day, without any indications of the volatile trading witnessed in the …
Read More »Oil rises as investors take risks and increase China’s demand
Oil prices rose on Wednesday, recouping losses incurred in the previous session, as investors turned to riskier assets such as commodities amid gains in stock markets and signs of renewed demand in China, the largest oil importer. By 0455 GMT, Brent crude futures for December settlement rose 46 cents, or …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 18/10/2022
The United Kingdom seized most of investors and traders’ attention. During London trading hours, the Financial Times suggested the Bank of England could delay the start of the quantitative tightening bond-selling program, sending the Pound up and adding pressure on the US dollar.However, the BOE quickly denied the news headline, …
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