Despite rising interest rates, high inflation and product shortages, retail sales rose above expectations in April and upward revisions to the prior month suggests a better first quarter for consumer spending than first reported, explained analysts at Wells Fargo. Key Quotes: “The main takeaway is that despite all the obvious …
Read More »USD/CAD rebounds as the US dollar stabilizes
The USD/CAD bounced to the upside and eared losses on Tuesday after the greenback gained momentum during the American session. The pair printed a fresh daily high at 1.2854 and it is hovering around 1.2845. Earlier on Tuesday it bottomed at 1.2805, the lowest level since May 5.Economic data from …
Read More »Oil rises, supported by EU efforts to ban Russian crude, hopes for demand
Oil prices rose to a seven-week high on Tuesday, buoyed by continued pressure from the European Union to ban Russian crude imports that would reduce supply, and as investors focused on increasing demand after the easing of Chinese coronavirus lockdowns. On Monday, EU foreign ministers failed in their efforts to …
Read More »Euro area GDP grows at an annualized rate of 5.1% in Q1
The data published by Eurostat showed on Tuesday that the seasonally adjusted Gross Domestic Product grew at an annualized rate of 5.1% in the first quarter, compared to the market expectation of 5%.On a quarterly basis, GDP increased by 0.3%. Finally, the Employment Change was up 0.5% in the first …
Read More »Russian oil production declines by 9% in April
An internal report seen by Reuters showed today, Tuesday, that Russian crude oil production fell by about 9% to 9.16 million barrels per day, based on assessments of sources from OPEC +. The report stated that the commitment of members of the OPEC + group to production cuts rose to …
Read More »European shares rise on optimism about easing China’s Covid lockdown
European shares rose on Tuesday and were set to extend their gains for the third consecutive session, supported by hopes of continued demand from China as authorities look to ease COVID-19 restrictions. The Stoxx 600 index rose 0.7 percent by 0710 GMT, with gains for all major sub-sectors, led by …
Read More »Japan’s Nikkei rises for a third day on optimism about China
Japan’s Nikkei index closed higher for the third consecutive session on Tuesday, as optimism over the end of the lockdown imposed to combat COVID-19 in China, Japan’s main trading partner, outweighed the disappointing financial results. The Nikkei index witnessed volatile trading, before closing up 0.42 percent at 26,659.75 points, after …
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Read More »GBP/JPY: Building on Support 17/5/2022
Positive trading dominated the movements of the pound sterling against its Japanese counterpart during the first trading of this week as part of an attempt to compensate for the losses that the pair witnessed last week, recording its highest level of 159.70. On the technical side, today, the pair’s current …
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