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German 10-year bond yield retreated to the lowest in more than a week, a development that caused yield curve to be flattened on Wednesday.After a brief break, the government yield curves across developed markets are back to flattening over the last couple of successive sessions.This low reflects concern that central …

The Bank of Canada (BoC) announced on Wednesday that it left its key rate unchanged at 0.25% following the October policy meeting as expected. More importantly, the BoC decided to end its weekly purchases of the government of Canada bonds, the quantitative easing program. The policy statement revealed that the …

US stocks rose slightly at the open on Wednesday, supported by a fresh batch of strong earnings reports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 78.55 points, or 0.22 percent, to open at 35,835.43 points. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 5.43 points, or 0.12 percent, to 4,580.22 points. The …

Durable Goods Orders in the United States declined 0.4%, or $1 billion, in September to $261.3 billion, the data published by the US Census Bureau showed on Wednesday. This reading followed August’s increase of 1.3% and came in better than the market expectation for a contraction of 1.1%.

McDonald’s reported quarterly earnings and revenue that beat analysts’ estimates, as its international sales rebounded despite the resurgence of the coronavirus in some markets. The company’s adjusted earnings per share were $2.76, versus expectations of $2.46, and revenue was $6.2 billion, versus expectations of $6.04 billion. The company reported a …

Germany’s economy ministry announced on Wednesday that they have lowered the 2021 growth forecast to 2.6% from 3.5% reported in April, per Reuters. Raised 2022 GDP forecast to +4.1% from April forecast of +3.6%. Expecting GDP growth of +1.6% in 2023.

The Bank of Canada (BoC) will announce its monetary policy decisions at 14:00 GMT. here are the expectations as forecast by the economists and researchers of Three major banks TDS “We expect the BoC to argue that the inflation surge is largely transitory, and to hold forward guidance for the …

European shares fell on Wednesday, with mining stocks leading losses after concerns about Chinese government intervention impacting metal prices, while mixed corporate earnings data kept investors on the alert. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.2 percent but settled just below its August high. Asian technology stocks fell on an …

The Nikkei index fell eight points to close at 29,098.24 points, maintaining most of the gains it made in the past days, which amounted to about 500 points. The index had fallen earlier today to 28,870.25 points. But the broader Topix index fell 0.23 percent to 2013.81 points. In a …

The Nikkei index recovered its previous losses to end the day unchanged, as strong results for companies supported the market, despite the effect of the state of caution and anticipation ahead of the parliamentary elections at the weekend. The Nikkei index fell eight points to close at 29,098.24 points, maintaining …