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European stocks rose on Wednesday to close at a new record high, amid positive expectations for economic recovery. The STOXX Europe 600 index added 0.27% to finish near 460 points, as the travel and leisure stocks lead the gains and leveled up by 1.3%. This marked the ninth consecutive daily …

Crude oil inventories in the United States declined by 7.4 million barrels last week, according to data by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) released on Wednesday. The decline exceeded most market expectations, which were hovering around 4.2 million barrels for the week ended June 11, but still came below estimates …

The Turkish lira traded around 8.5 against the US dollar after a volatile start to the week, amid strained US-Turkish relations and persistent concerns about the central bank’s credibility ahead of Thursday’s policy meeting. Earlier this week, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated his country’s position on the S-400 missile defense …

Housing Starts in the US rose by 3.6% on a monthly basis in May following April’s drop of 12.1% (revised from -9.5%), the data published jointly by the US Census Bureau and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development showed on Wednesday.

Annual inflation in Canada, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose to 3.6% in May from 3.4% in April, the data published by Statistics Canada revealed on Wednesday. This reading came in higher than the market expectation of 3.5%. On a monthly basis, the CPI remained steady at …

Inflation in Britain unexpectedly jumped, exceeding the target of the Bank of England in May, reaching 2.1%, in the context of the rise in prices after the end of the general isolation measures from Corona, which is expected to gain momentum. This acceleration of the consumer price index after recording …

Gold settled and moved in a narrow range on Wednesday, June 16, as investors awaited the outcome of the latest US Federal Council meeting for indications of a possible reduction of economic support measures, while the dollar’s rise imposed pressure on the yellow metal. There was little change in gold …

The FOMC meeting will be the main event for the market today. We don’t expect the Fed to send any significant new policy signals, but now updated forecasts will likely show a first rate hike in 2023 and we may see the first comments from the Fed on Possible tapering …

German IFO institute cut the country’s 2021 GDP growth forecast to 3.3% from 3.7% previous due to supply bottlenecks, the latest report showed on Wednesday. German current account surplus to shrink from 7% in 2020 to 5.8% in 2021 and 4.9% in 2022.

Oil prices rose on Wednesday, June 16, while the price of Brent crude rose for the fifth consecutive session, as sentiment improved on the back of falling inventories and a recovery in demand after the Coronavirus pandemic. Brent crude rose 47 cents, or 0.6%, to $ 74.46 a barrel, the …