Gertjan Vlieghe, a member of the Bank of England’s (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee, said on Monday that he expects interest rates in the United Kingdom to remain low and not return to their levels prior to the global financial crisis in the foreseeable future. Vlieghe, who is 49 years old, …
Read More »Wall Street Closes Mostly Lower as Treasury Yields Rise
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) indices closed mostly lower on Monday, beginning the week with a mixed performance amid a rise by the U.S. Treasury yields which negatively impacted the sentiment of Wall Street investors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished higher by 27.37 points, or 0.1%, at 31,521.69 …
Read More »USD Maintains Downward Trend
The U.S. Dollar (USD) declined on Monday despite the rise in Treasury bond yields, amid expectations for economic recovery from the Coronavirus pandemic. Expectations for a surge in inflation due to the easing policies of the Federal Reserve and the expected increased stimulus spending by the Biden administration are contributing …
Read More »Fed’s Kaplan Expects U.S. Economy to Grow by 5% or More
President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Robert Kaplan, said on Monday that he expects the United States economy to register a growth rate of 5% in 2021, Reuters reported. Kaplan noted that he might be underestimating the recovery of the American economy from the Coronavirus crisis. “If we …
Read More »Oil Prices Score Strong Gains as Winter Storm Impact Continues
Oil prices rose on Monday, reaching their highest level in about a year, with anticipation for the return of crude production and refining capacities in Texas, the United States, following the recent winter storms. Production recovery is reportedly expected to take a time longer than previously estimated. Brent crude futures …
Read More »Gold Returns to Gains and Restores $1,800 Level
Gold prices rose on Monday, opening the week with a positive performance and restoring the $1,800 key price level, amid expectations for a rise in inflation. In addition, the decline by the U.S. Dollar (USD) helped gold returns to gains, scoring its biggest daily rise since early January. The yellow …
Read More »Yellen: Bitcoin Can Be Extremely Volatile
The United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Monday that Bitcoin is an inefficient way of conducting transactions, pointing once again to the dangers of speculative trading of the digital currency. Remarks by Yellen came during an interview with CNBC and in line with her comments last week that …
Read More »European Stocks Close Lower as Treasury Yields Rise
European stocks declined on Monday, amid a continuous rise in Treasury bond yields and expectations for a surge in inflation. The STOXX Europe 600 index fell by 0.36% to close the first session of the week at the level of 413.39 points. Meanwhile, the German benchmark index DAX closed lower …
Read More »Yellen: Biden’s Plan Success Depends on Employment
The success of the American rescue plan, proposed by the United States President Joe Biden, will be evaluated based on how quickly it helps the economy return to unemployment levels as sees prior to the Coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Monday. Once again, Yellen said …
Read More »Lagarde: ECB Closely Monitoring Bond Yields
President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde told the European Parliament on Monday that the bank is closely watching bond yields to assess financing conditions in the Eurozone and economic recovery from the Coronavirus crisis, Bloomberg reported. “Within the broad-based set of indicators that we monitor to assess …
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