The main indices of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) closed lower on Thursday, amid a mixed performance by the Treasury bond yields that remained at high levels. In addition, negative economic data led to a negative sentiment regarding the pace of economic recovery from the impacts of the Coronavirus …
Read More »USD Declines Ending Two-Day Rinsing Streak
The U.S. Dollar (USD) declined on Thursday, after rising for two consecutive sessions, on the back of negative economic data. The Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the performance of the greenback against a basket of six major international currencies, is down by 0.42% to 90.57. The index has been moving …
Read More »U.S. Treasury Yields Mixed Following Economic Data
Treasury yields in the United States showed a mixed performance on Thursday after mixed data reduced expectations of a rise in inflation. Return on the 10-year Treasury bond declined by 1.1 basis points to 1.286%. Earlier today, the benchmark Treasury bond yield exceeded 1.3% and reached an intraday high of …
Read More »Oil Prices Decline As OPEC+ Could Raise Output
Oil prices declined on Thursday, amid expectations that the OPEC+ alliance could raise production in March after the recent surges in crude prices. Crude prices recently not only recovered all of their losses since the beginning of the pandemic but reached their highest level since the beginning of 2020. It …
Read More »Gold Scores First Gains in Five Days
Gold prices rose on Thursday, registering its first rise after four consecutive declines, including the formation of a death cross on Wednesday. Recovering some its weekly losses, gold futures for April delivery rose by $2.20, or 0.1%, to close at the level of $1,775 per ounce. Yesterday, the most active …
Read More »ECB Meeting Minutes Highlight Commitment to Stimulus
Minutes of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) January meeting showed a commitment to keeping a steady hand on economic stimulus and efforts to help the European economy recover from the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic. The minutes showed that policymakers believe it will take some time for the stimulus measurements …
Read More »Fed’s Brainard: Climate Focus Does Not Undermine Employment Targets
The United States Federal Reserve Governor, Lael Brainard, said on Thursday that the central bank remains focused on achieving full employment. This comes as the Fed is now more focused that ever before on addressing climate change as a challenge to the American and global economies, which raised some concerns …
Read More »U.S. Natural Gas Inventories Down 237 Bcf in Week
Natural gas inventories in the United States declined by 237 billion standard cubic feet (Bcf) last week, according to data by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The total natural gas in storage reached 2,281 Bcf in the week ending February 12.
Read More »U.S. Oil Inventories Down 7.3 M Barrels in Week
Crude oil inventories in the United States declined by 7.3 million barrels last week, data by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed on Thursday. The EIA weekly report was delayed for a day as the beginning of the week marked the Presidents Day federal holiday. Gasoline inventories increased by …
Read More »U.S. Import and Export Prices Increase by Record Levels
Import prices in the United States registered last month their biggest rise in about nine years, data by the U.S. Department of Labor Showed on Thursday. Following a 1% increase in December, import prices rose by 1.4% in January, signaling their biggest increase since March 2012. This comes amid a …
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