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Oil prices finished Thursday lower, after rising for three consecutive days on the back of a draw in US crude inventories and output disruptions in the Gulf of Mexico due to hurricane Laura. Brent crude futures for October delivery decreased by 55 cents, or 1.2%, and closed at $45.09 per …

The Canadian Dollar (CAD) rose against the US Dollar (USD) on Thursday to its highest level in around seven month. The USD/CAD pair is trading lower by 0.15% at 1.31249, after trading earlier as low as 1.3101, its lowest level since mid-January. The CAD gave up some of its earlier …

Gold prices finished Thursday lower, after remarks by the Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, came in line with market expectations. Gold futures for December delivery closed lower by $19.90, or 1%, at $1,932.60 per ounce. The yellow metal has diminished most of its earlier gains, after …

The President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Robert Kaplan, said on Thursday that a moderate inflation overshoot means reaching a rate of 2.25-2.5%. Kaplan called for focusing on the future instead of the past, and noted that the Fed is expecting a hotter labor market. In addition, Kaplan …

European stocks closed lower on Thursday, after the recent speech of the United States Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The Stoxx Europe 600 index declined by 0.58% and closed at 370.96 points. The UK’s FTSE100 index settled lower by 0.75% at 5,999.99. Meanwhile, the French CAC40 and the German DAX …

The White House need to agree on increased spending for the next COVID-19 stimulus package, said the United States House of Representatives Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, on Thursday. Recently, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, claimed that his administration has saved more than 50 million jobs, through the COVID-19 …

The United States Pending Home Sales Index increased by 5.9% to 122.1 in July, according to data by the National Association of Realtors on Thursday.

Data from the auto sector revealed that car production in Britain increased strongly in July, but is still below the level of last year, after manufacturing almost completely stopped in April at the start of isolation measures to combat the Corona virus. The Association of Automobile Manufacturers and Dealers said …

Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve System, is delivering his remarks at the virtual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium titled “Navigating the Decade Ahead: Implications for Monetary Policy.” “Fed not tying itself to any particular method to define average inflation, policy will not be dictated by any formula.”“Fed will …

Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve System, said that the Fed in its new strategy will target average inflation in his prepared remarks at the virtual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium.