Tiff Macklem, governor of the Bank of Canada, anticipates that inflation will hover around 3% in 2019 before gradually returning to the 2% objective. He stated in an interview with The Globe and Mail that although the labour market has improved somewhat, it is still extremely tight. He argued that …
Read More »Wall Street continues to climb post-Consumer Sentiment reading
US stocks maintained their uptrend and are rising boosted by the preliminary US consumer sentiment reading that highlighted a boost in overall sentiment in July, according to the University of Michigan’s key survey. US consumer sentiment rose to 72.6 points, compared to this July, compared to the previous reading, which …
Read More »Do energy imports contribute to Eurozone’s shrinking trade deficit?
In May 2022, the Eurozone had a substantially larger trade deficit than it did in May 2022 because countries paid less for energy imports. According to the European Union’s statistics office Eurostat, the trade deficit for the union in May was about 300 million euros ($336.8 million), significantly lower than …
Read More »Canadian dollar corrects post US Consumer Sentiment data
The Canadian Dollar has reacted to the latest performance by the US Dollar as well as the expectations on the US interest rates, leading to a rebound in the USD/CAD exchange rate. The Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index for June beat expectations, improving the US economy’s outlook and supporting the US …
Read More »US dollar achieved gains on US economic data
The US dollar is battling to end its losing run as European trade begins, with the US Dollar Index consolidating around 100.00. According to the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment data, the dollar’s worth has increased dramatically as a result of the university’s positive consumer sentiment figures. Thanks to the …
Read More »Dollar is near its lowest level in 15 months, with expectations that the US interest rate hike will stop soon
The dollar hovered near a 15-month low on Friday, heading for its biggest weekly decline since November, after weak U.S. inflation data boosted investor bets that the Federal Reserve was close to ending its rate hike path. Data on Thursday revealed that U.S. producer prices barely rose in June, while …
Read More »Oil prices are hovering above $81 due to supply disruption
Global benchmark Brent crude hovered above $81 a barrel on Friday as sentiment on US demand rose, supported by supply disruptions in Libya and Nigeria. Brent and US West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose for the third consecutive session and in early Asian trading on Friday and are on track …
Read More »A slight decline in Japanese stocks, and the yen is heading to record the longest streak of gains since 2018
Japanese stocks fell slightly at the end of trading today, Friday, with the yen heading towards its longest winning streak since 2018, with its rise for seven consecutive days. Hideo Hayakua, former director of the Bank of Japan, predicted in an interview with “Bloomberg” that the central bank would adjust …
Read More »European stocks open lower, but are heading for their best weekly performance in more than 3 months
European stocks fell on Friday but remain on course for their biggest weekly percentage jump in more than three months, driven by hopes the Federal Reserve will stop raising interest rates soon as inflation subsides. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 0.2 percent by 0702 GMT. However, it rose …
Read More »Gold is heading for its best weekly gain since April, with the dollar falling
Gold prices were on course on Friday for their biggest weekly gain since April, after rising near a one-month high as market expectations of a US interest rate hike waned, sending the dollar down to its lowest in more than a year. And by 0504 GMT, gold in spot transactions …
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