Gold rose and reached peaks during the early European session today, with the bulls making a fresh attempt to break a strong barrier near $1.745-46. After falling yesterday, the yellow metal managed to regain some positive momentum on Thursday and the US dollar tried to take advantage of the modest …

Japanese shares fell on Thursday, April 8, as they came under pressure from a rise in domestic infections with the Coronavirus and the possible return of restrictions on economic activity. The Nikkei index fell 0.07% to 29,708.98 points, while the broader Topix index fell 0.79% to 1,951.86 points. The Tokyo …

According to a statement from the Group of Twenty, global financial leaders agreed on Wednesday (April 7) to increase the International Monetary Fund’s reserves of $ 650 billion and extend a freeze on debt service payments aimed at helping developing countries confront the Coronavirus pandemic. The group’s finance ministers and …

Canada’s merchandise trade surplus with the world narrowed to $ 1,04 billion in February from $ 1.2 billion in January, the monthly data published by Statistics Canada revealed on Wednesday. This reading came in slightly better than analysts’ estimate for a surplus of $ 1 billion.

The goods and services deficit of the US widened by $3.3 billion to $71.1 billion in February, the data published jointly by the US Census Bureau and the US Bureau of Economic Analysis showed on Wednesday.

In a sign of the accelerating shift towards electric cars in Britain, last March recorded sales of 13.9 percent of total car sales in the country, a record high compared to March 2020, when sector sales recorded only 7.3 percent According to the Association of Car Manufacturers and Dealers in …

After the major economic challenges the world faced last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that the global economy recovery will be greater than expected in the years 2021 and 2022, driven by strong growth in the United States. The IMF is currently taking …

The Turkish lira lost about 13% of its value within two weeks due to the dismissal of the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to the former central bank governor, Naji Iqbal, after the latter raised the interest to 19%, with the aim of tightening monetary policy, controlling inflation rates, and …

A survey published today, Wednesday, April 7 showed that business activities in the Eurozone returned to growth last month, supported by a record expansion in the manufacturing sector, and that the services sector is facing new lockdown measures better than expected. Europe is fighting a third wave of the spread …

The dollar hovered near its lowest level in two weeks after the US Treasury bond yields retreated from their recent high levels, while market participants await the US Federal Reserve meeting minutes, which will be released later during the session, to determine the future course of the US currency. The …