The yen hit a six-month high against the US dollar on Monday, September 21, posting gains for the sixth consecutive session against the US currency as stock markets tumbled. US stocks closed lower on Friday, and stock markets fell in Asia and Europe today, amid growing investor concern about the …
Read More »Oil Prices Falling on possible Return of Libyan Production
Oil prices fell on Monday, September 21, due to the possibility of a return to production in Libya, while increasing cases of Coronavirus fueled concerns about global demand, but a tropical storm heading towards the coast of the states on the Gulf of Mexico limited the losses. Brent crude fell …
Read More »Lira Hits a Fresh low, All Eyes on CBRT
The Turkish lira retreated to a fresh record low at 7.58 against the dollar as attention shifted towards the central bank meeting scheduled for September 24 and the possibility of more indirect monetary tightening measures or even an outright interest rate hike. At 06:52 GMT, the lira was only slightly …
Read More »Gold Rises Supported by Weak Dollar
Gold prices rose Monday, September 21st, buoyed by the dollar’s weakness as investors looked for words from US Fed policymakers this week to learn more about the central bank’s approach to inflation. Spot of gold rose 0.2% to 1952.59 dollars an ounce by 05:30 GMT. And gold in US futures …
Read More »PBOC Maintains Main Rate at 3.85%
The People’s Bank of China kept its key lending rate steady at 3.85% for the fifth month in a row, as this measure was in line with expectations. The People’s Bank of China kept the lending rate for five years at 4.65%. Most of the new and maturing loans depend …
Read More »PBOC Sets Yuan Reference Rate at 6.7595
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has set the yuan reference rate at 6.7595 versus Friday’s fix at 6.7591.
Read More »Weekly Recap 14-18 Sept
There were a lot of market drivers last week like the Fed and Bank of England meeting and tensions over the Brexit talks and developments for the Corona vaccine as well as the continuing trade tension between the US and China and the TikTok crisis. There was a lot of …
Read More »US Current Account Deficit Jumps 53% in Q2
The US current account deficit rose to the highest level in nearly 12 months in Q2, as the Covid-19 pandemic put pressure on exports of goods and services. The US Commerce Department said the current account deficit, which measures the flow of goods, services and investments into and out of …
Read More »Canadian Retail Sales Rise by 0.6% in July
Retail Sales in Canada increased by 0.6% in July to $52.9 billion, the data published by Statistics Canada showed on Friday. This reading followed June’s increase of 0.7% and fell short of the market expectation of 1%. “Core retail sales, which exclude these two subsectors, declined 1.2% on lower sales …
Read More »Russia Central Bank Keeps Key Interest Rate at 4.25%
The Russian Central Bank kept the key nterest rate at 4.25%, suspending its monetary easing cycle in light of the growing risks of imposing new sanctions on Moscow, but hinted that cutting interest rates is still possible later this year. The decision to keep interest rates at a record low …
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