The Japanese yen fell below 150 against the US dollar, levels since August 1990. It is scheduled to start scheduled for scheduled to start from two days. Policymakers have ruled out adopting a new policy to question the return of the policy. And on Thursday, Japan’s 10-year government debt yield …
Read More »Gold is at its lowest level in 3 weeks, with rise of dollar and bond yields
Gold prices hovered at a three-week low on Thursday, pressured by the rise in the dollar and the yield on Treasury bonds, amid fears that the Federal Reserve will continue to raise interest rates by a significant amount. And by 0049 GMT, gold fell in spot transactions 0.1 percent to …
Read More »Oil rebounds amid news of possible easing of quarantine measures in China
Oil prices rose nearly $1 on Thursday as investor sentiment rose on news that China is considering reducing the duration of the quarantine for arrivals. By 0610 GMT, Brent crude futures for December settlement rose 80 cents, or 0.9 percent, to $92.21 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate crude futures for …
Read More »Canada: Annual CPI eases to 6.9% in September
As measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), inflation in Canada fell to 6.9% in September from 7.0% in August, data published by Statistics Canada showed this Wednesday. This reading is slightly better than the market expectation of 6.8%. The Bank of Canada’s (BOC) Core CPI, which excludes volatile food …
Read More »GBP falls under the weight of inflation, USD clings to its 32-year peak against JPY
Sterling fell on Wednesday after a bigger-than-expected rise in consumer price inflation in Britain and fears of a deeper recession in the country fueled expectations that the Bank of England’s November interest rate hike would be less severe. The dollar consolidated at a 32-year high against the yen and rose …
Read More »Erdogan says he agreed with Putin to establish a natural gas center in Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that he had agreed with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to establish a natural gas center in Turkey. Speaking to members of the ruling Justice and Development Party in parliament, Erdogan said that Putin told him that Europe can obtain its gas …
Read More »Eurozone final inflation arrives at 1.2% MoM in September
Eurozone’s Inflation surged 9.9% in September, on an annualized basis, according to Eurostat’s final reading of the Eurozone Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) report for the month. The reading missed expectations of 10.0% while against the 10.0% previous. Core figures rose by 4.8% YoY, meeting the 4.8% market estimates …
Read More »Petroleum Institute: US oil stocks fell 1.3 million barrels
The American Petroleum Institute said that crude oil inventories fell by 1.3 million barrels in the week ending on the fourteenth of October. According to the weekly report of the American Institute, gasoline stocks in the United States decreased by 2.2 million barrels last week, and distillate stocks fell by …
Read More »European shares rise with a boost from the results of ASML Semiconductor
European shares rose on Wednesday as strong financial results for ASML Semiconductor gave a boost to the technology sector and boosted hopes that earnings season will be auspicious. However, the rise was limited due to the still continuing fears of rising inflation and interest rate hikes. ASML shares rose 5.5 …
Read More »Japan’s Nikkei closes higher, supported by strong earnings data for US companies
Japanese stocks closed higher on Wednesday, tracking gains made by Wall Street after US companies reported strong financial results. The Nikkei index rose 0.37 percent and remained significantly higher than a basic sentiment level of 27,000 points throughout the day, without any indications of the volatile trading witnessed in the …
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