here were 222,000 initial jobless claims in the week ending September 3, the weekly data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) showed on Thursday. This print followed the previous week’s print of 228,000 (revised from 232,000) and came in better than the market expectation of 240,000. Further details …

Key takeaways from policy statement “This major step frontloads transition from prevailing highly accommodative level of policy rates towards levels that will ensure timely return of inflation to ECB’s 2% medium-term target.” “Based on current assessment, over next several meetings, ECB expects to raise interest rates further to dampen demand …

The European Central Bank (ECB) announced on Thursday that it raised its key rates by 75 basis points (bps) following the September policy meeting. With this decision, the interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility will be …

Oil prices fell on Thursday, after recording sharp losses in the previous session, as the extension of China’s closure measures to curb the spread of the Coronavirus exacerbated fears of a slowdown in global economic activity, which is hurting demand. Brent crude futures lost 40 cents, or 0.4 percent, to …

On Thursday, the euro hovered above the 20-year low hit two days ago as investors awaited the European Central Bank’s policy decision and comments from the Federal Reserve chief for indications on the path of global monetary tightening. The European Central Bank is expected to raise interest rates by 75 …

European shares opened higher on Thursday, ahead of what could be the largest interest rate hike ever announced by the European Central Bank. Mining and banking stocks led the gains. Markets are awaiting the size of the central bank’s increase in the main interest rate. The bank is studying a …

Gold prices fell on Thursday, while investors awaited comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and the European Central’s decision on the upcoming interest rate later Thursday. And gold fell in spot transactions 0.1 percent to $ 1716.59 an ounce (an ounce) by 0609 GMT, after rising by about one …

Japan’s Nikkei closed at a one-week high on Thursday, tracking the strong close on Wall Street Wednesday night, while the yen’s slide against the dollar raised hopes for better prospects for local businesses. The Nikkei jumped 2.31 percent to 28,065.28 points, its highest closing level since Aug. 31. The index …

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Mixed trading dominated the movements of the Canadian dollar, affected by the decision of the Bank of Canada regarding interest rates. The pair failed to breach the 1.3200 resistance, which forced it to form a bearish slope to retest the 1.3120 support level. Technically, and by looking at the 4-hour …