Gold prices stabilized on Tuesday, supported by a weak dollar, but prices were stuck in a narrow range as investors refrained from making big bets ahead of major central bank meetings. By 0726 GMT, gold was stable in spot transactions at $1708.35 an ounce, while US gold futures fell 0.3 …
Read More »The annual inflation rate in the euro area rose to 8.6% in June
Annual inflation in the euro area hit a new record after reaching 8.6% in June, in line with expectations, up from 8.1% recorded in May. The inflation rate rose on a monthly basis by 0.8%, also in line with expectations, and it also rose by the same rate in May. …
Read More »Japan stocks post modest gains ahead of the central bank meeting.
Japanese stocks extended gains on Tuesday, albeit with modest performance, as investors refrained from any big moves ahead of the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy meeting, despite diminishing expectations for a large interest rate cut in the US central bank. The Nikkei index started its trading, up 0.8 percent, to …
Read More »Turkey’s public budget records a record deficit of 1.77 billion dollars in June
Turkey’s central government general budget showed a deficit of 31 billion liras ($1.77 billion) in June, according to Treasury and Finance Ministry data, with an initial deficit of 18.3 billion liras. In the first half of the year, the general budget recorded a surplus of 93.6 billion pounds. The primary …
Read More »Energy Information Administration: US shale oil production may rise to a two-and-a-half year high in August
The US Energy Information Administration expected in a report today, Monday, July 18, that oil production in the main shale basins in the United States would rise to the highest level since March 2020 next month. According to the report, US shale oil production may rise by 136 thousand barrels …
Read More »Oil jumps $5, supported by the decline in the dollar and tight supplies
Oil prices jumped more than five dollars on Monday, boosted by a weak dollar and expectations that the US Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates by a full percentage point at its next meeting to fight inflation. The global benchmark Brent crude contracts for September delivery ended the trading …
Read More »Bank of America Profit Falls 32%
Bank of America on Monday reported mixed results for the second quarter of this year, as its profits fell as expenses related to regulatory issues rose, while revenue rose better than expected. The bank reported a 32% drop in earnings to $6.25 billion, or 73 cents a share, for the …
Read More »Goldman Sachs profit rises 23% to $11.86 billion, beating expectations
On Monday, July 18, Goldman Sachs reported earnings and revenue that beat analyst estimates, with fixed-income traders earning nearly $700 million more than expected. Second-quarter earnings fell 48 percent to $2.79 billion, or $7.73 per share, driven by lower industry-wide banking revenue. However, the results were more than a dollar …
Read More »Euro is at its highest level in a week
The euro rose to a one-week high on Monday, benefiting from the dollar’s decline after many Federal Reserve officials indicated that they were not in favour of an increased rate of an interest rate hike. These comments, made late last week, pulled the dollar back from its two-decade high and …
Read More »Gold rises with the decline of USD
Gold prices rose on Monday, with the dollar falling somewhat, while investors retreated from expectations that the US Federal Reserve will raise interest rates by 100 basis points at its next meeting. And the price of gold in spot transactions increased 0.7 percent to $ 1719.49 an ounce by 0724 …
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