Gold prices stabilized on Wednesday as the dollar weakened after the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point in a widely expected move. And the price of gold in spot transactions rose 0.1 percent to $ 1920.45 an ounce (an ounce) at 1920 GMT, …

Canadian inflation hit 5.7% YoY in February, according to Statistics Canada’s latest headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) release on Wednesday. That was above the expected rise to 5.5% from 5.1% in January. The MoM increase in the headline CPI in February was 1.0%, a little above the 0.9% expected and …

Canadian inflation hit 5.7% YoY in February, according to Statistics Canada’s latest headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) release on Wednesday. That was above the expected rise to 5.5% from 5.1% in January. The MoM increase in the headline CPI in February was 1.0%, a little above the 0.9% expected and …

The dollar index fell against the major currencies during Wednesday’s trading before the Federal Reserve’s decision, while the US currency traded near a 5-year high against the yen. The US central bank is expected to implement its first rate hike since 2018 later in the day amid uncertainty over the …

Retail Sales in the US rose by 0.3% on a monthly basis in February to $658.1 billion, the data published by the US Census Bureau showed on Wednesday. This reading fell short of the market expectation for an increase of 0.4%. On a positive note, January’s print got revised higher …

US Dow Jones futures rose more than 300 points as Wall Street attempts to rally for the second day in a row, despite the US Federal Reserve meeting tonight. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 359 points, or 1.1%, while S&P 500 futures rose 1.2%. Nasdaq 100 futures jumped 2%. …

European stocks rose to near two-week highs on Wednesday after China promised to roll out more stimulus to boost its economy, while hopes of progress in Ukraine-Russia peace talks kept the mood buoyant. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 2.2%, hitting its highest since March 3. Battered stock markets in …

The International Energy Agency said on Wednesday that three million barrels per day of Russian oil and its products may not reach the market by the beginning of April, in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “Of the cutback, we see a reduction in total exports of 2.5 million …

The US Federal Reserve will announce its monetary policy decisions on Wednesday, March 16 at 18:00 GMT, and as we get closer to the release time, here are the expectations as forecast by analysts and researchers of 4 major banks. JP Morgan “The Fed is gearing up to combat rising …

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will visit the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday as part of efforts to secure more oil supplies and increase pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin over Ukraine. At a time when Britain, like most of the West, faces a state of frenzy …