The last trading week ended with a decline in the US dollar as risk appetite improved with optimism around Omicron, in addition to data out of the USA. As a result, the dollar index, which measures the strength of the US currency against a basket of currencies, fell to 95.7. …

The Canadian economy added 54.7K jobs in the month of December, above expectations for a 27.5K gain, though still a marked deceleration from the 153.7K jobs added in November, according to the latest release from Statistics Canada released on Friday. Canada saw 122.5K new jobs in full-time employment, whilst part-time …

Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) rose by 199K in December versus the median forecast for a 400K rise (some newswires had reported the median forecast at 447K), data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics showed on Friday. That meant the pace of job gains was roughly in line with November, …

Oil prices rose on Friday and headed for the highest weekly increase since mid-December, due to unrest in Kazakhstan and production outages in Libya, which raised concerns about supplies. Brent crude futures rose 76 cents, or 0.9 percent, to $82.75 a barrel by 0939 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude …

Markets are awaiting the release of US employment data during December at 13:30 GMT. This data will be necessary given its strong impact on the dollar and the currency market movements. Markets expect to add 400,000 jobs in December, compared to 210,000 jobs previously recorded. Expectations also indicate a decline …

The annualized Eurozone Consumer Price Index (CPI) rises by 5.0% in December, surprising markets to the upside while a tad higher from the previous jump of 4.9%, the latest data published by Eurostat showed on Tuesday. The consensus forecast was for a drop to 4.7%. The core figures arrived at …

European shares fell on Friday, as cautious investors awaited US jobs data and eurozone inflation for indications of the pace of major central banks tightening monetary policy. By 0819 GMT, the pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 0.2 percent. The chemical and travel sectors faced pressure and fell for the …

On Friday, Bitcoin fell more than five percent to its lowest level since the end of September, falling below $41,000 in a broader sell-off in cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin fell 3.7 percent in its last trading after touching $40,938, its lowest since September 29. The world’s largest cryptocurrency has lost more than …

Japan’s Nikkei stock index recovered most of its morning losses to close almost flat on Friday as investors avoided big bets ahead of a major US jobs report and a three-day holiday in Japan. The Nikkei index ended trading down 0.03 percent to 28,478.56 points. The broader Topix index fell …

Industrial Production in Germany unexpectedly fell in November, the official data showed on Friday, suggesting that the recovery in the manufacturing sector is faltering. Eurozone’s economic powerhouse’s industrial output fell by 0.2% MoM, the federal statistics authority Destatis said in figures adjusted for seasonal and calendar effects, vs. a 1.0% …