The US current account deficit widened to $214.8 billion in the third quarter of this year, while it was expected to record $205 billion, marking its highest level since the third quarter of 2006, according to the US Department of Commerce. The data showed a deficit of $198.3 billion in …

According to the US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)’s final GDP estimate, the US economy grew at an annualized QoQ pace of 2.3% in Q3 2021, above the prior estimate for a growth rate of 2.1%. to be updated …

Oil prices rose today, Tuesday, despite the continued concern of investors about the rapid spread of the Omicron virus globally, which prompted countries to consider more restrictions that are likely to affect the demand for fuel. Brent crude futures rose by $1, or 1.45%, to record in contracts for February …

According to a report released by the Statistics Canada on Tuesday, Canadian Retail Sales rose 1.6% MoM in October, more than the expected 1.0% rise and a sharp acceleration from September’s 0.6% MoM decline. To be updated…

The Turkish lira jumped from very low levels, which it started trading yesterday, but quickly rebounded after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan introduced measures to protect savings in the local currency from such fluctuations. Under Erdogan’s plan, his government promised to guarantee deposits in lira, sending the currency up by …

Gold prices remained in a narrow range during trading today, Tuesday, as the weak dollar faced a slight improvement in risk sentiment, while the high incidence of infection due to the Coronavirus “Omicron” remains a source of concern for investors. Spot gold rose 0.1% to $1,791.73 an ounce, while US …

This morning, the People’s Bank of China set the yuan’s exchange rate against the US dollar at 6.3729 yuan per dollar. At the same time, expectations were for the Chinese yuan to stabilize against the dollar at 6.3711 yuan per dollar, and it closed yesterday at 6.3933. Gold fell in …

European stock prices rose on Tuesday after a massive sell-off in the previous session, with a jump in shares of commodity-related companies offsetting concerns about the spread of the coronavirus mutated omicron. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.9 percent by 0821 GMT, with mining and oil stocks leading the …

Turkish consumer confidence fell 3.1 percent to 68.9 points in December, official data showed on Tuesday, hitting its lowest level since records began in 2004. Confidence fell to its lowest level last year due to the Coronavirus pandemic, before the rally that began in October of this year. A confidence …

The Turkish lira rose 7 percent on Tuesday after a historic rebound of 25 percent on Monday from record lows, after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan unveiled a plan he said would protect local currency deposits from market volatility. The currency fell and then rose in turbulent trading to record 12.21 …