French Health Minister Olivier Veran urged Sunday, July 4, as many French people as possible to get the Corona vaccine, warning that France may be heading towards a fourth wave of the epidemic by the end of this month due to the highly contagious delta strain. “For five days the …
Read More »Canada: Markit Manufacturing PMI Decline to 56.5 in June
The business activity in Canada’s manufacturing sector continued to expand in June, albeit at a softer pace than it did in June, with the Markit Manufacturing PMI edging lower to 56.5 from 57 in May.
Read More »Canada: International Trade Deficit of C$1.4B in May
Canada’s international merchandise trade deficit came in at C$1.4 billion in May as data published by Statistics Canada showed on Friday, worse than market expectations of C$0.37 billion. “In May, Canada’s merchandise imports increased 2.1%, while exports fell 1.6%,” the publication read. “In May, the average value of the Canadian …
Read More »BofA: Liquidity Continues to Flow Into Stocks And Bonds
The latest statistics from Bank of America fund flows showed that investors continued to pour more liquidity into bonds and stocks, as Wall Street hit a new record high and US government bond yields remained below 1.5%. The US investment bank said, based on data from IBFR, that fixed income …
Read More »US Nonfarm Payrolls Surge by 850,000 in June
Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) in the US rose by 850,000 in June, the data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BoL) showed on Friday. This reading followed May’s print of 583,000 (revised from 559,000) and came in better than the market expectation of 700,000.
Read More »The Turkish Trade Deficit Decreased by 11.4% in The First Half of 2021 And Widened by 1% in June
The Commerce Ministry said Turkey’s trade deficit decreased 11.4 percent to $21.16 billion in the first half of 2021, and expanded 1.04 percent year on year to $2.89 billion in June, according to the General Trade System. In June, exports amounted to 46.9% to 19.77 billion dollars, after they were …
Read More »US Yields Still Drifting Below 1.50% Ahead of NFP
Despite the dollar’s continued sustained strength over the past few days, bonds have fallen in line with 10-year Treasury yields staying below 1.50%. The next bond movement will be led by the employment data expected to be released today. There is a good argument that if the employment data comes …
Read More »The Dollar is at Its Highest Level in 3 Months Before The US Jobs Data
Friday, July 2nd, the US dollar hit a three-month high against other major currencies, as traders are betting that strong US labor market data could push the currency higher. And the dollar index is on track to achieve another weekly gain of about 1%. The rise is the fourth in …
Read More »Oil Falls After OPEC + Extends Supply Talks
Oil prices fell on Friday, July 2 after OPEC + ministers postponed their meeting on production policy, while sources said that the UAE had blocked plans to return two million barrels per day to the market in the second half of the year. Brent crude futures were down 20 cents …
Read More »Gold Rises on Virus Fears And Eyes Are on US Data
Gold rose Friday, July 2nd, boosted by concerns surrounding the spread of the delta strain of the coronavirus, while investors awaited US non-farm payrolls data as it could influence the timing of the Fed’s policy shift. And gold rose in spot transactions 0.1% to $ 1778.52 an ounce. Gold is …
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