The Australian dollar experienced a significant decline on Tuesday due to the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to keep its key interest rate unchanged at 4.10% at its August meeting. This decision was surprising as higher interest rates tend to strengthen a currency by attracting more foreign capital. The release …

The S&P 500’s 16-month high has lost momentum due to disappointing earnings from several companies. Traders also waded through mixed data on job openings, with JetBlue Airways retreating after slashing its full-year profit forecast and saying it would earn less than analysts expected this quarter. Cruise operators fell as Norwegian …

Crude oil prices surged for the third consecutive day and for the seventh time out of the last eight days. WTI got closer to $82.00 per barrel and posted its highest close since mid-April.The US Dollar posted mixed results on Monday, rising versus the Euro, the Pound, and the Yen …

China’s economic recovery is facing several challenges, including an ageing workforce, weak consumer demand, and a property market downturn. Analysts are drawing parallels with Japan, which experienced a slowdown after its asset-price bubble burst in 1989. Japan’s relaxed monetary policy in the 1980s triggered an economic bubble that eventually burst …

The US central bank released the July 2023 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices (SLOOS) that “addressed changes in the standards and terms on, and demand for, bank loans to businesses and households over the past three months, which generally correspond to the second quarter of 2023.”The …

US stocks closed with little change on Monday, ending a strong July on upbeat company earnings and hopes of a soft landing for a resilient US economy. All three major stock indexes ended with gains for the month, ahead of a busy week of earnings reports from companies including Amazon.com …

The Australian Dollar has rebounded after a depressing finish, possibly due to the surge in crude oil, Australia’s second-largest export. The AUD recovered against its US counterpart on Monday, rising up to a band of major Moving Averages in the 0.6700 zone. The Australian Dollar managed to shrug off downbeat …

The US dollar has slightly declined in value after significant gains against major currencies last week. However, the USD Index remains above 101.50, exactly reads 101.75 at the time of writing. This week’s high-level data releases, including the US jobs report, could affect the USD’s performance. The US economy grew …

Crude oil prices continue to push higher following news reports confirming that crude oil output by OPEC declined by 840,000 barrels per day from June to July to 27.34 million bpd, according to Reuters’ recent survey.After this headline, and at the time writing, WTI crude is trading at its highest …

The Stoxx Europe 600 Index rose 0.1% on Monday as new data showed the euro zone economy returned to growth in the three months through June and inflation fell.The combined gross domestic product of the 20 countries that use the euro grew at an annualized rate of 1.1% in the …