U. S. Senators have agreed to extend the debt ceiling, less than two weeks before it was due to be reached. There were fears that the U. S. would default on its national debt, with catastrophic financial implications.Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer said Congress had reached a deal to extend …
Read More »Vicious circle of debt biggest problem ahead U. S. economy
U. S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned U. S. lawmakers that the federal government may run out of cash by 18 October, unless the US Congress suspends debt limits. Some politicians speculated that one potential way out is to mint a $1 trillion platinum coin and then deposit it with …
Read More »EIA’s Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report Released
Working gas in storage was 3,288 Bcf as of Friday, October 1, 2021, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 118 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 532 Bcf less than last year at this time and 176 Bcf below the five year average of 3,464 …
Read More »Senate rushes to $480 billion debt limit top-up
The U.S. Senate on Thursday took a step to pass a $480 billion increase in Treasury Department borrowing authority, a move that would turn aside a catastrophic debt default later this month but setting the scene for another potential showdown in December.That vote, expected Saturday, could come sooner if all …
Read More »U.S. jobless claims sink 38,000 signaling improved labor market
326,000 people who recently lost their jobs applied for unemployment benefits in early October, marking the first decline in a month signaling improvement in the U.S. labor market. The U. S. dollar hardly moved against a basket of currencies on Thursday, as investors await the release of U.S. labor market …
Read More »U. S. unemployment claims fall after a month
4.2 million Americans still receive benefits. New jobless claims have fallen for the first time in nearly one month, according to new data released Thursday, offering some break to the U. S. economy after previous worrisome data.About 326,000 people filed initial jobless claims in the week ending on 2 October …
Read More »U. S. Stock futures slightly higher over easing debt ceiling concerns
U.S. stock futures slightly surged higher Wednesday night after the Dow Jones Industrial Average reclaimed a 459-point loss from earlier hours of the trading session as investor concerns on a debt ceiling deal eased.Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 42 points, or 0.1%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures climbed …
Read More »House Democrat calls for depriving Congress from debt limit authority
A House Democrat on Wednesday called for a long term solution to the deadlock over avoiding a debt default later this month by taking away the debt ceiling authority from the Congress altogether to prevent parties from playing with political fire around the debt limit.Rep. Brendan Boyle along with House …
Read More »Led by market sentiment, AUD/USD recovers some daily losses
After reaching a daily low at 0.7225, the AUD/USD pair was able to trim some of its losses, stills down by 0.22%, is trading at 0.7275 during the New York session.Market sentiment struck the Asian and the European session amid surging energy prices and worldwide higher yields, these factors ignited …
Read More »August’s data: German factory orders sharply declined
Official figures showed Wednesday that Factory orders in Germany declined by 7.7% in August compared with the previous month, this development was led by much lower demand from countries outside the Eurozone. The drop in orders, a leading indicator for Europe’s biggest economy, followed month on month gains of 4.6% …
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