Baker Hughes, Friday, reported that the number of active U.S. drilling oil rigs rose by eight at 373 this week. The report signals a second successive weekly rise as last week, the oil rig count rose by six so, the total active U.S. rig count, including rigs drilling for natural …
Read More »Dogecoin jumps 40% on Elon Musk’s cryptic endorsement
Crypto currency Dogecoin achieved some positive move on the road to recovery and jumped up Friday as traders are assessing feasibility and impact of its addition on Coinbase, one of the world’s leading crypto exchanges. The SHIB/USDT exchange rate rose up to 16.42% to USD 0.00000950 for the first time …
Read More »Federal Reserve “won’t formally announce tapering next week”
The awaited critical event for markets next week will be the Federal Reserve meeting. As observers suggest, the meeting may prove unextraordinary. They do not expect the Fed to formally announce a decision on the reduction of the purchase program. After a disappointing August’s jobs report, instead, tapering outsized asset …
Read More »U.S. Consumer Sentiment rebounds below expectations in September
Consumer sentiment in the United States has recorded a modest improvement in September after sharply falling in August, according to a preliminary report released by the University of Michigan on Friday.The report said the consumer sentiment index inched up by 71.0 in September from 70.3 in August, below economists’ expectations …
Read More »CAD disappointed by poor employment data
GBP/CAD exchange rate was driven by movements in the Canadian Dollar linked to the rise of oil prices this morning, but CAD has since dell under pressure from disappointing employment data.The GBP/CAD pair has been traded at CAD 1.7475, unchanged from today’s opening level. The Canadian currency has obviously relinquished …
Read More »Why is Chinese Evergrande close to collapse?
Debt and crisis are the two key word while understanding why Evergrande Group, once China’s second-largest real estate developer, is approaching a collapse that could be catastrophic.Debts are mainly due to deposits from about 1.5 million people against new houses that have not been built yet, this is why Evergrande …
Read More »Crude oil pulls back slightly
The U. S. WTI crude oil market has pulled back slightly during the latest trading session on Thursday at USD 71.50 level after investors believed it would end the session unchanged at USD 72.61 a barrel.This slight low comes after crude oil climbed to the highest since 2 August, on …
Read More »QE measures guide EUR/USD latest action
Euro fell back under USD 1.18 in mid-September, hovering around its weakest level since 27 August due to growing risk aversion as rising COVID-19 infections could force some countries to resume certain restrictions. The European Central Bank decided last week to move to a moderately lower pace in its €1.85 …
Read More »Canadian Stocks Fall on Drop in Commodity Shares
The Toronto Stock Exchange S&P/TSX index declined 92 points, or 0.4% to 20,602 on Thursday.This low has been driven by a drop in commodity-linked stocks as gold futures fell to one-month lows and as China reiterated plans to release more metals from its reserves.WTI crude stabilised near a 6-week high …
Read More »US Dollar Spiked Up to a Fresh September High
The US dollar fitted a quick move of strength and spiked up to a fresh September high, Thursday, on the back of official report on strong retail sales. This helped the USD to push above a big zone of resistance.From a short-term basis, buyers are trying to hold the move …
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