Wall Street fell after disappointing jobs data, ignoring improvement in retail sales, as investors weigh mixed signals in the latest U.S. economic data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 200 points and moved down 0.5%, coinciding with weekly jobless claims that rose and August’s retail sales unexpected jump. The S&P …

Euro benefited, Wednesday, from a boost due to the USD’s weakness after positive comments on inflation by the European Central Bank’s chief economist.Euro/USD rose to 1.1814 compared to 1.1804, on Tuesday. The pair fell to a trading day low of 1.1799 versus a high of 1.1832.“The pandemic emergency asset purchase …

Canada’s main stock index rose on Wednesday as a direct impact of a jump in oil prices giving a boost to energy shares.Higher yields of the Canadian bonds still contribute to helping strengthen the country’s financials, including the stock market.The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index ended up 140.54 points, …

The Canadian dollar strengthened, Wednesday, against the U.S. dollar as oil prices rose and domestic data showed inflation climbing to its highest level in 18 years. Broad U.S. dollar weakness prevails despite positive developments for the Canadian dollar, on the inflation front. Canada’s annual inflation rate climbed to 4.1% in …

Bitcoin miners successfully mined the 700,000th block of the network, an achievement that is widely looked upon as a major historic milestone in September.Bitcoin’s circulating supply amounts to 18,816,787 BTC and currently trades at USD 48,009, in defiance of its critics with Block Height at around 1,276 transactions embedded within …

Oil prices have jumped over USD 2 a barrel on Wednesday, 15 September, after U. S. governmental data had showed a larger than expected drawdown in U.S. crude inventories.Expectations indicate that demand will rise as vaccination campaigns widen their scope.Crude oil prices went up today on bullish news from the …

U. S. prominent businessman Ray Dalio warned investors against too much dependence on cash. At the same time, he warned those who own some Bitcoin that they are encountering some danger, because governments could destroy the crypto market.“First, know cash is trash, so don’t keep it in cash,” Dalio, the …

Traders and investors await the speech by European Central Bank’s Chief Economist Philip Lane, Wednesday, before the IMF webinar as the debate about inflation as well as its impact is still far from coming to an end. Markets have witnessed a significant relief in shares, equity and bond markets since …