Inflation expectations by consumers in the United States rose last month, with more optimism about the labor market, as shown by a recent survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The New York Fed’s report showed on Monday that consumers’ short and medium-term inflation expectations reached their highest …

A recent survey by the Bank of Canada (BoC) showed on Monday that business sentiment in Canada improved with the economy showing signs of recovery from the negative impacts caused by the Coronavirus pandemic. Roughly two thirds of Canadian businesses reported their sales returning to their levels prior to the …

The President of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, believes that the European Union (EU) will see strong economic growth and recovery during the second half (H2) of the year. “Light is at the end of the tunnel. We can see it. It is not yet within touching distance. …

The main indices of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) finished higher on Friday, with the Dow and the S&P 500 hitting an all-time closing high amid signs of economic recovery from the negative impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic. Despite a larger than expected rise in producers prices last month, …

The U.S. Dollar (USD) narrowed its daily gains on Friday but remained in the positive territory against major currencies on the back of a rise in Treasury bond yields. The Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the greenback against a basket of six currencies, is up by 0.13% at 92.18, after …

The U.S. Dollar (USD) rose against the Japanese Yen (JPY) on Friday supported by the rising Treasury bond yields, The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury bond yield is up by about three basis points at 1.66% after declining on Thursday, amid expectations of a rise in inflation following the release of …

Gold prices declined on Friday, as the U.S. Dollar (USD) rose across the board supporting by rising Treasury bond yields. Today’s decline limited the yellow metal’s weekly gains Gold futures for June delivery decreased by $13.40, or 0.8%, to close at $1,744.80 per ounce. For the week, gold’s most-active contracts …

European stocks showed  a mixed performance on Friday, but managed to lock another weekly rise to score its longest streak of weekly gains since November 2019. Positive expectations regarding economic recovery in the Eurozone weighed off concerns about the slow rollout of coronavirus vaccines. The pan-European STOXX 600 finished almost …

President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Robert Kaplan said on Friday that he will support reducing the current level of support to the economy soon. “You don’t want to be preemptive, but I also don’t want to be so reactive that we are late.” Kaplan believes that as …

The number of active rigs drilling for crude oil and natural gas in the United States increased by two this week, raising the total rig count to 432, according to data by Baker Hughes on Friday. The weekly report showed that the number of oil rigs remained unchanged at 337, …