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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau activated rarely used emergency powers in the country in an attempt to end protests that have closed some border crossings with the United States and paralyzed parts of the capital. Under the emergency law, the government introduced measures aimed at cutting off funding to protesters …

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Friday that we are in the window where a Russian invasion of Ukraine could begin at any time and could happen during the Beijing winter Olympics.The US believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine and already communicated those …

Inflation in the US, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose to 7.5% on a yearly basis in January from 7% in December, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Thursday. to be updated…

Macklem is speaking live to the Canadian chamber of commerce.Key QuotesCovid recovery phase is chance to make long overdue gains in Canadian productivity.Productivity growth is vital to economic growth, increasing wages without raising unit labour costs.US capital has moved to higher-productivity sectors in larger amounts than in Canada, ‘has been …

Eurozone inflation risks are on the rise but price pressures could still subside before becoming entrenched in expectations, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Monday. Pointing to mounting inflation risks, Lagarde opened the door last week to an interest rate hike later in 2022 and said that a …

The Bank of England announced its monetary policy decision on Thursday and raised the benchmark interest rate by 25bps to 0.50%. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted 5-4 in favour of the rate hike. The decision was in line with market expectations and marked the first back-to-back rises since 2004. …

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem on Wednesday said that there is some uncertainty about how quickly inflation will come down due to the unique nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has helped drive up prices. However, Macklem added that the bank is confident that inflation will eventually come down, …

The Eurozone economy expanded by 0.3% on quarter in the three months to December of 2021, meeting 0.3% expected and 2.3% prior, the preliminary estimate showed on Monday. Annually, the bloc’s GDP rate rose by 4.6% in Q4 vs. 3.9% booked in the third quarter of 2021 while missing 4.7% …

US Real GDP grew at an annualised pace of 6.9% in Q4 2021, well above the median economist forecast for a pace of growth of 5.5%, according to the first estimate released by the US Bureau of Economic Analysis on Thursday. That marked a sharp acceleration from Q3’s 2.3% QoQ …

On Wednesday, the NZD/JPY clings to its gains, up some 0.10%, amid a risk-off environment. A risk-off market mood triggered an equities selloff in the US stock market, influencing risk-sensitive currencies, like the NZD.The NZD/JPY is downward biased though a break above 77.00 would expose crucial DMAs. The NZD/JPY edges …