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European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has said that the new 2% symmetric inflation target means that level is not a ceiling. The ECB abandoned its “below, but close to 2%” target in its strategic review published earlier.

There were 373,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending July 2, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed on Thursday. This reading more than the market expectation for a reading of 350,000 and followed last week’s upwardly revised reading of …

The European Central Bank has shifted to a symmetric inflation target of 2% contrary to a ceiling at that level, the decision was fully expected by markets. The ECB stated it would allow short-term deviations from that goal, including a moderate spell above target. This is a step back from …

The Suez Canal Authority signed an agreement with the company that owns the Panamanian container ship EverGiven on secret terms that were not disclosed, during a meeting held by the authority on Wednesday, July 7, in the presence of the Authority’s Chairman Osama Rabie and representatives of the Japanese company …

Canada’s international merchandise trade deficit came in at C$1.4 billion in May as data published by Statistics Canada showed on Friday, worse than market expectations of C$0.37 billion. “In May, Canada’s merchandise imports increased 2.1%, while exports fell 1.6%,” the publication read. “In May, the average value of the Canadian …

Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) in the US rose by 850,000 in June, the data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BoL) showed on Friday. This reading followed May’s print of 583,000 (revised from 559,000) and came in better than the market expectation of 700,000.

There were 364,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending June 26, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed on Thursday. This reading came in better than the market expectation of 393,000 and followed the previous print of 415,000.

Citing two sources with the knowledge of the matter, Reuters reported on Thursday that the OPEC+ is likely to ease oil output cuts by around 2 million barrels per day between August and December. Crude oil jumped on the news and was seen at its highest level since October 2018 …

Canada’s Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contracted at 0.3% in April, the data published by Statistics Canada showed on Wednesday. This reading came in better than the market expectation for a decrease of 0.8%. In March, the Canadian economy grew by 1.3%.

Despite the trend of oil prices to reach about $ 75 a barrel, shale oil producers in the United States are fulfilling their pledges to maintain the current level of spending and production stability, unlike what happened during previous booms. In the past, the rise in crude oil prices, as …