Bitcoin jumped today, Monday, to a new week’s high, rising by 4.5% to $58,300 and approaching its peak at $61,100, which it reached earlier this month. Visa had previously said it would use cryptocurrency to settle payments on its network, in the latest sign of the growing acceptance of digital …
Read More »Successful Floatation of The Panamanian Container Vessel EverGiven
Lieutenant-General Osama Rabie, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, announced that the Panamanian container ship Ever Given had successfully floated after the ship responded to the tension and towing maneuvers, whereby the ship’s course was significantly modified by 80% and the stern of the ship moved away from the shore …
Read More »US: Personal Income Falls by 7.1% in February, Personal Spending Drops
The US Bureau of Economic Analysis reported on Friday that Personal Income in February declined 7.1% on a monthly basis. This reading followed January’s impressive increase of 10.1% and came in slightly better than the market expectation for a decrease of 7.3%. Further details of the publication showed that Personal …
Read More »US: Real GDP Expands by 4.3% in Q4
The United States’ Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expanded at an annual rate of 4.3% in the fourth quarter, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis reported on Thursday. This reading came in better than the previous estimate and market expectation of 4.1%.
Read More »US: Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Decline to 684K
There were 684,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending March 20, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed on Thursday. This reading followed the previous print of 781,000 (revised from 770,000) and came in much better than the market expectation …
Read More »EUR/USD Drops Below 1.1800 For The First Time Since November
The EUR/USD pair extended its daily slide and touched its lowest level since mid-November at 1.1797. to be updated …
Read More »SNB Leaves Policy Rate Unchanged
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) board members announced a no change to their monetary policy settings after it concluded the December quarter monetary policy assessment on Thursday. The SNB kept the key sight deposit rate steady at -0.75% while maintaining the 3-Month Libor Target Range steady between -1.25% to -0.25%, …
Read More »US: Durable Goods Orders Decline in February
Durable Goods Orders in the United States declined by 1.1%, or $2.9 billion, in February to $254 billion, the data published by the US Census Bureau showed on Wednesday. This reading followed January’s increase of 3.5% and missed the market expectation of +0.8%.
Read More »Gold Declining Amid Higher Yields, Stronger US Dollar
Gold prices fell today as the dollar held on to the gains it achieved in the previous session on the back of a rise in US Treasury yields, while the safe-haven metal was under heavy pressure due to the Fed’s expectations of a strong economic recovery. In spot trading, gold …
Read More »US: Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Rise to 770K
There were 770,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending March 11, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed on Thursday. This reading followed the previous print of 725,000 (revised from 712,000) and missed the market expectation of 700,000 by a …
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