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The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced that it raised the policy rate, federal funds rate, by 75 bps to the range of 3.75-4% following the November’s two-day monetary policy meeting. This decision came in line with the market expectation. This is the fourth Fed’s interest rate hike in a …

Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), is scheduled to deliver her remarks on the monetary policy outlook at a press conference at 12:45 GMT. Follow our live coverage of ECB’s policy announcements and the market reaction.

The data published by Statistics Canada revealed on Friday that Retail Sales grew by 0.7% on a monthly basis in August following June’s sharp contraction of 2.5%. This reading came in better than consensus estimates pointing to a modest rise of 0.4%. The USD/CAD pair, meanwhile, moves little following the …

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Thursday that inflation in the US, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), declined to 8.2% on a yearly basis in September from 8.3% in August. This reading came in higher than the market expectation of 8.1%. The Core CPI, which …

The GBP/USD pair is collapsing from 1.1200, eyeing a break below the 1.1000 mark which was last seen in March 1985. The sour market sentiment, spurred by worldwide central banks’ monetary tightening to suppress price pressures.The GBP/USD is trading at 1.0965, below its opening price by more than 2%, after …

The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced that it raised the policy rate, federal funds rate, by 75 bps to the range of 3-3.25%. The Federal Reserve was widely expected to stick to the baseline market expectation and raise rates by 75 basis points and refrain from a bigger move …

New car sales in the European Union returned to growth in August after 13 months of decline. Sales increased 4.4% overall and rose in the main markets of Spain, Italy, Germany, and France, although they remained well below pre-pandemic levels, the European Union of car manufacturers said. This year and …

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported this Tuesday that inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), decelerated to 8.3% on a yearly basis in August from 8.5% in the previous month. The reading was slightly above consensus estimates pointing to a decline to 8.1%. The Core CPI, …

The Eurozone economy expanded by 0.8% on the quarter in the three months to June of 2022 vs. 0.6% prior, the final revision confirmed on Wednesday. The market consensus was for a reading of 0.6% in the reported period. On an annualized basis, the bloc’s GDP rate rose by 4.1% …

Retail Sales in Canada rose by 1.1% on a monthly basis in June following May’s increase of 2.3% (revised from 2.2%), the data published by Statistics Canada revealed on Friday. This reading came in better than the market expectation for a growth of 0.3%. Further detail of the publication revealed …