Daily Economic Reports

The dollar index fell by -0.50% on Monday back from a 1-1/2 month high and posted moderate losses. Lower Treasury yields weighed on the dollar. Meanwhile, the Wall Street rally was a significant factor that reduced the liquidity demand for the dollar. US economic news was mixed for the dollar. …

American equities rose sharply on Monday as investors sought to recoup some of their losses following Wall Street’s worst week of the year. Investors anticipate another strong week for retail profits.33 points, or 0.1%, were added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The Nasdaq Composite increased by 0.6% and the …

The Shanghai hard fork of Ethereum, scheduled for March, will handle developer costs and tokens staked in the ETH 2.0 deposit contract. On February 28, the Shapella hard fork, which combines the execution and consensus layer forks of Shanghai and Capella, will go live on the Sepolia testnet.After the Merge …

The dollar settled near its highest level in seven weeks on Monday, after a batch of US economic data supported expectations that the Federal Reserve should continue raising interest rates for a longer period. Data on Friday showed a sharp rise in US consumer spending in January as inflation accelerated. …

Oil edged higher in the volatile US trading session on Friday. For the week, oil is flat as crude prices are boosted by expectations of lower Russian exports. WTI is seemingly pressured by rising US inventories as well as concerns over global economic activity.Brent crude futures earlier traded at $83.16 …

The Fed will unlikely bring down inflation without having to raise interest rates ‘significantly’ higher, causing a recession, according to a research paper released on Friday.Former Fed Governor Frederic Mishkin is one of the authors of the white paper that examines the history of central bank efforts to create disinflation. …

The US Dollar has benefited from Thursday’s hawkish data. The USD/JPY pair’s price is capped by the 135s so far and a move below 134.50 will be key for the week ahead. The USD/JPY pair is trading at 134.72 at the time of writing in the afternoon on Wall Street …

Gold price triggered another bearish run after FOMC Minutes showed a hawkish stance by Fed officials. The US dollar stays dominant across the board despite US Gross Domestic Product disappointing on the second estimate for Q4 2022.Gold price keeps trending lower on Thursday after a bearish Wednesday, where the precious …

Rates may need to increase significantly, according to the February Fed minutes. Despite a holiday-shortened business week, there will still be plenty of market-moving information available. On Wednesday, the FOMC minutes will be made public, and on Friday, PCE inflation data and the University of Michigan Inflation Forecasts will be …

Deutsche Telekom reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday, citing customer growth in Germany and strong performance from T-Mobile US, and forecast a slight rise in profits this year. Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation after leases (EBITDA AL) of 9.96 billion euros ($10.58 billion) for the quarter, slightly …