Daily Economic Reports

The EUR/USD pair loses 0.18% on Tuesday during the US trading session, meanwhile, Fed policymakers seem to set the scene for 50-bps increases as they also eye Wednesday’s CPI data.The Euro continues to be unable to recover above the 1.0600 threshold. The shared currency has remained trapped around 1.0500 for …

Oil prices fell in volatile trading on Tuesday as markets weighed the impact of European Union sanctions on Russian oil with demand concerns stemming from China’s COVID-19 lockdown measures, a strong dollar and recession fears. By 0924 GMT, Brent crude prices fell 88 cents, or 0.8 percent, to $105.06 a …

EU Commission chief von der Leyen’s plan to travel to see Hungary’s Orban yielded no breakthrough. The president of the European Commission has wanted Hungary to agree to stop importing Russian oil, but eventually failed to reach agreement with Hungary on Monday to secure the country’s backing for an oil …

The dollar rose to a 20-year high on Monday as a combination of rising US Treasury yields and closings in China boosted the dollar’s safe-haven appeal. Against a basket of major currencies, the dollar index exceeded 104.19 for the first time since July 2002, continuing its rise by nine percent …

Oil prices fell on Monday along with stock markets in Asia on fears that a global recession could slash oil demand, while investors looked ahead to European Union talks on a Russian oil embargo that is expected to tighten global supplies. By 0153 GMT, Brent crude prices fell 28 cents, …

It is evident that ECB president Christine Lagarde has a euro problem though weaker euro is the last thing that Lagarde needs at a time when the ECB is trying to tame hot inflation within the Eurozone. As inflation nears 7.5 percent, the fastest rate since 1999, the exhausted euro …

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will release the April jobs report on Friday, May 6 at 12:30 GMT and as we get closer to the release time, here are the forecasts by the economists and researchers of 5 major banks regarding the upcoming employment data. Wells Fargo “We …

Oil prices rose for the third consecutive session on Friday, shrugging off concerns about global economic growth as looming European Union sanctions on Russian oil raised the possibility of a supply shortage. Brent crude futures rose $2.08, or 1.88%, to $112.98 a barrel by 0922 GMT, while US West Texas …

Canada will release April employment figures on Friday, May 6 at 12:30 GMT and as we get closer to the release time, here are forecasts from economists and researchers at five major banks regarding the upcoming employment data. CIBC “A continued strengthening of demand for consumer-facing services likely resulted in …

A few hours after the NFP release on Friday, gold investors could look to book profits toward the London fix, causing important assets, such as gold, to reverse direction after the initial reaction. Moreover, FOMC policymakers have clarified that they will focus on taming hot inflation, so they seem not …