Daily Economic Reports

Today’s hot inflation could be likened to a speeding vehicle down a hill. In order to slow down, there would be a need to push the brakes. In this case, interest rate hikes are more of brakes in this situation, but some major central banks hit the brakes faster than …

“We want to bring inflation down without crippling growth and stalling the labor market”, San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly, said on Friday. Daly is the latest US central bank monetary policymaker to signal that she is supporting another big increase in interest rates in July in an effort …

The US dollar fell against major currencies on Friday, on track for its first weekly loss this month, as investors continue to assess Federal Reserve policy and whether large interest rate increases will lead to a recession. The safe-haven US currency also lost support amid improving market sentiment, rising regional …

The Bank of Canada has been slammed by critics after misjudging inflation and locking itself into rigid forward guidance that prevented it from reacting swiftly as prices surged and Canada’s economy began to overheat.THE Canadian dollar dips 0.1% against the US dollar. Flash estimate shows factory sales falling 2.5% in …

US stocks indices recover some ground after registering minimal losses on Wednesday. The S&P Global PMIs indices missed expectations, dragging equities lower.US equities opened in the green territory as Wall Street began within familiar ranges, though S&P Global PMIs where the three indices missed expectations, stocks seesawed and pullback from …

Major cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase will transform the user experience on its platforms and will gradually halt the Coinbase Pro service. Separately, the company launched its redesigned Wallet mobile application which makes it easier for users to access and navigate top decentralized apps (dapps) and also enables support for Solana. The …

The euro fell broadly on Thursday after weak PMI data in Germany and France underlined the difficulties facing the euro-zone economy, prompting investors to lower their bets on a massive interest rate hike by the European Central Bank. A preliminary survey on Thursday showed that the German economy, Europe’s largest, …

Gold is trading between two levels of resistance and support, namely around $1,810 on the downside and $1,875 on the upside.At $1,840, the price of gold is a little lower than the highs but its remains 0.4% higher on the day. The price has travelled between a low of $1,823.45 …

The Euro and the British Pound fell on Wednesday as concerns returned that interest rate hikes by major central banks to contain inflation threatened to sharply slow global growth or even trigger a recession. Data showed that consumer price inflation in Britain reached its highest level in 40 years at …

The Japanese yen plunged to a 24-year low against the US dollar on Tuesday, amid a stark contrast between the Bank of Japan’s ultra-loose monetary policy and the US Federal Reserve’s determination to aggressively raise interest rates to stem runaway inflation. The yen fell 1.1 percent to 136,455 against the …