Daily Economic Reports

Wall Street’s main indexes fell on Wednesday as recent economic data fueled fears of a slowdown ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s annual conference this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 10.58 points, or 0.03%, to 32,899.01 points. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index opened down 2.18 points, or …

On Wednesday, the dollar made up for some data losses and rebounded towards recent peaks, while the euro remained under pressure amid growing recession fears fueled by a potential energy supply crisis. The dollar took a breather after disappointing surveys of the US manufacturing and service sectors revealed on Tuesday, …

On Wednesday, Kuwait’s official news agency said, citing the oil minister, that the country had increased crude oil production to 2.811 million b/d in line with the OPEC+ agreement. The minister added that years of underinvestment have resulted in spare capacity being extremely limited globally and that Kuwait will continue …

Analysts have warned that failure to reach a deal concerning crude oil output would mean that oil will continue to act as a runaway train, as even slowing demand growth would still also continue to squeeze the world’s spare capacity. Oil prices rallied on Tuesday while Saudi Arabia is warning …

The euro fell to its lowest level in 20 years on Tuesday as Europe’s concerns about energy supplies and economic growth worsened, while the dollar rose against major currencies, supported by inflows in the currency, which is considered a safe haven. The euro reached 0.9909 dollars, the lowest level since …

The AUD/USD pair is back to flat on the day following a risk-off-led drop at the start of the week. The bears are waiting for the Jackson Hole around the corner amid Chinese economic fears.AUD/USD bulls are attempting to stabilize the pair following a test of daily lows at the …

The US dollar index hit a five-week high on Monday after another Federal Reserve official indicated that monetary tightening may remain strong ahead of the central bank’s Jackson Hole seminar this week. The euro fell to its lowest level in five weeks after Russia announced a three-day halt to European …

Gold is ending the trading week down more than $50 because the US dollar has strengthened to weigh, accordingly, on the precious metal ahead of the Jackson Hole economic symposium and Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech before the symposium. Next week’s significant catalyst will be Powell’s speech before the Jackson …

The euro and the pound sterling fell to a one-month low against the US dollar on Friday, as investors worried about a further slowdown in global economic growth after US central bank officials reiterated the need to raise interest rates. The dollar index rose 0.2 percent to 107.69, after earlier …

One of the biggest questions in the oil market, this week, is what after Iranians sent their response to the European draft nuclear deal? Iran’s response said neither “Yes”, nor “No” about the EU draft deal, instead the response raises issues which Tehran wants fused into the draft including, but …