Daily Economic Reports

The US dollar is headed for its worst week since early February against major currencies on Friday, losing some of the momentum it gained from a sudden 10 percent rise in its value. The dollar received a boost from investors’ appetite for it as a safe haven amid turmoil in …

Brent has been the more expensive crude blend since 2013 thanks to its status as the global oil benchmark and a better indicator of global oil prices.This week, WTI price crossed Brent to trade at $115.4/bbl versus 115.2/bbl. This is a remarkable development according to most observers. The average investor …

Investors looking for clues on whether bitcoin’s recovery is long-lasting may need to read between the lines to look at what traditional markets are saying. On Wednesday, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon told CNBC that investors should prepare to face a contraction in economic activity in the world’s largest economy …

The euro rebounded somewhat on Thursday after investors digested the possibility that the European Central Bank would tighten monetary policy aggressively in the near term, while the safe-haven dollar picked up a breath after making big gains in previous sessions. Financial markets are currently expecting a 106 basis point hike …

The American WTI crude oil has retreated back towards $110, with oil prices in downturn on deteriorated risk sentiment. But these dips proved attractive to potential buyers as lockdowns ease in China while Russian OPEC output is still negotiated.Updates about an easing of lockdown restrictions in China failed to hold …

The dollar rose on Wednesday, a day after it suffered its biggest loss in more than two months after US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell emphasized tighter monetary policy as the US central bank sought to contain rising inflation. Powell pledged that the central bank would raise interest rates as …

The US dollar edged lower across the board as the American currency extended the bearish corrective decline that began on Monday. Positive US data has helped the case for a better market sentiment, with global indexes closing in the green.The underlying concerns remain the same. Tensions between Europe and Russia …

An internal report seen by Reuters showed today, Tuesday, that Russian crude oil production fell by about 9% to 9.16 million barrels per day, based on assessments of sources from OPEC +. The report stated that the commitment of members of the OPEC + group to production cuts rose to …

European shares rose on Tuesday and were set to extend their gains for the third consecutive session, supported by hopes of continued demand from China as authorities look to ease COVID-19 restrictions. The Stoxx 600 index rose 0.7 percent by 0710 GMT, with gains for all major sub-sectors, led by …

Earlier this month Fed Chair Jerome Powell announced a half-percentage-piont increase in interest rates, the largest hike in over two decades. Powell also indicated that he wouldn’t hesitate to do it again — a move straight out of the central bank’s 1994 playbook, when the Fed last tempered the US …