Daily Economic Reports

The United States Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that it has decided to maintain interest rates unchanged at a 0% to 0.25% range, pointing to positive recovery signs by the economy despite the risks and concerns due to the coronavirus pandemic. As the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) concluded …

The United States Federal Reserve is holding its fifth policy meeting this year and it is expected that the discussion about the future of the massive asset purchases, as well as the increasing inflationary pressures, will take center stage in discussions amongst members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). …

The dollar’s march towards a 3-1/2-month high was halted on Tuesday, July 27th as risk appetite weakened, while the Australian dollar suffered from further tightening of regulation in China. The dollar index recorded 92.73, approaching the highest level since early April, 93.19, which is recorded on July 21. The dollar …

Amazon has reportedly denied on Monday recent news about a plan to begin accepting Bitcoin as payment by the end of 2021, according to Reuters. Now thought-to-be fake reports by British media regarding Bitcoin acceptance by Amazon led to a huge surge in cryptocurrency to levels not seen in about …

Markets are about to enter another turbulent week, the turmoil will be utterly dependent on the performance of household names in the second quarter according to the earnings report and whether these reports indicate a bad performance – which is expected – or come on the positive side, which drives …

The safe-haven yen and the US dollar started the week on the rise against more risky currencies such as the Australian dollar, as the rise in Covid-19 cases and the decline of stocks in Asia led to a state of caution ahead of the Federal Reserve (US Central Bank) meeting …

The French government has rejected the recent request by the United Kingdom to renegotiate the post-Brexit arrangement for Northern Ireland. The French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Clement Beaune, dismissed accusations of European dominance regarding the issue, Reuters reported. “The European Union has dedicated days and nights for the …

Financial technology has led to huge developments in the industry over the past decades, and one area in particular that is currently attracting growing interest from central banks around the world is digital currencies. The European Central Bank (ECB) has already launched a project to create a digital version of …

The dollar, when tracked by the US dollar index DXY, expands optimism in the second half of the week and approaches monthly tops around 92.80, and the index advances for the second consecutive session and trades near the monthly peak located in the 92.80 / 85 range, always on the …

The Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has defended on Thursday the efforts by the central bank to support the U.S. economy amid recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, despite the recent surge in inflation. After speaking to the House Financial Services Committee Wednesday, today Powell spoke to the Senate Banking Committee. …