Daily Economic Reports

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 …

The dollar touched its highest level in three weeks on Thursday after the release of the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s meeting for the month of July, which indicated the continuation of raising US interest rates for a longer period to reduce inflation. The dollar’s rally caused sterling to briefly …

The US central bank is continuing its efforts to tame inflation with interest rate hikes and Wednesday’s FOMC minutes have showed that the committee members agreed on the necessity of keeping interest rates higher as a means of combating inflation. Markets were cool in the hours leading up to the …

Markets are awaiting the FOMC Meeting Minutes to decide on the size of the next Fed hike. FOMC will publish the July meeting minutes on Wednesday, August 17 at 18:00 GMT.Policymakers are likely to reiterate their commitment to monitor the data closely. The US dollar started the new week on …