The euro rose before an expected reduction in the pace of the European Central Bank’s bond buying, while the dollar held on to its recent gains, as concerns about the global economy pushed traders towards currencies that are considered safer. The euro rose 0.1 percent to $1.1825 after falling for …
Read More »The US Dollar Records The Third Daily Rise in a Row
The US dollar continued to rise during trading on Wednesday for the third consecutive day, after the strong decline that it recorded at the end of last week, on the back of negative economic data in the United States last August. The statements of the members of the US Federal …
Read More »BoC: Forecasts From Three Major Banks
The Bank of Canada (BoC) is widely expected to keep its QE program and the policy rate of 0.25% unchanged following the September meeting on Wednesday 8 at 14:00 GMT NBF “The central bank’s monetary policy meeting should be a quiet affair, with no substantive policy changes expected and no …
Read More »BoC: Not Looking For a Change in Policy
Markets await the Bank of Canada’s rate decision today, Wednesday, with market expectations that the central bank will remain unchanged and maintain rates at current low levels. However, restrictions are limiting the Bank of Canada’s movements, the first of which is the delta mutant of the Coronavirus and the rapid …
Read More »Fauci: Vaccine Booster Might Be the New Normal
Director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the Chief Medical Advisor to the White House, Anthony Fauci, believes that a third vaccine jab will soon be the norm. “We don’t want to wait until things start going bad and then make a plan,” he reportedly …
Read More »All Eyes on ECB With PEPP Tapering Expected in Q4
The European Central Bank’s Governing Council will meet this week to decide on the level of PEPP purchases; analysts expect a reduction after two-quarters of higher purchases. the amount will remain undetermined, but monthly purchases may be reduced to 60 billion euros from the current 80 billion euros. Statements made …
Read More »Currencies Overview: The Dollar Finds Support as Traders Look Forward to The European Central Meeting
The dollar found support on Tuesday, September 7th, as investors awaited the European Central Bank meeting and US data to learn about policy expectations, while the Australian dollar rose briefly after the Reserve Bank of Australia stuck to its plans to reduce bond purchases. The US currency curbed the euro …
Read More »Brent Finishes Lower Amid Lower Prices and OPEC Move
Oil prices declined on Monday, with markets digesting the recent decision by the OPEC+ plus, following disruptions in North American due to Hurricane Ida and concerns over the pandemic. Brent Crude futures for November delivery closed down by 39 cents or 0.54% at $72.22 per barrel. This is the second …
Read More »Currencies Overview: The US Dollar Recovers From Its Losses
The dollar rose in early European trade on Monday, but remained near a one-month low, as Friday’s disappointing jobs report dampened expectations of an early tapering. At 9:04 am GMT, the DXY dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, rose 0.15% to 92.25 points, …
Read More »Data Shows Fed U.S. Far Away from Full Employment!
The unemployment rate in the United States declined in August to 5.2%, in line with market expectations, reaching its lowest level since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020. But the data also showed a much less than expected increase in nonfarm payrolls, with an increase of 235,000. …
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