A recent report by Goldman Sachs Group highlighted the rise of emerging market currencies against the declining U.S. Dollar (USD) despite the recent surges in the United States Treasury yields. The MSCI Emerging Market Currency Index saw a series of gains recently, reaching a new record high last Friday as …
Read More »US Dollar Near Its Lowest Level in Two Weeks on Concerns About The Pace of The US Recovery
The dollar began the week sitting near a two-week low on Monday (February 15th), as traders doubt whether the recovery from the pandemic in the United States will be as fast as expected. Bitcoin is still volatile, as it fell to the low of $45,914.75, a day after reaching a …
Read More »Mario Draghi Sworn in as Prime Minister of Italy
Mario Draghi was sworn in on Saturday as prime minister in Italy, following weeks of an unprecedented crisis in the third economies of the euro area. “I swear to be loyal to the republic,” echoed the former president of the European Central Bank. He was standing in front of President …
Read More »Bitcoin Clinging to Tesla Gains And US Dollar Heading For a Weekly Loss
Bitcoin hovered near record highs on Friday, and is heading for gains of more than 20% in a historic week during which it saw the support of large companies like Elon Musk’s Tesla, while the weak US labor market continued to put pressure on the dollar. The most popular cryptocurrency …
Read More »OPEC Revises Its Demand Forecasts for 2021
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is expecting the global demand for crude oil to rise by 5.8 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2021, decreasing its previous expectations by about 100,000 b/d. Extended lockdowns and the re-introduction of partial lockdowns in a number of countries has resulted …
Read More »IEA Laments The Fragile Oil Market And Expects Quick Draw in H2 of 2021
The International Energy Agency said today, Thursday, that global oil supplies are still exceeding demand due to the continuing general isolation measures aimed at combating the Coronavirus and the spread of its strains, but vaccines should help to recover demand and quickly allow producers to pump more. The Paris-based Energy …
Read More »US Dollar Settled After Weak US Inflation And Central Tendency to Monetary Easing
The dollar fell during a quiet Asian session, after weaker than expected inflation data in the United States for January and the Federal Reserve’s repetition of its monetary easing stance, but the US currency compensated for some of its losses with the opening of European markets. Data on Wednesday showed …
Read More »What is Driving the Surge in Platinum Prices?
Platinum prices surged on Wednesday to their highest level in six years, with increased demand from investors driving the surge in the precious metal futures. According to market experts, platinum is attracting more investments now as it nears its third year in a row with a global supply deficit. In …
Read More »Senate Begins Trump’s Second Impeachment Trial
The proceedings of former United States President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate began earlier today. For hours on Tuesday, Democratic members of the House of Representatives who are impeachment managers as well as Trump’s defense team debated the constitutionality of the impeachment trial. Trump’s lawyers argue …
Read More »Currencies Overview: US Dollar at Its Lowest Level in a Week
The dollar is facing difficulties to rise from its lowest level in a week on Tuesday, February 9th, as traders went anxious about the outlook for the greenback with the future of major US financial stimulus package. Investors have pushed the dollar higher in recent weeks, as Democrats move quickly …
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