Daily Economic Reports

The dollar fell on Friday and risk appetite dwindled in currency markets, as concerns about the economic consequences of the spike in COVID-19 cases in Europe and the United States dampened initial enthusiasm about a possible vaccine. Global markets rose on Monday after Pfizer said its experimental vaccine was more …

Oil prices plummeted on Friday, as they are under pressure due to concerns about a slowing global economic recovery and fuel demand due to an increase in COVID-19 cases, but the market remains on track to make gains for the second week in a row, supported by hopes for a …

The Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, said on Thursday that economic recovery in the US has been faster and stronger than expected, but it is slowing a bit, which is understandable. The recovery remains uneven and incomplete, according to Powell’s remarks to the European Central Bank …

The dollar held on to its gains in general Thursday, November 12, as investors trimmed their optimistic expectations about the Covid-19 vaccine, which is unlikely to prevent a bleak winter in Europe and the United States with the escalation of the second wave of the pandemic. The dollar index rose …

The Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) remains subject to heightened levels of uncertainty because responses to COVID-19 continue to evolve, according to the United States Energy Information Administration (EIA). Reduced economic activity related to the COVID-19 pandemic has caused changes in energy demand and supply patterns in 2020 and will continue …

The dollar incurred losses on Wednesday, November 11, as concerns about how the Covid-19 vaccine would be distributed over optimism about it, as well as the growing number of infections with the Coronavirus that causes the disease in the United States. The New Zealand dollar recovered from initial losses to …

The European Union (EU) and the European Parliament have agreed on the details of the next European budget with a total value of EUR 1.8 trillion, it was reported on Tuesday. The 2021-2027 EU budget will include a new recovery package for curbing the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. …

There was no change to NFIB US Business Optimism Index, which stood at 104 in October of 2020, the same figure as the previous month. While it came higher than market expectations, which settled at 102.2. The last two readings are the highest since January and are among the highest …

The yen recouped some of its losses against the dollar today, Tuesday, after it recovered due to news about developments in a Coronavirus vaccine that sparked optimism for the global economic recovery. The American company Pfizer for pharmaceutical industries and its German partner BioNTech announced that large-scale clinical trials have …

The dollar reached its lowest level in ten weeks on November 9 as investors heralded the election of Joe Biden as President of the United States by buying currencies exposed to trade thanks to expectations that a quieter administration in the White House will boost global trade and that monetary …