Daily Economic Reports

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 …

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 …

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 …

The President of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, delivered on Monday a speech to the plenary session of the European Parliament, which is drafting a resolution for the ECB Annual Report. Lagarde acknowledged that the start of vaccination campaigns provides hope, but noted that people across Europe are …

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 …

The dollar is heading towards recording its best weekly performance in three months Friday, February 5th, driven by growing confidence that the US economic recovery will surpass its global peers. The dollar index touched its highest level in two months in Asian trading in light of indications of the strength …

Robinhood said it has removed trading restrictions on GameStop and AMC stocks, which have been the basis of the battle between the small traders who organized on Reddit and short sellers, according to an update on the trading platform’s support page. Robinhood’s move comes one day after it increased restrictions …

The US jobs report for January is due out at 13:30 GMT. here are the forecasts of economists and researchers of 10 major banks regarding the upcoming employment data. Deutsche Bank “Our US economists are now forecasting a +200K increase in nonfarm payrolls after total jobless claims fell by 1.73 …

The United States Secretary of the Treasury, Janet Yellen, is discussing with market leaders the recent fluctuations in the stock market due to speculation trading. Yellen is holding a meeting with the heads of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Federal Reserve Board, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and …

The dollar rose to its highest in more than two months against the euro and the yen on Thursday (February 4th), as pessimism about the outlook for the US economy subsided before the publication of important data on the jobs market. The pound fell against the dollar, but it is …