Daily Economic Reports

Minutes of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) January meeting showed a commitment to keeping a steady hand on economic stimulus and efforts to help the European economy recover from the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic. The minutes showed that policymakers believe it will take some time for the stimulus measurements …

Oil prices erased gains made in early trading after Brent hit a new high in 13 months, surpassing $65 a barrel, as markets witnessed new buying due to fears that sudden cold weather in Texas could disrupt US crude production for days or perhaps weeks. Brent crude fell 3 cents, …

The dollar traded at slightly less than its recent highs, Thursday, February 18th, after it made its first consecutive gains over two weeks, as optimistic data reinforced expectations that the US economy is recovering from the Coronavirus pandemic at a pace that it captured than its peers. Bitcoin traded near …

The latest meeting of the United States Federal Reserve saw members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) maintaining their commitment to the monetary easing policies. The meeting minutes, which were released on Wednesday, showed commitment towards maintaining interest rates near 0%, as well as the current pace of the …

Gold prices fell by as much as 1.7% on Tuesday, February 16th, to their lowest level in more than a week with the rise in US Treasury bond yields, while platinum fell in volatile trading after a rally that brought it to its highest level in six and a half …

Treasury yields in the United States significantly rose on Tuesday due to increased hopes for economic recovery and the easing of lockdown measures amid the rollout of Coronavirus vaccines. This is the first session for the week as Monday marked the federal holiday of Presidents Day in the United States. …

The dollar fell to its lowest level in three weeks today, Tuesday, while the pound sterling reached its highest level in nearly three years and currencies linked to commodities rose, as progress in the anti-Corona virus vaccination campaigns boosted investors’ hopes for a recovery. The atmosphere of optimism and the …

Oil prices hovered today near a 13-month high on the back of sudden cold weather that caused the closure of wells in Texas, the largest oil producing state in the United States, while a wage deal in Norway avoided a supply disruption in Europe, curbing gains. Prices also increased with …

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 …

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 …