Daily Economic Reports

The People’s Bank of China has opted to maintain the country’s interest rates at 3.45%, in line with market expectations. Similarly, the 5-year lending rates were retained at 4.2%, aligning with the anticipated and priced-in scenario. However, the People’s Bank of China surprised the markets by keeping the interest rate …

Despite a minor decline on Friday, oil prices saw a weekly increase as Middle East tensions and interruptions to oil production outweighed worries about the Chinese and worldwide economies. A barrel of Brent futures ended the day 54 cents lower at $78.56. West Texas Intermediate oil dropped 67 cents to …

European stock markets closed slightly lower Friday, erasing gains through the morning and previous session. The German DAX closed mostly flat on Friday, down a scant 0.07% and declining 12 points to close at €16,555.13. France’s CAC 40 declined nearly 40 points to close down 0.4% at €7,371.64. The pan-European …

The dollar is on track for its second consecutive weekly gain, driven by indications of the robustness of the US economy. The cautionary stance of central bank officials regarding an immediate interest rate cut has tempered traders’ expectations for a swift and substantial reduction. Both the Australian dollar and New …

As of this writing, the price of gold has increased by +0.85 to around $2023 per ounce, indicating that investors are still waiting for more information regarding the US Federal Reserve’s future course for interest rates.High demand for safe haven assets during the Middle East crisis has helped gold. It …

The Euro declines versus the majority of its major currency peers as most Euro investors adjusted their position. Both the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank have made a major verbal effort to dampen market expectations for a faster rate-cutting pace. Both European and American policymakers issue a warning, …

The dollar maintained its position near a one-month high against major currencies on Thursday, supported by robust US retail sales data that reinforced expectations of a more measured approach to interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. The dollar index, gauging the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, …

Strong US Retail Sales figures and a spike in US Treasury yields have continued to drive down gold prices, which have lost more than 1.11% of their value. Gold’s decrease is partly due to the US Dollar Index’s upward trajectory, which reached a five-week high, and hawkish remarks made by …

GBP/USD surged by 0.25% as a result of the UK’s surprise 4% annual increase in inflation. GBP’s upside is limited by obstacles such as the moderate rate of cut by the Fed and the improvement in US retail sales. In contrast to the anticipated Fed rate decrease in March, the …

Tuesday saw a decline in US stocks as investors continued to monitor the direction of interest rates following a mediocre start to the earnings season that was marked by significant bank results.The S&P 500 fell 0.2% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.4%. Despite briefly entering positive territory during …