Economic Report

WTI crude got bolstered on the weaker US dollar that got impacted following Fed’s Powell remarks in his speech before the Economic Club of Washington. China’s reopening and Turkey’s earthquake are among the key factors reinforcing crude oil prices.Powell said very strong jobs data released last week simply affirmed that …

The USD/CAD pair is holding to gains as traders await clues by Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech later on Tuesday. At the time of writing, the pair is trading at 1.3463, registering 0.12% gains versus the previous closing at 1.3445.On Tuesday, the US trade deficit widened, though market participants ignored …

Of particular interest to stock investors, today is what Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has to say at an event organized by The Economic Club of Washington DC. But, most importantly, they want to know his thoughts on the latest Labor Department report, which showed US payrolls grew by more …

Investors and traders will be all ears as Fed Chair Jerome Powell delivers his speech on Tuesday. Bond yields continued to surge on Monday as traders assess the possibility that the Fed will postpone any talk about rate cuts until later in the year after Friday’s very strong jobs report.Markets …

Wall Street’s indexes edged lower on Monday as investors await the US central bank’s Chair Jerome Powell’s speech for direction as well as clues on when the Fed could start interest rate cuts. The latest non-farm payrolls report highlighted the robust situation of the labour market in the United States …

Britain’s health workers began their biggest strike on Monday, as tens of thousands of nurses and paramedics went on strike amid an escalating row with the government over pay that will lead to further disruptions to the public health system. Nursing and ambulance workers have taken separate strikes since late …

The dollar held firm against the euro on Monday, with traders expecting the Federal Reserve to likely raise the benchmark interest rate above 5 percent and keep it at that level to rein in inflation, after data revealed that the labor market remains strong. The Turkish lira fell to a …

Major US stock indexes closed lower on Friday after surprisingly strong jobs data raised concerns about the Federal Reserve’s aggressive rate hikes, while investors received a mixed batch of earnings reports from major companies.The data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revealed on Friday that Nonfarm Payrolls …

The US dollar leaped on Friday after data showed that US employers added significantly more jobs in January than economists expected, possibly paving the way ahead before the American central bank to add further interest rate hikes in coming monetary policy meetings.The Labour Department’s closely monitored NFP report showed that …

The dollar rose slightly on Friday to maintain some momentum, after jumping in the previous session following a series of decisions by central banks in Europe. Trading was relatively subdued as markets awaited the release of the latest US jobs data later in the day, which could change Federal Reserve …