Economic Report

Today, Monday, the dollar clung to its recent rally, as investors were cautious at the start of a week full of central bank meetings and important US economic data to elicit indications of global inflation outlook and the reactions of policymakers. Trading was limited due to a holiday in both …

Oil prices plunged on Monday, as a catastrophic second wave of the Coronavirus pandemic in India undermined a recovery in fuel demand there, overshadowing optimism about a strong recovery in fuel demand in developed countries and China in the second half of the year. Brent crude for July delivery fell …

The FOMC remained in dovish mode, despite promising US numbers. The UK economy is gradually reopening, but the eurozone is still hampered by a slow vaccine rollout. Here are the most prominent events and data affecting the markets over the past week U.S. dollar and Currencies The Bank of Canada …

The dollar rose on Friday (April 30th), extending its gains after optimistic data on the income and spending of US consumers and the manufacturing sector in the Midwestern states. However, the dollar index ends April down 2.1, its biggest loss in one month since December. US data next week, including …

A report by Goldman Sachs expected that the British economy would record a faster growth pace than its US counterpart, with the acceleration of the distribution of anti-virus vaccines in the United Kingdom. The British government succeeded in delivering the vaccine to nearly half of the UK population, who received …

The United States Federal Reserve on Wednesday decided to maintain its current monetary policy, with massive quantitative easing measurements to help the economy on the way to recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Interest rates remain near 0% at a historically low level, with a large asset purchase program that includes …

The Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in televised remarks on Tuesday, that the kingdom is in discussions to sell one percent of Saudi Aramco to a global energy company. Prince Mohammed added that Aramco, the world’s largest oil company that was listed on the Saudi Stock Exchange in 2019, …

The dollar rose slightly on Wednesday as all eyes turned to the US Federal Reserve’s policy statement and a speech by President Joe Biden later on Wednesday regarding trends in hopes that this will increase the scope for the currency’s recovery after a month of decline. The dollar index recorded …

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) closed mostly lower on Tuesday, following a surge by two major indices, namely the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite, to new record closing highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed marginally higher by 3.36 points, or 0.01%, at 33,984.93 points. The S&P 500 index, …

The dollar hovered above its lowest level in weeks against other major currencies today, Tuesday, under pressure from weak US Treasury yields ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy decision this week, while the yen was little changed after the Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged. The dollar, which is …