Economic Report

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 …

The European Central Bank (ECB) does not to reduce its massive stimulus measures until the Eurozone reaches the price stability target with inflation rate reaching 2%, according to ECB Board Member Fabio Panetta said on Monday. Panetta, former Director General of Bank of Italy and President of the Institute for …

The dollar fell to a nearly eight-week low against other major currencies on Monday, amid speculation that US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will avoid talks on easing bond purchases at this week’s meeting. The dollar reached 107.71 yen, close to the lowest level since the fourth of March. The …

In the third week of April, the main market movers were concerns about the resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic especially in Asia, as well as economic data, most of which signaled recovery from the negative impacts of the coronavirus in the United States, Eurozone, and China. In addition, media reports …

The dollar was confined to a tight trading range near a multi-week low against the major counterpart currencies Friday, April 23rd, as traders contemplate the next steps of major central banks ahead of a meeting of the US Federal Reserve next week. And the euro incurred losses after Christine Lagarde, …

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) declined on Thursday, closing on sharp losses that marked the worst daily performance on Wall Street since early March. News about U.S. President Joe Biden preparing a new proposal to tax the wealthiest Americans and raise the capital gains tax to fund public expenditure …

The euro rose ahead of a meeting of the European Central Bank to be held later on Thursday, April 22nd, as any positive comments on the economic outlook or hints of a reduction in bond purchases are expected to push the single currency up rapidly. The European Central Bank is …