Economic Report

Caution dominated the currency markets on Tuesday, March 16th, before the start of the two-day monetary policy committee meeting of the US Federal Reserve. It is expected that policymakers in the Council expect that the US economy will grow in 2021 at the fastest pace in decades with the decline …

The drama of the Brexit saga continues, as disagreements between the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) seem to have escalated once again after the European bloc decided to take legal action against what it is considering to be unilateral moves by Britain in regards to the Northern …

The dollar rose for the second session in a row today, as the increase in US Treasury bond yields prompted dealers to reduce their bet on the dollar’s ​​decline to its lowest level in four months. The yield on the 10-year bond was trading at 1.6320% on Monday, close to …

Weekly Recap: 8-12 March The second week of March saw the official ratification of a huge stimulus package in the United States called the “American Rescue Plan” that was signed by President Joe Biden after being passed by Congress. The $1.9 trillion relief plan will raise direct monthly payments to …

The dollar rose today, recovering from losses incurred the previous day, as a strong rise in Treasury yields in the early European session sparked risk aversion moves in global currency markets, while riskier currencies were hit. Market dealers are growing anxious in recent weeks about the possibility of a strong …

Brent crude prices declined today, but hovered near $70 a barrel, as cuts made by major crude producers restrict supplies, while the market is also supported by optimism about the recovery in demand in the second half of the year. Brent crude futures for May delivery fell 33 cents, or …

The President of the United States, Joe Biden, on Thursday signed the $1.9 trillion relief bill into law, officially ratifying what he originally proposed as the “American Rescue Plan” to help the U.S. economy recover from the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic. After Congress passed the bill, following a long …

Christine Lagarde, President of the Europen Central Bank (ECB), is delivering her remarks on the monetary policy outlook in a press conference following the ECB’s decision to leave the policy settings unchanged. “Overal economic situation is expected to improve in 2021.” “Uncertainty remains.” “Persistently high COVID rates, lockdowns weigh on …

The European Central Bank will announce its policy decision at 12:45 GMT, followed by the ECB President Christine Lagarde’s conference at 1330 GMT. here are the forecasts by the economists and researchers of 14 major banks. Danske Bank “We do not expect new policy decisions, but a reiteration of all …

The Bank of Canada (BoC) has decide to maintain interest rates unchanged until its inflation objective is sustainably achieved, and vowed to continue with its current quantitative easing (QE) policy. The QE program will continue at its current pace of at least CAD 4 billion per week, as per the …