Weekly Economic Reports

Wall Street US stocks closed significantly lower in a broad sell-off Friday, September 17, at the end of a week a busy week with economic data, fears of an increase in corporate taxes, the mutated delta strain of the Coronavirus, and possible shifts in the schedule for the US Federal …

The US dollar ended the week with gains, following the fear of dominating of the faltering economic recovery. The US dollar index, which measures the strength of the US currency against a basket of major currencies, rose to 92.64, the index fell to its lowest level in last week’s trading …

The Non-Farm Payrolls report was the highlight of last week. Friday’s US Non-Farm Payrolls report disappointed with only 235,000 jobs recorded in August vs. 750,000 expected. The average hourly earnings index indicated an improvement by 4.3% compared to 4.1% on an annual basis and 0.6% compared to 0.4% MoM. The …

In his prepared remarks for delivery at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium titled “Macroeconomic Policy in an Uneven Economy,” FOMC Chairman Jerome Powell said that there has been clear progress towards full employment and that he believes that if the US economy develops as expected, “it may be appropriate to …

The third week of August was highlighted by the release of the United States Federal Reserve’s July meeting minutes, which revealed that most of the FOMC members see the beginning of tapering asset purchases later this year. With the Fed moving towards policy normalization, the U.S. Dollar (USD) managed to …

Markets are showing increased activity in M&A deals, as recent data suggested that the total value of global merger and acquisition (M&A) deals so far this year has already exceeded that of last year, amounting to $3.6 trillion year-to-date. A large chunk of this volume took place in the United …

Some negative factors pushed the US dollar lower at the end of the week, but the dollar managed to recover after better than expected US jobs data. The US Dollar Index, which measures the greenback’s strength against a basket of major currencies, ended the week flat at 92.78 versus 92.08 …

Markets went through something of a rollercoaster during the final week of July, which was highlighted by the release of important economic data and indicators, including GDP and inflation, and the U.S. Federal Reserve fifth meeting of the year. In Europe, a preliminary reading showed growth during the second quarter …

The World Health Organization has called upon all countries around the world to cooperate in finding out the origin of the novel coronavirus, despite the Chinese rejection of the proposed scope for the second phase of the investigation, as the scope includes inspecting the hypothesis that the virus could have …

The second week of July was highlighted by the release of inflation data in many parts around the world led by the U.K., the U.S., and the European Union. The U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) jumped 5.4% in June, following a 5% increase in May, with core CPI also rising …