Commodities

It is Eurozone GDP day again and the just released German GDP data shows that private consumption alone is not sufficient for the economy to keep up with fast growing economies like France.Supply chain disruptions will delay the moment for the German economy to return to pre-pandemic levels as it …

Next week, central bank meetings in Poland and Czechia will be the main focus. After a higher than expected flash estimate for October inflation in Poland (6.8% vs. 6.4%), Poland’s MPC should not go for a 50bp interest rate hike because of inflation.Inflation is expected to exceed 7% in the …

Consumer confidence in the US weakened modestly in October with the University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index declining to 71.7 in October’s final reading from 72.8 in September. This print came in slightly better than the flash estimate and the market expectation of 71.4.Other details have indicated that the Current …

Reuters quoted two sources as saying that the OPEC+ Joint Technical Committee reduced its estimates for the growth of global oil demand this year to 5.7 million barrels per day from 5.8 million, amid the continued strong recovery of consumption since its collapse in 2020. One of the sources said …

Gold prices fell, with the rise of the dollar, while investors are looking for more clues from an upcoming meeting of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy committee (the US Central Bank) to reduce economic stimulus as inflation expectations rise. Spot gold fell 0.4% to 1791.81 per ounce. US gold futures …

Corporate earnings released Thursday impacted the financial markets which closed the U. S. session’s transactions with significant shift of the assets. Traders are eying the fluctuations caused by U. S. inflation reports and economic data, statements by the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde as well as developments in the negotiations …

The Bank of England has told banks and insurance companies that it will impose its powers to crack down on them if they default to manage climate risks.The central bank begins to review a potential introduction of capital requirements linked to unsustainable assets.The Bank said on Thursday it would take …

“Monetary policy has largely run its easing course globally,” said Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) Governor Adrian Orr during early Friday morning in Asia. “We are now entering a different environment for rates, inflation”, added Orr. NZD/USD remains on the front-foot, backed by the broad US dollar weakness, despite …

Apple reported earnings after the close on Thursday. Earnings per share came in at $1.24 versus the estimate of $1.24. Revenue came in at $83.36 billion versus the estimate of $84.85 billion. Apple fell over 4% in extended trading. Apple stock is trading at $146.7 in the aftermarket for a …

U.S. economic growth decelerated in the third quarter of 2021, as consumer spending slowed amid a resurgence in new COVID-19 cases and as government assistance payments decreased.Gross domestic product has grown at a 2% annual rate during the three months through September, the weakest of the recovery, according to an …