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European stocks opened higher on Monday ahead of US inflation data due on Tuesday, while real estate stocks fell on disappointing quarterly earnings from Sweden’s Castellum. The Stoxx Europe 600 index rose 0.2 percent, after posting its first weekly decline in three weeks on Friday. Stockholm-listed Castellum fell 5.8 percent …

The dollar rose near a five-week high against the other major currencies on Monday, as investors increased their bets that the Federal Reserve will continue to tighten monetary policy for a longer period while they await the US consumer price report due on Tuesday. The yen fell amid expectations that …

Financial markets ended the trading week with cautious optimism following apparent uncertainty and concerns about the US central bank’s next moves regarding interest rate hikes and the Fed’s monetary policy. Oil prices rose more than 2% on Friday and posted weekly gains of over 8%, as Russia announced plans to …

Oil prices rose more than 2% on Friday and posted weekly gains of over 8%, as Russia announced plans to reduce oil production next month after the West imposed price caps on the country’s crude and fuel.Brent crude futures rose to settle at $1.89, or 2.2%, to $86.39 a barrel. …

The United States awaits January’s Consumer Price Index next Tuesday. Eurozone’s GDP could be crucial for the Euro. The EUR/USD pair fell for a second consecutive week, further retreating from the 1.1000 region to settle around the 1.0700 figure. At the time of writing, the pair is trading at 1.0676; …

The US Dollar is expected to finish this trading week with solid gains due to Fed’s hawkish comments as well as the latest US data.US Consumer Sentiment improved according to the University of Michigan. The UK avoided a recession in Q4 2022, though its forward economic outlook suggests a weaker …

Gold remains firm at around $1860 despite hawkish signalsOn Friday, gold prices remain firm at around $1860 per ounce after hitting a week-to-date new low of $1852.45 due to expectations regarding the next move by the US central bank and whether it would raise rates by 25 bps in the …

The data published by Statistics Canada revealed on Friday that the Unemployment Rate stayed unchanged at 5% in January. This reading came in better than the market expectation of 5.1%. Further details of the publication revealed that the Net Change in Employment rose by 150,000, surpassing analysts’ estimate of 15,000 …

European stocks fell on Friday and were about to end a three-day winning streak as investors assessed the prospects for prolonged global monetary tightening, and a bleak outlook from German sportswear outfit Adidas weighed on sentiment. The pan-European STOXX 600 index was down 0.6% by 0815 GMT, after touching a …

The US dollar fell against most of the other major currencies on Thursday, moving in line with falling Treasury yields, as investors stuck to their views that the Federal Reserve does not need to raise interest rates too much because inflation is starting to get under control. In evening trading, …