The Canadian dollar was little changed against its US counterpart on Thursday but was on track for a steep quarterly decline, as equity markets globally fell and preliminary domestic data showed the economy contracting in May.Stocks sank and the safe-haven US dollar surged against a basket of major currencies, as …
Read More »Gold under pressure near $1800
On an obviously volatile session, gold reaffirms bearish bias. Gold falls sharply even as US yields move lower.The Gold Index is testing $1805, below attention would turn to the YTD low at $1785. Gold is back below 1810$, under pressure and looking vulnerable to the downside. The price hit earlier …
Read More »Labour Shortages Cost Canadian Businesses A Lot
The lack of skilled workers costs Canada’s economy tens of billions of dollars every year. The current labour shortage has very negative impact on most Canadian companies. A recent survey by the Business Council of Canada indicates that more than 66% of companies have had to adjust timelines for projects …
Read More »US annual Core PCE inflation falls to 4.7% in May as expected
Inflation in the US, as measured by the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index, stayed unchanged at 6.3% on a yearly basis in May, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis announced on Thursday. The Core PCE Price Index, the Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge of inflation, declined to 4.7% in the …
Read More »Turkey’s foreign trade deficit rises 155% in May
Data from the Turkish Statistical Institute showed on Thursday that the foreign trade deficit rose 155.2 percent year-on-year to $10.61 billion in May, with imports increasing by 43.5 percent. The data showed that imports amounted to $29.59 billion, while exports rose 15.3 percent to $18.98 billion. Under an economic program …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – Wednesday, June 29
The financial markets was driven by comments by key central bankers who spoke before the ECB Forum in Portugal. Fed Chair, Jerome Powell explained that there is a risk the US central bank’s interest rate hikes will slow the economy too much. Powell added that the bigger risk, however, is …
Read More »Powell: The pandemic forever altered the US economy
It is not yet obvious whether the US economy could return to its pre-pandemic status according to Fed Chair Jerome Powell who spoke on Wednesday before central banker forum in Portugal.Powell also said he was more concerned about the risk of failing to stamp out high inflation than about the …
Read More »EU’s Sefcovic: EU cannot accept NI protocol being illegally scrapped
EU Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic told a news conference in Brussels, on Wednesday, that the EU cannot accept North Ireland Protocol being illegally scrapped. He has also explained that zero checks on Great Britain and Northern Ireland trade are ‘not an option’. The European Commission is willing to negotiate …
Read More »Fed’s Bullard writes on need to stay ahead of inflation
St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said in a new essay that lessons from 1974 and 1983, when the FOMC face similar inflation levels to today’s, demand that policymakers to get ahead of the inflation level.“In particular, the takeaway is that getting ahead of inflation will keep inflation low and …
Read More »Euro Impacted By Lagarde’s Warning On Inflation
The Euro gave back earlier gains on Wednesday after European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said the era of ultra-low inflation that preceded the pandemic is unlikely to return.Speaking at a panel at the ECB Forum in Sintra, Portugal, alongside US Fed Chair Jerome Powell and Bank of England Governor …
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