Consumer confidence in the US has strengthened modestly in December according to the University of Michigan’s preliminary estimate of the Consumer Sentiment Index. The reading of the index surged to 70.4, up compared to only 67.4 in November. This data comes above market expectations at 67.1. In the meantime, the …
Read More »Switzerland To Launch New Covid-19 Restrictions On 14 December
The Swiss government is considering further of Covid-19 restrictions in order to contain a recent rise in infections. The government is considering imposing new rules to restrict indoor public access to vaccinated and naturally immune individuals, whilst indoor locations where face masks cannot be worn would require negative tests for …
Read More »Oil Prices Are Falling, But They Are Heading For The Largest Weekly Gain Since Late August
Oil prices fell in trading on Friday, but they are still on track to achieve their biggest weekly gains since late August, as easing concerns about the Coronavirus variable “Omicron” on global growth and fuel demand affected market sentiment. Both Brent and West Texas Intermediate were on track to rise …
Read More »Gold is Heading For Its Fourth Weekly Decline Due to Concern Ahead of US Inflation Data
Gold prices rose on Friday, but are heading for a fourth consecutive weekly decline, as investors stay away from big bets ahead of inflation data in the United States that may prompt the Federal Reserve to reduce its bond purchases at a faster pace. Spot gold rose 0.2 percent to …
Read More »The Turkish Lira is Hovering Near Its Lowest Level Against The Dollar
The Turkish lira fell by about 0.8 percent against the dollar on Friday, as investors continued to fear low-interest rates and high inflation, which pushed the lira towards a record low it reached last week. After it plunged to 13.9095, the lira settled at 13.8750 against the US currency. The …
Read More »Nikkei Closes Lower But Achieves First Weekly Gain in 3 Weeks
Japanese shares fell on Friday due to a decline in technology shares and caution ahead of US inflation data. Still, they posted their first weekly gains in three weeks as concerns eased about the impact of the new Omicron strain of the Coronavirus on the pace of economic recovery. The …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 9-12-2021
Traders are eying key economic data on Friday. Consumer inflation forecast to accelerate to 6.8% annually from 6.2% while Core CPI expected to rise to 4.9% from 4.6%. Producer prices, The monthly increases are predicted to be 0.7% in the headline rate and 0.5% in the core.Wages point to still …
Read More »White House: US, Allies Will Respond To Russia’s Aggression
“US and its allies would respond to Russia’s aggression,” said the White House early Friday. The news came after chatters that Russia rejected Ukraine’s proposal to strengthen the July 2020 ceasefire.The White House communiqué also mentioned that US President Joe Biden reaffirmed the United States’ unwavering commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty …
Read More »Inflation, Stimulus Two Key Questions ECB Seeks To Answer
The two major questions that the European Central Bank will have to answer are: (1) Will inflation eventually settle at its target? and (2) Are asset purchases still useful?ECB policymakers are hoping that too-high inflation will prove transitory and eventually subside. Since the pandemic struck, the European Central Bank has …
Read More »New Zealand’s Manufacturing Activity Retreats in November
New Zealand’s manufacturing sector witnessed a lower level of expansion in November, according to an economic survey released early Friday.The BNZ-Business New Zealand Performance Manufacturing Index (PMI) for November dropped 3.6 points to 50.6, which was still in expansion, but at slower rate than was seen in the first half …
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