President Joe Biden, Wednesday is planning to tour a General Motors plant in Detroit, Wednesday, as he continues to sell the benefits of the recently signed $1 trillion infrastructure law. Biden is expected to highlight $7.5 billion in the new law automobile technology.Biden on Wednesday will visit a General Motors …
Read More »Official: Germany Must Cut Economic Dependency On China
According to acting Health Minister Jens Spahn, Wednesday, the current pandemic increased Germany’s economic dependency on China in many sectors.Spahn added that an open discussion is needed on how to reduce an over-reliance on Asia’s rising giant.“We have experienced and had to experience how dependent we have become on China,” …
Read More »Treasury Yields React To Housing Starts
U.S. Treasury yields briefly inched higher on Wednesday morning, following the October housing starts and building permits report.The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note ticked up less than a basis point to 1.639% at 9:50. The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond edged 1.6 basis points higher to 2.036%. …
Read More »Gold Rises as Inflation Risks Persist
Gold prices rose on Wednesday, as concerns about inflation kept some investors wary, but the gains were limited by expectations that higher prices could prompt central banks to raise interest rates, which also lifted the dollar. And gold rose in spot transactions 0.6 percent to $ 1860.21 an ounce by …
Read More »Markets Drivers – US Session – 16-11-2021
The first virtual Chinese-US summit, Tuesday, shadowed the markets as investors eyed easing tensions between the two world’s biggest economies. US President Joe Biden said that he had a “good meeting” with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, in which the two leaders discussed tariff and economic competition among other issues after …
Read More »UK CPI Data Carries Three Scenarios for GBP/USD
The British pound has a very busy week as traders digest employment data, Tuesday, inflation on Wednesday and retail sales on Friday.Economists expect 3.9% UK inflation for October, strengthening rate hike by BoE’s December meeting to suggest three scenarios:1. Within expectations: A reading between 3.6% to 4.4% meets estimates. In …
Read More »Biden: Had a “good meeting” with China’s Xi
US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that he had a good meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Biden said that he and Xi have a lot to follow up on and that their aides would be working together on a range of issues. Biden added that he made clear …
Read More »Daly: Fed Should Handle Rate Hike Patiently
San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly called for the Federal Reserve to be patient regarding interest rate hikes despite high inflation.In a speech before the Commonwealth Club of California, Daly said that patience is the boldest and best action and that it would be better to wait for more clarity …
Read More »GBP/USD Surges By Strong UK Jobs Data
Following Tuesday’s strong retail sales and industrial production readings, the GBP/USD pair has fallen back from earlier session’s highs in the 1.3470s and is back trading around 1.3430s. Earlier during the European trading session, the pair had surged as much as 0.5%, boosted by a strong labour market report that …
Read More »Canada’s Rate Hike Not As Soon As Expected
The Bank of Canada is still expecting economic easing to be absorbed in the middle quarters of 2022, but that does not necessarily mean in the second quarter according to statements by a key deputy governor on Tuesday, potentially dashing traders and investors; hopes across the market concerning an early …
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