WTI US crude oil rises during the New York session, trading at $84.30. The market sentiment has remained positive as U. S. shares are supported by U. S. Q3 solid corporate earnings, which helped ease investors’ nervousness around high inflation and central bank monetary policy tightening.In the meantime, the US …
Read More »USD/CHF hovers around 0.9200 after failure at 0.9225
The U. S. dollar has hesitated around 0.9200 on Tuesday. As the USD/CHF pair was able to rebound from 7 week lows at 0.9150, it found resistance at 0.9225 earlier today. As for the broader picture, the USD/CHF remains trapped within a clear downtrend from September highs at 0.9365. The …
Read More »Bank of Canada faces challenges on surging inflation
The Bank of Canada will continue pulling back its stimulus that has been in place to support the economy at a policy decision this week, paving the way for the start of interest rate increases next year amid inflation concerns.Governor Tiff Macklem is expected to reduce weekly government bond purchases …
Read More »Eurozone banks raise bar for mortgages in Q3
A European Central Bank survey showed on Tuesday that Eurozone banks tightened access to mortgages in the three months to September and expect to continue the same rule in the Q4 of 2021.ECB policymakers are set to take stock of the economic situation at a meeting on Thursday, paving the …
Read More »EU official: Brexit an economic catastrophe for UK
European Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton said Tuesday that the decision to leave the European Union has resulted in an economic catastrophe for Britain. Breton‘s statements came during an interview with French broadcaster BFMTV.“Look at what’s going on with store shelves … with the restocking of fuel … …
Read More »Oil prices surge and could break $100/Bbl
Oil prices surged Tuesday, near multi year highs as the market remains tight given increasing fuel demand due to cold weather, particularly in the U.S., and only gradual increases in supply.U.S. crude futures were up 0.5% at $84.16 a barrel, while Brent futures were up 0.4% at $85.50 a barrel. …
Read More »U.S. consumer confidence improves in October
The index of U.S. consumer confidence rose to 113.8 in October from a revised 109.8 in September.The index has risen in October for the first time in four months, since June to 113.8 as concerns around the delta variant eased.The Conference Board’s index advanced to 113.8 from an upwardly revised …
Read More »Facebook’s Profits Exceed Expectations… But
Facebook Inc. announced better-than-expected results during the third quarter of this year, but revenue and the number of active users failed to meet estimates. The results of the business of the company that owns the social networking site revealed that the net profit amounted to 9.19 billion dollars in the …
Read More »Oil Prices Fall Amid Fears of a Global Economic Slowdown
Oil prices continued to decline for the second day in a row, after the strong gains they achieved at the end of last week’s trading. Pressures on oil prices increased at the beginning of this week after a number of reports were issued by investment banks and institutions warning of …
Read More »Turkish Lira Recovers
The Turkish lira jumped more than 1.5 percent on Tuesday in its biggest rally since mid-June, recovering from its biggest-ever drop the previous day, as Ankara and its Western allies weathered a potential diplomatic crisis. Ten foreign embassies said on Monday that they are committed to foreign agreements of non-interference …
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