The Canadian Dollar (CAD) rose against its U.S. counterpart despite the decline of crude oil prices, after data showed that Canada’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expanded by 0.1% in December, which came below market expectations. Figures published by Statistics Canada showed on Tuesday that the November reading was revised …
Read More »USD Declines as Treasury Yields Maintain Downward Trend
The U.S. Dollar (USD) gave up all of the gains that it recorded earlier today during the European session and turned to the negative territory earlier in the American session as U.S. Treasury yields continued to decrease from its record levels. The Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the greenback’s performance …
Read More »Turkey’s Trade Deficit Increased by 10.7% in February
Trade Ministry data showed that Turkey’s trade deficit amounted to $3.36 billion in February, an increase of 10.7% over the previous year, while exports jumped 9.6%, hitting a record high on a monthly basis. Exports increased to $16.012 billion last month, while imports increased 9.8% to $19.37 billion, according to …
Read More »USD Continues to Rise on Positive Data
The U.S. Dollar (USD) continued to rise on Friday, supported by positive economic data that signaled an improvement in consumer spending. The Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the greenback’s performance against a basket of six major international currencies, is up for the day by 0.48% at 90.57. The index has …
Read More »Turkey’s Trade Deficit Shrank by 33% in January
Data from the State Statistics Institute on Friday showed that Turkey’s trade deficit shrank 32.8% year on year in January to $3.034 billion, according to the general trade system. The institute said that Turkey’s exports increased in January by 2.3% and imports decreased by 5.9% compared to January 2020. In …
Read More »The Turkish Lira is Close to Erasing Its Gains
The Turkish lira fell for a fifth day in a row today, Friday, hit by high US bond yields, which contributed to erasing almost all of the gains made this year, and paving the way for a potential more difficult battle in the face of double-digit inflation. The lira fell …
Read More »Turkey: Economic Confidence Drops in February
Data from the Turkish Statistical Institute showed today, Thursday, that the index of economic confidence in Turkey decreased by 0.5% on a monthly basis in February to 95.8 points, with the repercussions of the epidemic continuing. The index hit a record low last year before recovering as coronavirus measures eased …
Read More »Japan to End State of Emergency in Several Prefectures
The Japanese government will end the state of emergency in Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Aichi and Gifu prefectures at the end of the month, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing Kyodo News.
Read More »AUD/USD Reaches 3-years Highs
Strong buying interest around the AUD/USD has pushed the pair to cross the crucial 0.8000 barrier for the first time since February 2018. The reflation pattern is gaining some momentum in Europe, which reflects risk trends with hopes about the US fiscal stimulus and the Corona vaccine, which boosts the appetite …
Read More »USD Erases Earlier Gains and Closes Lower
The U.S. Dollar (USD) declined on Wednesday after fluctuations, amid a rise in Treasury yields, the market reacting to the approval of a new Coronavirus vaccine, as well as the testimony of the Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in front of the House of Representatives. The Dollar Index (DXY), which …
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