Market Update

Canada’s unemployment rate has surged to 6.5%. Many businesses closed up shop in January due to the spread of the Omicron variant, which resulted in the loss of work for hundreds of thousands of Canadians. Canada’s economy lost 200,000 jobs last month, according to Statistics Canada, as COVID-19 shutdowns related …

Not only did we get high NFP numbers for January, but we also got positive revisions for the past months. It is not a job market, it is rather paradise back on the financial market’s earth, the USD is trading higher everywhere.The strength of the US dollar manifested itself in …

The USD/JPY pair has jumped from 114.90 to 115.38 following the release of the US employment report that showed better-than-expected data. The pair hit the highest level since Monday and it is holding above 115.00, with the bullish momentum intact.After the ADP report and other labor indicators, the 150K increase …

Oil prices reached their highest level in seven years on Friday as geopolitical tensions and a winter storm in the United States fueled concerns about supply disruptions. Brent crude rose $1.32, or 1.5 percent, to $92.43 a barrel by 1120 GMT, after earlier touching its highest level since October 2014, …

European shares rose slightly on Friday as oil inventories rose but persistent concerns about inflation and an impending interest rate hike by the European Central Bank. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.4 percent, after falling nearly 2 percent in the previous session. Oil inventories led the gains, adding 1.4 …

Retail Sales in the euro area fell by 3% on a monthly basis in December, the data published by Eurostat showed on Friday. This print missed the market expectation for a decrease of 0.5%. In the EU, Retail Sales contracted by 2.8%.

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the January jobs report on Friday, February 4 at 13:30 GMT and as we get closer to the release time, here are the forecasts by the economists and researchers of four major banks regarding the upcoming employment data. Deutsche Bank “We are …

Gold prices rose as the dollar fell on Friday, as markets awaited the US jobs report that may affect the Federal Reserve’s inclination to tighten monetary policy. Spot gold rose 0.1 percent to $1,805.90 an ounce. And US gold futures rose 0.2 percent to $ 1807.20. If the US jobs …

The Japanese stock index rose after a mid-day break on Friday, reversing its trend after a tepid morning session, to end the day with strong gains that halted a four-week decline. The Nikkei index closed the day’s trading, up 0.73 percent, recording 27439.99 points. Over the week, it recorded an …

Ford reported fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday, which largely missed Wall Street earnings expectations and lost slightly in revenue. Adjusted earnings per share were 26 cents versus 45 cents expected, and auto revenue was $35.3 billion versus $35.5 billion expected. While the automaker met its 2021 annual profit guidance, Ford Chief …