Market Update

Japanese stocks jumped on Wednesday as investors raised hopes that the impact of the omicron on the global economy will be less than initially expected. The Nikkei average rose 1.4 percent to 28,860.62, its highest closing level since November 25. The broader Topix index advanced 0.6 percent to 2002.24 points. …

President Joe Biden told Russian Counterpart Vladimir Putin that the United States is prepared to launch strong economic measures in case Russia decides to invade Ukraine. The Bank of Canada is expected to keep the major part of focused spotlight on inflation at its policy decision, as the country’s central …

Iraq’s oil minister said, Tuesday, that his country policy in OPEC is based on reservations about the unjustified increase in production.Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar added that the contract signed with France’s Total would generate more than USD 85 billion in profits for Baghdad over 20 years. Total will build four giant …

The White House says President Joe Biden told Russian Counterpart Vladimir Putin that the United States is prepared to launch strong economic measures in case Russia decides to invade Ukraine, signaling that these new measures would pack a bigger punch than the sanctions issued in 2014 that failed to stop …

Although gold markets firstly fell during trading on Tuesday, the precious metal found enough buyers underneath to push it up. Spot gold was up 0.2% to $1,782.39 per ounce by 01:40 p.m. ET (1840 GMT). U.S. gold futures settled up 0.3% at 1,784.70. Gold is trying to stay in the …

Cryptocurrency mining stocks recorded gains, on Tuesday, due to a price rebound among cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin ( BTC -0.08% ), in addition to the hotter than normal stock market. The S&P 500 was up 2%, which is a big move for a single day. And Bitcoin is up 4% over …

Markets were more active on Tuesday, with optimism leading the way. Hopes that the Omicron coronavirus variant is milder and will not interrupt the economic comeback sent global shares well into the green territory.It is still too early to say how things will turn out with the new COVID-19 strain. …

Strong economic recovery, rising nominal yields and potential rate hikes are factors that together hurt investors’ appetite for gold, which has affected other precious metals as well, according to the latest report by London-based Metals Focus Consultancy.Metals Focus said that the threat of new virus variants, concerns of stagflation and …

Republicans leaders have declared for months that they will not vote with Democrats to raise the debt ceiling. Top lawmakers may have found a new way for Democrats to hike the borrowing limit before 15 December, the date when the Treasury will no longer be able to pay its bills.The …

Q3 2021 TransUnion Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR) was released on Tuesday, showing increased consumer credit activity as the economy reopened. Canada’s Credit Industry Indicator (CII) rose to 101.7 points, up eight points from Q2 2021 and up 38 points from the lowest point in the pandemic (August 2020 at …