The Turkish lira fell by about 0.8 percent on Tuesday to a new record low of 10.14 against the dollar, weighed by expectations of another interest rate cut from the central bank this week. The lira has fallen 27 percent against the dollar this year, mainly due to concerns about …
Read More »The Dollar Rises After an American-Chinese Dialogue And Corona Strikes Again
The dollar rose in trading on Tuesday, ahead of the release of key retail sales data, while the Chinese yuan benefited largely from a friendly dialogue between the presidents of the United States and China during a virtual meeting. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of …
Read More »Eurozone GDP Grows by 3.7% in Q3
The Eurozone economy grew 2.2% on quarter in the three months to September of 2021, beating 2.0% expected and 2.2% previous, the first estimate showed on Friday. Annually, the eurozone GDP rate expanded by 3.7% in Q3 vs. 14.3% seen in the second quarter of 2021 while beating 3.5% expectations. …
Read More »European Shares Hit an All-Time High on Business Results
Several European indices hit record highs on Tuesday, buoyed by signs of easing tensions between the United States and China, solid business results, and dovish comments from the European Central Bank chief. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.1 percent by 0829 GMT, adding to the recent record gains, as …
Read More »Market Drivers – Asian Session 16-11-2021
The Nikkei index rose 0.11 percent to 29,808.12 points, while the broader Topix index also rose 0.11 percent to 2,050.83 points. During the session, investors watched a meeting between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The Japanese indices rose after Chinese state media published a report that …
Read More »Japanese Stocks Close Slightly Higher in Limited Trading
Japanese stocks closed slightly higher on Tuesday, erasing most of their gains during the day due to the lack of any market movement news, but gains by companies with positive expectations supported the overall trend of stocks. The Nikkei index rose 0.11 percent to 29,808.12 points, while the broader Topix …
Read More »AUD/USD Pauses Awaiting RBA Minutes
AUD/USD fades after two successive day gains. The pair has been pressured around 0.7345 at the start of Tuesday’s Asian session.The AUD overcame firmer US Dollar Index and Treasury yields to mark a positive week’s start before easing from 0.7371 ahead of the RBA’s latest monetary policy meeting minutes and …
Read More »Biden Signs Infrastructure Bill Into Law
The bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill has been signed into law by US President. Roads and bridges represents $110 billion investment, below the $159 billion initially requested per Biden’s Jobs Plan.The White House says it would be the largest dedicated bridge investment since the 1950s.$16 billion cover major projects as …
Read More »Tesla Made Significant Midday Comeback
On Monday, Tesla shares staged a remarkable U. S. session’s midday comeback after selling off in heavy volume. Tesla shares traded down 1% after paring deeper losses of nearly 5%. CEO Elon Musk sold $6.9 billion worth of Tesla shares last week. This is estimated to be one of the …
Read More »Why Do Markets Await RBA’s Minutes?
The Reserve Bank of Australia will release the minutes of its monetary policy meeting on Tuesday, two weeks after the interest rate decision was announced. The minutes provides a detailed insight on the discussions held between the RBA’s board members on monetary policy and economic conditions that influenced their decision …
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