Market Update

Bank of Canada Governor, Tiff Macklem, said Thursday that Canada’s high inflation rate is largely related to the unique circumstances of the Covid-19 pandemic, although there is a risk it could be more persistent than policy makers had expected.Speaking virtually before the Council on Foreign Relations, in Washington, Macklem said …

European Central Bank Chief Economist Philip Lane pushed back against warnings over accelerating inflation, saying there’s “very solid evidence” to believe that the current spike won’t last. “The red zone for everyone is if inflation became persistent at a number that’s immoderately above the inflation target,” Lane said on Thursday.“That’s …

The U.S. Senate on Thursday took a step to pass a $480 billion increase in Treasury Department borrowing authority, a move that would turn aside a catastrophic debt default later this month but setting the scene for another potential showdown in December.That vote, expected Saturday, could come sooner if all …

All 11 major S&P 500 sectors have risen including Dow Jones by 1.49%, S&P by 1.41%, and Nasdaq 1.68%.U.S. stocks climbed on Thursday led by technology stocks, after a temporary bipartisan truce in the debt ceiling deadlock relieving concerns of a possible government debt default.The compromise has contributed an ease …

U. S. Senators have agreed to extend the debt ceiling, less than two weeks before it was due to be reached. There were fears that the U. S. would default on its national debt, with catastrophic financial implications.Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer said Congress had reached a deal to extend …

U. S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned U. S. lawmakers that the federal government may run out of cash by 18 October, unless the US Congress suspends debt limits. Some politicians speculated that one potential way out is to mint a $1 trillion platinum coin and then deposit it with …

Working gas in storage was 3,288 Bcf as of Friday, October 1, 2021, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net increase of 118 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 532 Bcf less than last year at this time and 176 Bcf below the five year average of 3,464 …

The U.S. Senate on Thursday took a step to pass a $480 billion increase in Treasury Department borrowing authority, a move that would turn aside a catastrophic debt default later this month but setting the scene for another potential showdown in December.That vote, expected Saturday, could come sooner if all …

326,000 people who recently lost their jobs applied for unemployment benefits in early October, marking the first decline in a month signaling improvement in the U.S. labor market. The U. S. dollar hardly moved against a basket of currencies on Thursday, as investors await the release of U.S. labor market …

4.2 million Americans still receive benefits. New jobless claims have fallen for the first time in nearly one month, according to new data released Thursday, offering some break to the U. S. economy after previous worrisome data.About 326,000 people filed initial jobless claims in the week ending on 2 October …