Market Update

Oil prices rose for a second session on Wednesday, June 9, thanks to indications of strong demand for fuel in Western economies, while prospects for a return of Iranian supplies dissipated as the US Secretary of State said sanctions against Tehran were unlikely to be lifted. Brent crude futures rose …

Japanese shares closed lower on Wednesday, June 9, on profit-taking sales of shipping and semiconductor shares, while investors awaited US inflation data that may have an impact on when the US Federal Reserve will reduce its stimulus program. Financial sector stocks and insurance companies fell after the decline in US …

The USD/CAD pair got some positive momentum on Tuesday to rise above the 1.2100 level, and the positive move was supported by the modest strength of the US dollar. However, crude oil prices supported the commodity-linked Canadian dollar and acted as a buffer to any quick rally. Investors remain concerned …

The Bank of Canada is set to leave rates unchanged at 0.25% and provide more information about its announcement to taper down its bond buys at 14:00 GMT. Here is the coverage of different banks ING“We expect the BoC 9 June meeting to be quite uneventful and to have a …

China’s parliament expresses strong indignation and resolute opposition to the US bill addressing technology threat from Beijing, per Xinhua News Agency. China’s response comes after “the US Senate voted 68-32 on Tuesday to approve a sweeping package of legislation intended to boost the country’s ability to compete with Chinese technology,” …

China’s producer price index for May rose 9% from a year earlier, against expectations of an increase of 8.5% in a Reuters poll, marking the strongest rise for the index since 2008, when the index rose 9.13% in September. The country’s consumer price index in May rose 1.3% from a …

In its latest Global Economic Prospects report, the World Bank said it forecasts the global economic growth to reach 5.6% in 2021, the strongest post-recession pace in 80 years, following the 3% contraction recorded in 2020, per Reuters.

Canada’s merchandise trade surplus with the world widened to C$0.59 billion in April from a deficit of C$1.35 billion in March, the monthly data published by Statistics Canada revealed on Tuesday. This reading came in better than the analysts’ estimate for a deficit of C$0.8 billion.

The goods and services deficit of the US declined by $6.1 billion to $68.9 billion in April from $75 billion in March, the US Census Bureau reported on Tuesday. This reading came in slightly better than the market expectation of $69 billion.

Currency market volatility fell on Tuesday, June 8 to its lowest level since before the outbreak of the Corona pandemic, causing turmoil in the markets in March 2020, as investors refrained from forming positions, waiting for clearer signals about the path of inflation and the reactions of central banks. Currencies …