Market Update

Retail Sales in the US rose by 0.7% on a monthly basis in August, the data published by the US Census Bureau revealed on Thursday. This print surpassed the market expectation for a decrease of 0.8% by a wide margin.

China has completed vaccinating more than 70 percent of its 1.4 billion people against COVID-19 with full doses, data released by health authorities on Thursday showed. A total of 1.01 billion people in China had received full doses of vaccines as of September 15, Mi Feng, a spokesman for the …

EUR/USD is revisiting weekly lows at 1.1770 with selling bias around the Euro. No major support levels until 2021 lows of 1.1660. The euro currently trades at $1.1764. On the other hand, Deutsche Rohstof believes that the average price of the euro for 2022 will be $1.20, which is lower …

Gold prices fell, after the dollar’s rise affected the attractiveness of the precious metal to holders of other currencies, while investors are awaiting the US Central Bank meeting to know indications about the time frame to reduce the stimulus program and raise interest rates. Gold is a hedge against inflation …

Oil prices fell today, giving up some of yesterday’s big gains on the back of a larger-than-expected drop in US crude oil inventories. Brent crude was down 12 cents, or 0.2 percent, at $75.34 a barrel, after rising 2.5 percent in the previous session. West Texas Intermediate crude fell 14 …

European shares rose today as a rebound in travel stocks and gains in Wall Street overnight helped ease concerns about a slowing Chinese economy that has dragged miners down. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.6 percent after closing at a six-week low in the previous session. Travel and leisure …

Japanese stocks closed lower for the second consecutive session on Thursday, as investors continued to book profits after the recent rally boosted by hopes of new political leadership. The Nikkei index fell 0.62 percent to close at 30,323.34 points, after rising about 0.36 percent earlier in the session. The broader …

Euro benefited, Wednesday, from a boost due to the USD’s weakness after positive comments on inflation by the European Central Bank’s chief economist.Euro/USD rose to 1.1814 compared to 1.1804, on Tuesday. The pair fell to a trading day low of 1.1799 versus a high of 1.1832.“The pandemic emergency asset purchase …

Canada’s main stock index rose on Wednesday as a direct impact of a jump in oil prices giving a boost to energy shares.Higher yields of the Canadian bonds still contribute to helping strengthen the country’s financials, including the stock market.The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index ended up 140.54 points, …

The Canadian dollar strengthened, Wednesday, against the U.S. dollar as oil prices rose and domestic data showed inflation climbing to its highest level in 18 years. Broad U.S. dollar weakness prevails despite positive developments for the Canadian dollar, on the inflation front. Canada’s annual inflation rate climbed to 4.1% in …