The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) announced on Wednesday that it left its policy (one-week repo) rate unchanged at 19% as expected.
Read More »Eurozone Industrial Production Falls by 1% in May
Eurozone’s Industrial Production in Germany showed a bigger-than-expected drop in May, the official data published by Eurostat showed on Wednesday, suggesting that the recovery in the manufacturing sector is losing momentum yet again. The industrial output in the bloc arrived at -1.0% MoM vs. a 0.2% drop expected and 0.6% …
Read More »Gold is Rising Due to The Decline in USD And US Bond Yields Before Powell’s Speech
Gold prices rose on Wednesday, July 14th, after receiving a boost from falling US Treasury yields and the dollar, while the focus is now on US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech to Congress later today after the strong rise in consumer prices. And gold rose in the spot market …
Read More »The Dollar is at a 3-Month High Against The Euro
The US dollar rose Wednesday, July 14 to touch a three-month high against the euro and hit a one-week high against the Japanese yen, after rising US inflation spurred bets for a faster monetary tightening than Fed officials have indicated so far. The New Zealand dollar jumped more than 1% …
Read More »UK Inflation Jumps to 2.5% in June
Official data showed that the rate of inflation in Britain rose more than the rate targeted by the Bank of England in June to reach 2.5%, compared to 2.1% in May. Economists polled by Reuters had expected the consumer price index to stand at 2.2% in the 13 months to …
Read More »Wall Street Closes Lower After Inflation Surge
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) closed lower on Tuesday, after logging new record highs yesterday, as Wall Street investors responded to the huge surge in inflation. June’s reading of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed a 5.2% surge, exceeding market expectations. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined by 0.31% …
Read More »Dollar Registers Biggest Rise in About a Month Following Inflation Surge
The U.S. Dollar (USD) rose on Tuesday across the board, following the release of June’s inflation reading that showed an increase in consumer prices that exceeded market expectations. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) jumped by 5.4% on an annual basis last month, compared with a 5% increase in May, according …
Read More »U.S. Oil Inventories Expected to Register Eighth Consecutive Weekly Drop
Crude oil inventories in the United States are expected to further drop, with official data due on Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA). Last week, data showed that U.S. oil stockpiles declined for the seventh consecutive week by 6.866 million barrels. A drop that exceeded …
Read More »Oil Closes Higher with Nymex at Highest Since October 2018
Oil prices rose on Tuesday, despite concerns about the coronavirus Delta variant and uncertainty about the OPEC+ output policy, mainly amid expectations of another drop in crude inventories in the United States. Brent crude for September delivery rose by $1.33, or 1.77%, to settle at $76.49 per barrel, registering its …
Read More »Gold Rebounds After Surge in Inflation
Gold prices rose on Tuesday, supported by the surge in U.S. inflation and concerns about the resurgence of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic with the spread of the Delta variant. Today’s gains came despite a mostly positive performance by the U.S. Dollar (USD) with more investors hedging against the rising consumer …
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