Market Update

The Housing Price Index released by the US Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) came in at +1.1% in December after rising 1% in November. This reading came in slightly higher than the market expectation of 1%. 

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that the verdict on the success of President John Biden’s stimulus plan will be how quickly it will return the economy to pre-pandemic unemployment levels and restore jobs in the service sector. Speaking at a webinar, Hunt Yellen also discussed the rise in public …

Thomson Reuters announced a revenue hike in Q4 of last year and said it would start a two-year program that would transform it from a holding company to an operating company. The news and information provider said revenues rose 2% to $1.62 billion, due to the sale of an investment, …

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday that he is very optimistic that England will fully re-open on June 21 but added that it’s not a guarantee.  “British Cabinet Minister Michael Gove will review the use of vaccine certification,”

The data from the UK showed on Tuesday that the Confederation of British Industry’s (CBI) Retail Sales Balance in February rose to -45 from -50 in January. This reading came in worse than the market expectation of -38.

U.K. unemployment climbed to its highest rate in almost five years in Q4 as the economic toll from the coronavirus pandemic continued to mount. The number of people looking for work rose 121,000 from Q3, taking the jobless rate to 5.1%, the most since early 2016, the Office for National …

According to Eurostat’s final reading of the Eurozone CPI report for January, the consumer prices came in at 0.9% YoY, meeting the expectation. While the core figures rose by 1.4% vs +1.4% last and +1.4% expected. On a monthly basis, the bloc’s CPI figure for December accelerated by 0.2% versus …

Cryptocurrencies witnessed sharp declines after record high as Bitcoin fell below $ 47,000 More to come…

Oil prices jumped by more than a dollar on Tuesday (February 23rd), as they received support from optimism about the distribution of anti-Covid-19 vaccines and a decrease in production as US supplies slowly return after freezing weather in Texas stopped crude production last week. Sources said that shale oil producers …

Gold rose to the peak of the week of Tuesday, February 23rd, supported by the weak dollar and declining US Treasury yields, while the appeal of the yellow metal was boosted by fears of further rising inflation. Spot gold rose 0.2% to $1812.06 an ounce, after hitting its highest level …