Market Update

British retail sales volumes fell unexpectedly last month, official data showed on Friday, the longest streak of declines since records began, although sales volumes are still above pre-pandemic levels. The Office for National Statistics said sales fell 0.9 percent month-on-month in August, compared to the median forecast of economists in …

Japanese stocks closed higher on Friday, September 17th, posting gains for the fourth consecutive week, as chip heavyweights jumped and some investors contributed to the latest gains. Hopes for new political leadership, an increase in COVID-19 vaccinations, and a decline in infections rose to the Nikkei index by an average …

GBP/CAD exchange rate was driven by movements in the Canadian Dollar linked to the rise of oil prices this morning, but CAD has since dell under pressure from disappointing employment data.The GBP/CAD pair has been traded at CAD 1.7475, unchanged from today’s opening level. The Canadian currency has obviously relinquished …

Debt and crisis are the two key word while understanding why Evergrande Group, once China’s second-largest real estate developer, is approaching a collapse that could be catastrophic.Debts are mainly due to deposits from about 1.5 million people against new houses that have not been built yet, this is why Evergrande …

The U. S. WTI crude oil market has pulled back slightly during the latest trading session on Thursday at USD 71.50 level after investors believed it would end the session unchanged at USD 72.61 a barrel.This slight low comes after crude oil climbed to the highest since 2 August, on …

Euro fell back under USD 1.18 in mid-September, hovering around its weakest level since 27 August due to growing risk aversion as rising COVID-19 infections could force some countries to resume certain restrictions. The European Central Bank decided last week to move to a moderately lower pace in its €1.85 …

The Toronto Stock Exchange S&P/TSX index declined 92 points, or 0.4% to 20,602 on Thursday.This low has been driven by a drop in commodity-linked stocks as gold futures fell to one-month lows and as China reiterated plans to release more metals from its reserves.WTI crude stabilised near a 6-week high …

The US dollar fitted a quick move of strength and spiked up to a fresh September high, Thursday, on the back of official report on strong retail sales. This helped the USD to push above a big zone of resistance.From a short-term basis, buyers are trying to hold the move …

Ahead of the official storage report, U.S. natural gas future contracts slipped on Thursday due to pressures by forecasts for estimated slightly lower demand next week. The market took a breather from its recent racing ahead of the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) weekly storage report.There has been a significant …

Wall Street fell after disappointing jobs data, ignoring improvement in retail sales, as investors weigh mixed signals in the latest U.S. economic data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 200 points and moved down 0.5%, coinciding with weekly jobless claims that rose and August’s retail sales unexpected jump. The S&P …