Market Update

Crude oil inventories in the United States increased more than expected last week, data by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed on Wednesday. Oil stockpiles rose by 13.798 million barrels in the week ended on March 5, compared with a recent S&P Global Platts poll of market analysts that …

The Bank of Canada (BoC) has decided to maintain its main interest rates unchanged during its policy meeting on Wednesday. The overnight rate has been held at the effective lower bound of 0.25%, with the Bank Rate at 0.5%, and the deposit rate at 0.25%. BoC is maintaining its extraordinary …

Inflation in the US, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), arrived at 0.4% on a monthly basis in February and matched analysts’ estimate. On a yearly basis, the CPI rose to 1.7% as expected, the data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics showed on Wednesday.

The Bank of Canada (BoC) is expected to leave interest rates unchanged and market waiting for its Rate Statement due out at 15:00 GMT. here are the expectations as forecast by the economists and researchers of eight major banks. TDS “We look for the Bank of Canada to leave policy …

Italy’s producer prices fell 0.3% year-on-year in January 2021, after a 1.8% decline. It is the nineteenth consecutive month in which producer prices have fallen, but it is the softer one since July 2019. On a monthly basis, producer prices rose 1.4% in January, the largest number since July 2018.

The dollar rose on Wednesday, recouping part of the losses it incurred on Tuesday night as the downward trend in US bond yields stopped for a year high. Subprime currencies, including the Australian and New Zealand dollars, retreated after posting big gains on Tuesday. Bitcoin slipped after previously exceeding $55,000 …

Turkey’s unemployment rate fell to 12.2% in January and the labor force participation rate rose to 50% from a month ago, according to data released on Wednesday that was presented in a new form in line with international standards. The unemployment rate was 12.6% in December and 12.8% a year …

European stocks fell on Wednesday, March 10, after rising close to pre-pandemic levels yesterday, as concerns about rising inflation kept investors anxious, and mining and travel stocks led the decline. The European Stoxx600 index fell 0.3%, after hitting its highest level since late February 2020 on Tuesday. Shares in economically …

A spokesman for the French Minister of Industry said Tuesday that no company in France has signed a contract with Russia to produce its Sputnik V vaccine against the Coronavirus, apparently contradicting comments made by the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund. “As far as we know, no contract …

The head of Russia’s sovereign fund said Tuesday (March 9th) that the fund has entered into agreements with production facilities in Italy, Spain, France, and Germany to manufacture the Sputnik V vaccine, the vaccine against COVID-19. The fund’s president’s speech came after he signed a commercial agreement with a Swiss …