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The President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Robert Kaplan, said on Friday that he would like to be careful about increasing the United States Federal Reserve bond purchases. Kaplan also said on Friday in an interview with the Wall Street Journal that he supports maintaining interest rates near …

The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index rose to 80.4 in September, up from 74.1 in August, data showed on Friday. The index remains well below its levels prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, which reached a peak of 101 in February, and below its level for the same period last …

Factory orders in the United States increased for the fourth consecutive month during August, according to data by Department of Commerce on Friday. Orders levelled up by 0.7% last month, after rising by 6.5% in July. Durable goods orders went up by 0.5%, while nondurable goods orders advanced by 0.8%.

Major indexes tumbled on Wall Street at the open after President Donald Trump had tested positive Coronavirus weeks before the presidential election, while sentiment is also affected by the fiscal stimulus and a distant slowdown in the domestic economic recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 280.51 points, or 1.01%, …

Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) in the US rose by 661,000 in September, the data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics showed on Friday. This reading followed August’s increase of 1,489,000 (revised from 1,3171,000) and fell short of the market expectation of 850,000.

ECB council member Fabio Panetta said the bank should prepare for a digital euro issue that complements securities “if and when” necessary. Major central banks around the world are studying digital versions of their currencies in response to demand for electronic payments and to counter competition from private currencies such …

Data from the Ministry of Trade showed that Turkey’s trade deficit rose 192.7% Y-o-Y in September to $ 4.88 billion, according to the general trade system. The data reveal that imports increased by 23.32% to 20.89 billion dollars, while exports rose 4.84% to 16.01 billion.

Inflation in the Eurozone fell to its lowest level in more than four years, falling further in the negative zone than expected in September and raising fears of a price deflation spiral due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The European statistics office Eurostat said in preliminary estimates that consumer prices in …

Gold continued to record gains, making its way to its best weekly performance in nearly a month, as investors run to safe haven after President Trump tested positive for the Corona virus. Gold spot rose 0.5% to 1915.34 dollars an ounce, erasing losses it incurred in early trade in Asia. …

Oil prices continued to drop to more than 3% after President Trump said he and his wife had tested positive for Covid-19 besides existing concerns about demand. Brent crude fell after Trump’s headlines, down 1.47 cents, or 3.6%, to $ 39.4 a barrel, and US crude fell $ 1.40, or …