Market Update

Turkey’s annual inflation slowed for the seventh month in a row, reaching 38.2% against expectations of 39.47%. In June, inflation recorded 39.5%, after a slowdown from record levels in October 2022, which reached 85.5%. On Thursday, June 22, Turkey’s central bank raised the country’s main interest rate, nearly doubling it …

European stocks rose on Monday as investors awaited US inflation data as well as a monetary policy decision from the European Central Bank later in the week for further indications on the path of global interest rates. The European STOXX 600 index rose 0.6 percent by 0712 GMT, after falling …

Gold prices rose on Monday, supported by a decline in the dollar, as investors awaited inflation data in the United States, which may make the Federal Reserve inclined to raise interest rates later in the year. Gold jumped in spot transactions 0.5 percent to $1,927.39 per ounce by 0614 GMT, …

The G-20 leaders decided on Saturday to implement the reporting framework for digital assets quickly since a sizable portion of their members want information exchange on these non-financial assets to begin by 2027. To prevent tax evaders from hiding their unreported wealth with such non-financial assets, the Crypto Asset Reporting …

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago economists forecast that inflation will decline without pushing the US economy into a recession. They also described a Goldilocks scenario for a soft landing in a recent study. Inflation may fall below 2% by next year, negating the need for any rate increases.Stefania D’Amico and …

WTI crude rose by over 0.70% on Friday, reaching $88.00. However, the daily chart shows exhaustion signals, suggesting tighter supply is a tailwind for oil prices. Global weakening demand may cap gains. The West Texas Intermediate advanced near $88.00 and settled below $87.00, still poised for a 2% weekly gain. …

The USD/JPY pair surges by 0.30%, moving closer to 147.70. In order to prevent the BoJ from being pressured to change course, the USD is declining and the DXY Index is consolidating after rising to a multi-month high of 105.15 after Japan released weak GDP and earnings data.After Japan released …

Oil prices stabilized on Friday as investors weighed the impact of both concerns about the state of the Chinese economy and supply cuts from Saudi Arabia and Russia. The two benchmark crude oils reached their highest levels in ten months this week after Saudi Arabia and Russia extended their voluntary …

European stocks rose slightly on Friday, with investors snapping up shares in luxury goods and technology companies that fell sharply after a wide range of concerns, including the possibility of continued high US interest rates and a slowdown in the European economy, negatively affected sentiment this week. The European STOXX …

Japan’s Nikkei index fell by more than one percent on Friday, incurring its first weekly loss in three weeks after following the path of Wall Street in light of fears that the Federal Reserve will tighten its monetary policy and that China will extend a ban on iPhones. Technology and …