Market Update

The number of total active drilling rigs in the United States fell 3 this week, according to new data from Baker Hughes published on Friday. The total rig count slipped to 768 this week—224 rigs higher than the rig count this time in 2021.Oil rigs in the United States fell …

Inflation in the US, as measured by the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index, stayed unchanged at 6.2% on a yearly basis in September, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis announced on Friday. The Core PCE Price Index, the Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge of inflation, edged higher to 5.1% on …

The French economy posted anemic growth in the third quarter, household spending weakened and a massive jump in inflation in October signaled headwinds looming in the fourth quarter. Preliminary data from the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies showed that the economy grew by 0.2% in the July-September period, …

As measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), annual inflation in Germany climbed to 10.4% in October from 10% in September, Germany’s Destatis reported on Friday. This reading came in higher than the market expectation of 10.1%. Meanwhile, the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), the European Central Bank’s (ECB) …

The yen fell on Friday as the Bank of Japan stuck to its accommodative policy, while the dollar attempted to recover from losses at the weekend on expectations that the Federal Reserve would signal a slowdown in interest rate hikes. The dollar was last up 0.8 percent against the yen …

The Japanese government on Friday unveiled a new stimulus spending package worth 39 trillion yen ($265 billion) that it said would boost gross domestic product by about 4.6 percent. The government said it would provide an additional budget for the current fiscal year of 29.6 trillion yen to fund the …

Japan’s Nikkei fell on Friday, as weak Wall Street and some weak results from local companies weighed on sentiment, although the benchmark index maintained its first weekly gain in three weeks. The Nikkei fell 0.88 percent to 27,105.30 points, but remained significantly higher than the important 27,000 points barrier. The …

European shares fell on Friday, dragged down by weak commodity prices and mixed corporate earnings, as investors weighed the path to tighten monetary policy amid a slowdown in economic growth. The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell 0.9 percent by 0719 GMT; miners led losses with commodity prices tumbling amid concerns …

Gold prices settled in a narrow range on Friday after caution prevailed ahead of next week’s much-watched Federal Reserve meeting for any signs of a slowing in interest rate hikes. Gold prices did not witness little change in spot transactions and amounted to $ 1663.62 an ounce by 0521 GMT, …

The American dollar restores its previous weak tone, as US Treasury yields edged sharply lower following the release of the preliminary estimate of the Q3 Gross Domestic Product. Important events are streaming on the macroeconomic calendar having less impact than anticipated, despite bringing about some new developments. Wall Street got …