The U.S. Dollar (USD) declined on Thursday to near its lowest level in about two weeks, as the market digests the minutes of the Federal Reserve March meeting, which was published yesterday. The Dollar Index (DXY) is down by 0.34% for the day at 92.14, after touching a daily low …
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Pound Slips Ahead of Key BoE Testimony as Markets Weigh Odds of March Rate Cut
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Bitcoin Slides to Six-Month Low, Erasing Half Its Value as Tariff Uncertainty Fuels Risk Aversion
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Gold Pulls Back as Profit-Taking and Stronger Dollar Halt Bullion Rally
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Dow Plunges Over 800 Points as Tariff Jitters and AI Disruption Concerns Rattle Markets
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Bitcoin Advances Near $ 65,000 as Global Uncertainty Reshapes Risk Appetite
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Market Analysis
April, 2021
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8 April 2021 7:43 pm
Yellen Calls for Supporting Poor Countries Amid COVID-19
The United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called on developed economies to inject fiscal support and support the poorest countries to help the recovery from the Coronavirus pandemic. Speaking during the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Spring meetings on Thursday, Yellen warned against the risk lasting divergence in …
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8 April 2021 7:37 pm
U.S. Natural Gas Storage Rises
Natural gas inventories in the United States increased by 20 billion cubic feet (bcf) last week, according to data by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The EIA weekly report showed on Thursday that natural gas supplies reached 1.784 trillion cubic feet, decreasing by 235 bcf compared with the same …
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8 April 2021 5:45 pm
Oil Prices decline Post The US Data
Crude oil prices fell on Thursday after official data showed a significant increase in US gasoline stocks, which raised concerns about weak demand in the world’s largest oil consumer as crude supplies rose around the world, and Brent crude fell 51 cents, or 0.8%, to $62.65 a barrel. The price …
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8 April 2021 5:17 pm
US: Weekly Initial Jobless Claims rise to 744K
There were 744,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending April 3, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed on Thursday. This reading followed the previous print of 728,000 (revised from 719,000) and came in worse than the market expectation of …
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8 April 2021 4:02 pm
ECB Meeting Accounts: ECB to Maintain Accommodative Policy
The European Central Bank’s (ECB) policymakers reassured that they will maintain an accommodative monetary policy for as long as necessary and saw no risk of overheating, the ECB’s March Monetary Policy Meeting Accounts showed on Thursday.
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8 April 2021 3:26 pm
Currencies Overview: The Dollar Steady Near Lowest Level in Two Weeks
During trading, the US dollar approached its lowest level in more than two weeks against the major counterpart currencies on Thursday, April 8th, to track low Treasury yields, after the minutes of the March Federal Reserve policy meeting did not provide new incentives to determine the market direction. The meeting …
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8 April 2021 2:49 pm
ECB’s Lagarde: Euro Area Activity Should Pick Up
Pandemic and related containment measures will continue to adversely affect Euro area economic activity in the short term, says the ECB President Christine Lagarde at the 43rd IMFC meeting. “Beyond the short term, Euro area activity should pick up.”“The risks surrounding the Euro area growth outlook have become more balanced.”“Underlying …
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8 April 2021 2:07 pm
FAO: The Global Food Price Index Rose in March For The Tenth Month in a Row
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) stated that global food prices rose for the tenth consecutive month in March, reaching their highest levels since June 2014, led by jumps in the prices of vegetable oils, meat and dairy products. The FAO Food Price Index, which measures …
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8 April 2021 1:32 pm
German Industrial Orders Rise on Strong Domestic Demand in February
Data showed that German industrial orders rose for the second consecutive month in February, driven by strong domestic demand, in another indication that manufacturers are about to cushion the impact of the pandemic-related decline in production in general in the first quarter. But the growth prospects for Europe’s largest economy …
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8 April 2021 12:46 pm
Oil Falling After US Gasoline Stocks Rose, Contrary to Expectations
Oil prices fell on Thursday, April 8th, after official data revealed that US gasoline stocks rose significantly, raising concerns about weak demand in the world’s largest consumer of crude at a time when supplies rose around the world. Brent crude fell 51 cents, or 0.8%, to $ 62.65 a barrel. …
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8 April 2021 12:25 pm
European Shares at All-Time High and Mining at Forefront
European stocks hit record highs Thursday, April 8, thanks to optimism about a stimulus-driven global economic recovery after the US Federal Reserve pledged to keep monetary policy soft. The European Stoxx600 index rose 0.5%, to consolidate the gains it made this week when it wiped out all the losses driven …
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8 April 2021 11:40 am
Germany Records 20,407 New Cases of Coronavirus
Data from the Robert Koch Institute for Infectious Diseases on Thursday showed that the number of confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Germany has risen to two million and 930,852 cases after 20,407 new infections were recorded. The data also showed an increase in the number of deaths to 77,707, after …
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