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The U.S. economy expanded at an annual 2.1% pace in Q3 instead of 2.0% according to revised government data. Economists were expecting a reading of 2.2%, according to a Wall Street Journal poll. Consumer spending and private inventory investment mostly accounted for the upward revision, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. …

Canadians high household debt levels are becoming a persistent concern despite the massive fiscal support offered by the federal government during the COVID-19 pandemic according to statements by a senior Bank of Canada official, Tuesday.Deputy Governor Paul Beaudry said the prevalence of highly indebted households, which are defined as those …

EUR/GBP has been rangebound on Monday within 0.8380-0.8400ish parameters with market attention predominantly elsewhere.The market is expected to heat up starting Tuesday with the release of fresh figures by UK and Eurozone PMIs.the Forex market’s focus has been on USD crosses on Monday, amid a broad strengthening of the dollar …

The New Zealand dollar has extended its losses and t the start of the week. NZD/USD is currently trading at 0.6970, down 0.40%.The deterioration in risk sentiment sent the New dollar sharply lower on Friday, as the currency fell 0.68% and ended the week just below the 70 level, at …

The US economy gained momentum in October following slow growth in the last few months, according to an index compiled by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago released Monday.The Chicago Fed National Activity Index rose to 0.76 in October from minus 0.18 in September, topping the 0.17 consensus forecast from …

Oil prices continued to trade sharply lower on concerns that Europe’s COVID cases increase could lead to lockdown anew and could hurt energy demand.Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Christopher Waller said on Friday that the rapid improvement seen in the labour market and high inflation makes him favour faster …

The looming return of lockdowns to contain Europe’s latest wave of Covid-19 cases poses risk on economic recovery and postponement of the timetable for the ECB’s wind down of emergency stimulus. Euro zone bond yields dropped on Friday and Germany’s entire yield curve fell into negative territory for the first …

US bond yields experienced a sharp drop on Friday, the primary catalyst for which was a continued ramp up in concerns about lockdowns in Europe where Covid-19 infection and hospitalization rates continue to surge. The drop in bond yields coinciding rally in bond prices reflects a broader outperformance of safe-haven …

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 150 points Wednesday, as Lucid Motors and Rivian skidded in morning trade. Tesla stock rallied, extending Tuesday’s gains. And Nvidia earnings are due after the stock market close.U.S. shares were trading modestly lower on Wednesday, a day after a positive session on Wall Street, …

The Reserve Bank of Australia has used Friday’s quarterly assessment of the economy to announce that lockdown has delayed but not derailed the nation’s economic recovery.It says economic activity probably contracted by 2.5% in the three months to last September, but the Q4 could regain most of the previous losses, …