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US stocks fell on Friday, as rising inflation expectations kept alive fears that the path of aggressive Federal Reserve interest rate hikes could lead to a recession. In the final session of a volatile week, stocks opened higher before changing course after data from the University of Michigan showed consumer …

The data published by the US Census Bureau showed on Friday that Retail Sales in the US, adjusted for seasonal variation, holiday and trading-day differences but not for price changes, stayed virtually unchanged at $684 billion in September. This reading followed August’s increase of 0.4% and came in below the …

Official estimates revealed on Friday that the eurozone recorded its largest trade deficit in August since it had 19 member states in 2015, as the import bill rose as energy prices rose. The European Union’s statistics office (Eurostat) said the euro zone’s merchandise trade balance with the rest of the …

Most of the global stock indices declined due to the escalation of political tensions and fluctuations in some commodities and currencies traded in global markets. The performance of European stock indices declined significantly, affected by political tensions and the emergency meeting of the Group of Seven that was announced yesterday, …

The latest escalation in the Russia-Ukraine has been sending waves of fear to almost all financial assets, following an explosion that destroyed a part of the bridge in Crimea which is crucial for Russia’s war supplies. Escalation also contributed to the market’s sour sentiment. On the same line could be …

As risk sentiment is still negative and the US dollar index (DXY) has not displayed any sign of exhaustion in the uptrend, consequently, the downside momentum in the EUR/USD could resume sooner.The EUR/USD is attempting to rebound from below 0.9800, while downside seems to be favored. The Dollar Index, DXY, …

The EUR/USD pair fell as speculation on Fed’s intentions regarding interest rate pace has decreased. The EUR/USD is erasing some of Tuesday’s gains as US T-bond yields are seen rising again, while US Services PMI data, even though slowed, is still at expansionary territory. At the time of writing, the …

The Kremlin said Tuesday (October 4) that Tesla founder Elon Musk has outlined a possible peace deal with Ukraine as a “positive step,” hours after Kyiv criticized Musk’s call for a negotiated settlement to the seven-month conflict.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a conference call that Moscow was always …

The rise of the dollar against sterling was also affected by British domestic factors, after the British government announced last week a plan to cut taxes and increase borrowing. This decreased sterling to $1.0327 on Monday, a record low, after settling near the $1.1300 level ahead of the UK’s budget …

Consumer confidence in the eurozone retreated to record low in September amid accelerating concerns about increased costs of living and slowdown of the EU economy. The European Commission said Thursday that its measure of consumer confidence in the region fell by 3.8 points in September from the August reading. The …