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The US data was the highlight during the previous period. There were 223,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending February 5, the data published by the US Department of Labor revealed This reading came in better than the market expectation of 230,000. Inflation in …

Oil prices stabilized at around $90 a barrel on Wednesday, but the prospect of increased supplies from Iran and the United States kept prices under pressure. Brent crude futures fell 36 cents, or 0.4 percent, to $90.42 a barrel by 1150 GMT. West Texas Intermediate crude fell 43 cents, or …

Beyond March, analysts at Wells Fargo expect the European Central Bank to start raising its Deposit Rate shortly after it completes its net bond purchases.An initial 25 bps Deposit Rate hike is expected in December 2022 and another 25 bps hike in March 2023. They consider the divergence between the …

France’s trade deficit in goods widened to a record €84.7bn last year, creating what its finance minister Bruno Le Maire called “a black mark” over the economy. The 31 per cent increase in the country’s trade deficit in goods came as its economy rebounded strongly from the fallout of the …

The euro fell for the second day in a row in trading on Tuesday after European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said there is no need for significant monetary tightening in the Eurozone. The dollar index rose 0.3 to 95.67, and the Australian dollar was little changed at $0.7127, but …

Eurozone inflation risks are on the rise but price pressures could still subside before becoming entrenched in expectations, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Monday. Pointing to mounting inflation risks, Lagarde opened the door last week to an interest rate hike later in 2022 and said that a …

European shares rebounded on Monday after five straight weeks of losses, as gains in mining stocks and positive business results overshadowed fears of a series of looming monetary policy tightening and geopolitical tension. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.1 percent, after falling 0.7 percent last week. The euro fell …

Strong US labour market data on Friday caused the EUR/USD’s pair to stumble, though not enough to trigger a lasting reversal back towards 1.1400, the fresh data has at least prevented the pair from breaching January’s highs in the 1.1480s. Though the pair has recovered back from its sub-1.1420 post-NFP …

Retail Sales in the euro area fell by 3% on a monthly basis in December, the data published by Eurostat showed on Friday. This print missed the market expectation for a decrease of 0.5%. In the EU, Retail Sales contracted by 2.8%.

It was Central Banks Day today and there are several drivers for the markets. The Bank of England announced its monetary policy decision on Thursday and raised the benchmark interest rate by 25bps to 0.50%. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted 5-4 in favor of a 25 bps rate hike. …