Investors will be following the outcomes of monetary policy meetings in the United States, the European Union, and Japan this week, from Wednesday to Friday. Uncertainty over the trajectory of interest rates has recently been common as persistent inflation maintains firm in some places and begins to surrender in others. …
Read More »Britain’s economy grew by 0.2% in November on an annual basis
Britain’s economy grew in November on an annual basis by 0.2%, compared to an expected growth of 0.3%. On a monthly basis, real GDP grew by 0.1% in November 2022, after it recorded a growth of 0.5% in October 2022. The services sector grew by 0.2% in November 2022, after …
Read More »Oil weakens amid thin trading on China uncertainty
Oil prices fell by more than one dollar on Thursday, as more countries ponder new restrictions on flight passengers coming from Chinese airports. This news is raising concerns over demand during a prevalent state of uncertainty about COVID-19 infections spreading in China.Conflicting headlines about demand from top oil importer China …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 14/11/2022
US President Joe Biden met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during the G20 summit in Bali. The versions of the outcome vary per national news outlets. Biden said they are not looking for conflict and will not be a new Cold War. Chinese media reported that Xi warned Washington about …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 09/11/2022
Global news came mixed on Wednesday. News from China impacted market sentiment and risk appetite after another district lockdown due to covid infections. Russia is withdrawing from Kherson, the only Ukrainian regional capital captured since the invasion began, as Moscow cannot keep supplying troops and Russian President Vladimir Putin would …
Read More »USD/CAD firmly heads towards 1.2660s on BoC’s rate hike
The USD/CAD pair slides, on Wednesday, after the Bank of Canada hiked the interest rate by 50 bps, raising it to the 1.50% threshold. The pair has snapped five days of losses, amid negative market sentiment, at the same time, global equities fall lower.The Bank of Canada lifted rates by …
Read More »Moscow blames the West for Ukraine’s grain export problems
The Kremlin on Thursday rejected accusations from the United States and the European Union that Russia was blocking grain exports from Ukraine, blaming the West for creating this situation due to the imposition of sanctions.“We do not categorically accept these accusations. On the contrary, we hold Western countries responsible for …
Read More »Japan says it will double financial support to Ukraine to 600 million dollars
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters on Thursday that his country will double its financial aid to Ukraine to $600 million in a coordinated move with the World Bank to support the near-term financial necessities of the Russian-invaded country. “Our country stands by Ukraine,” Kishida said, adding that Japan …
Read More »NFP Preview: Forecasts From 5 Major Banks
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will release the April jobs report on Friday, May 6 at 12:30 GMT and as we get closer to the release time, here are the forecasts by the economists and researchers of 5 major banks regarding the upcoming employment data. Wells Fargo “We …
Read More »Annual inflation in Russia rises to the highest level since 2002
Russia’s annual inflation accelerated to 17.70 percent as of April 22, the highest level since early 2002, and up from 17.62 percent a week ago, due to sharp price hikes amid Western sanctions, the Russian Economy Ministry said on Wednesday. Prices of just about everything, from vegetables and sugar to …
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