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Oil prices fell, in trading today, Tuesday, after two consecutive sessions of gains supported by the American infrastructure bill, Chinese exports, the global recovery after the pandemic, and the raising of expectations for fuel demand. Brent crude was down 10 cents at $83.33 a barrel, after rising 0.8% on Monday, …

Weaker USD profile prevailed all through the U. S. trading session on Monday. The GBP/USD pair has jumped to 1.3530-35 by weaker USD and EUR/USD was another pair that similarly benefited from the same reason, while Treasury yields continued surging and Gold touched fresh highs. Inflation is still impacting monetary …

Bitcoin has been climbing since early Saturday morning. Truth to say regulation and taxation are on the way with steady steps, but that may be also good news, not only for Bitcoin, but also for , Ethereum, and Dogecoin as well.The value of cryptocurrencies jumped over the weekend and the …

Banks largely eased credit standards for businesses, commercial real estate investors and households in Q3, as the U.S. economy weathered the latest wave of the coronavirus pandemic, a Federal Reserve survey reported on Monday.The Fed’s Senior Loan Officer Survey, offering evidence of continued economic momentum, said banks “generally reported having …

US Treasury yields rose on Monday morning, as investors’ attention turned to inflation data, due for release later in the week, the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield was up 2 basis points to 1.474 percent, and the 30-year Treasury yield added a point. 1 basis at 1.8999% This comes after Treasury …

Oil trimmed its weekly loss as Saudi Arabia increased prices for its global crude exports and the U.S. is still considering a potential release of oil from the strategic reserve.Crude oil in New York session smoothed its weekly loss to 2.8%, rising sharply late in the session Friday after Saudi …

Treasury yield on 10-year bonds slides below 1.5%, extending a remarkably volatile week. U.S. government bonds rallied after a better-than-expected jobs report Friday, sending the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note below 1.5% for the first time in about a month.The yield on the 10-year note recently traded at …

After enhanced unemployment benefits expired and schools re-opened, workers were expected to go back to work and the U. S. labor shortage was also expected to ease significantly by September. But recent data suggest that the shortage is getting more severe.Though the risk of a severe shortage continuing into 2022 …

Solid domestic demand in the U. S. has caused import growth to outpace exports for the most of the past year, according to Wells Fargo.Analysts pointed out that with consumption slowly rebalancing back toward services spending, imports should eventually slow and provide some relief at U. S. largest ports. Industrial …

While U. S. President Joe Biden and other world leaders in Glasgow continue efforts to fight climate change, OPEC ministers meet today under mounting pressure from Washington, New Delhi and Beijing to pump more crude oil, and here lies a significant paradox.OPEC meeting, Thursday, is poised to defy the U. …