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The United States is concerned with China’s growing influence in Brazil, as expressed by the U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on Tuesday. Lighthizer’s remarks, picked up by Reuters, came during an event hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. It is worth noting that China is Brazil’s largest trading partner. …

Retail Sales in the US rose by 1.9% on a monthly basis in September to $549.3 billion, the data published by the US Census Bureau showed on Friday. This reading followed August’s increase of 0.6% and came in better than the market expectation of 0.7%. “Nonstore retailers were up 23.8%from …

There were 898,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending October 10th, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed on Thursday. This reading followed last week’s print of 845,000 (revised from 840,000) and came in worse than the market expectation of …

The Producer Price Index (PPI) in the US for final demand ticked higher to 0.4% on a monthly basis in September from 0.3% in August, the data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics showed on Wednesday. On a yearly basis, the PPI rose to 0.4% from -0.2% and …

Consumer prices in the United States rose in September for the fourth month in a row but at a slower pace amid noticeable weakness in the economy as it gradually recovered from recession due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The US Labor Department said on Tuesday that its consumer price index …

There were 840,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending October 3rd, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed on Thursday. This reading followed last week’s print of 849,000 (revised from 837,000) and came in slightly worse than the market expectation …

Oil prices rose in early trading Tuesday after US President Donald Trump returned to the White House from the hospital after being admitted to receive treatment for the Corona virus last Friday, while another hurricane swept through the Gulf of Mexico in the United States. Prices fell sharply last Friday …

Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) in the US rose by 661,000 in September, the data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics showed on Friday. This reading followed August’s increase of 1,489,000 (revised from 1,3171,000) and fell short of the market expectation of 850,000.

President Trump announced in a tweet early Friday morning that he and his wife Melania have both tested positive for Covid-19. “We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately,” he wrote. “We will get through this TOGETHER!” The news came just hours after it was announced that Hope Hicks, …

The economic activity in the US’ manufacturing sector expanded in September than it did in August with the ISM’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) edging lower to 55.4 from 56. This reading came in worse than the market expectation of 56.3 Further details of the publication revealed that the Prices Paid …