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Oil prices rose in early Asian trading hours on Friday, setting up a third straight weekly jump, as concerns about supply problems from escalating geopolitical tensions and weather-related disruptions offset signs of weak demand. Brent crude futures for August settlement, which expire on Friday, rose 15 cents, or 0.2% to $86.54 a barrel by 0020
Yen remained in the spotlight last week, dominating headlines even as some significant global inflation data also moved markets. The Japanese currency continued its downtrend, reaching multi-decade lows. Despite the prolonged decline, Japanese authorities refrained from intervening directly in the markets. However, the looming threat of intervention kept traders cautious, resulting in a more controlled
An important economic measure for the Federal Reserve showed Friday that inflation during May slowed to its lowest annual rate in more than three years. The core personal consumption expenditures price index increased just a seasonally adjusted 0.1% for the month and was up 2.6% from a year ago, the latter number down 0.2 percentage
US Dollar saw a slight dip at the end of the week, clearing daily gains. US Dollar finds support amid high US Treasury yields. May’s PCE data showed an unexpected deceleration in US inflation. The end of the week saw the US Dollar, as benchmarked by the DXY Index, settle near 105.80, after hitting a
Fundamental Overview The USD continues to be backed by good economic data as we have also seen recently from the US PMIs last Friday and the US Consumer Confidence report this week. Yesterday, we also got the US Jobless Claims figures where the data showed that the labour market continues to rebalance via less job
SPX daily Closing changes: S&P 500 down 0.4% Nasdaq down 0.7% Russell 2000 +0.1% DJIA -0.1% Toronto TSX Comp -0.5% The S&P 500 closed the half-year up a tidy 14% but today’s reversal from an all-time high is somewhat ominous. However against that backdrop note that the first three trading days of July are traditionally
Weak looking spot gold recovered on Thursday and Friday ahead of the key US PCE inflation data due Friday. Spot gold managed to recover nearly 2% from the weekly low of $2293 as it rallied to $2339 level; however, the metal gave back some of its gains on the much awaited US PCE inflation data
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Canadian Dollar bolstered by rising market sentiment. Canada posted a 0.3% uptick in GDP, propping up CAD. US PCE inflation also ticked lower, further bolstering rate cut hopes. The Canadian Dollar (CAD) found some room on the high side on Friday, pushing up by a scant tenth of a percent against the US Dollar amid
Fundamental Overview The USD continues to be backed by good economic data as we have also seen recently from the US PMIs last Friday and the US Consumer Confidence report this week. Yesterday, we also got the US Jobless Claims figures where the data showed that the labour market continues to rebalance via less job
Markets: Gold down $3 to $2342 US 10-year yields up 9.8 bps to 4.39% WTI crude down 19-cents to $80.64 S&P 500 down 0.4% AUD leads, JPY lags Friday was the final day of the quarter and that made drawing conclusions tough. It was especially difficult because the US political scene was thrown into disarray
Gold prices edged lower on Friday but were headed for their third consecutive quarterly rise, while investors looked toward key U.S. inflation data due later in the day that could throw some light on the Federal Reserve‘s stance on interest rate cuts. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was down 0.3% at $2,321.39 per ounce, as of
Dollar dips slightly in early US session, following the release of May’s PCE core inflation data. This Fed’s preferred measure of inflation indicated a continued, though modest, progress in disinflation. However, the financial market’s response to the report was overall relatively muted, as the figures aligned closely with expectations. While the data is encourage, it
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USD/CAD trades flat at around 1.3700 after a big data day for the pair. Canadian GDP showed a 0.3% rise in April suggesting a strong economy. US PCE inflation data, the Fed’s preferred gauge, meanwhile, showed progress towards the Fed’s 2.0% target. USD/CAD trades flat at around 1.3700 on Friday after the release of Canadian