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German Bond Yields Spike on Worries Over ECB Plans

German Bond Yields Spike on Worries Over ECB Plans

Economy news
2 years ago

German government bond yields surged on Tuesday, driven by investor expectations that the European Central Bank (ECB) will announce more rapid policy tightening after its meeting on Thursday. Germany's influential 10-year government bond yield...

Australia Central Bank in No Rush to Hike Rates

Australia Central Bank in No Rush to Hike Rates

Economy news
2 years ago

While many developed economies battle with high inflation and the decision whether to hike interest rates or not, Australia’s cash rate remains at a record low of 0.1%. Minutes from the Reserve Bank of Australia’s February meeting reve...

Strong Dollar Pushes Gold Towards Six-Month Lows

Strong Dollar Pushes Gold Towards Six-Month Lows

Commodities news
2 years ago

The price of gold tumbled for a fourth consecutive session on Monday, pushing the precious metal toward its biggest monthly fall in nearly six months. The drop was fueled by a strengthening US Dollar that continued to rise on the back of important...

IMF Downplays US and China Growth Prospects

IMF Downplays US and China Growth Prospects

Economy news
2 years ago

The IMF reduced its projections for global growth to 4.4%, down by 0.5%, which is significant in global terms. In particular, the group said the world’s number one and two economies, the US and China, would grow more slowly than anticipated as...

Chile to Raise Interest Rate to Decade High

Chile to Raise Interest Rate to Decade High

Economy news
2 years ago

Chile’s central bank plans to raise its benchmark interest rate to 5.25%, a level not seen in a decade. Analysts expect this to come in the form of a third consecutive interest rate hike of 125 basis points. With all eyes on the US Fed and t...

Japan’s Nikkei Falls Ahead of Fed Decision

Japan’s Nikkei Falls Ahead of Fed Decision

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2 years ago

Japanese technology stocks on the Nikkei index showed signs of being weighed down by concerns over the US Fed’s hawkishness around interest rate hikes. US tech stocks started the trend early in the week’s trading by suffering strong lo...

Bitcoin Slumps Again

Bitcoin Slumps Again

The price of Bitcoin fell to below $33,500 in Monday’s trading as cryptocurrencies continued to take a hammering. Crypto has kept falling in tandem with US stocks since the turn of the year, albeit to varying degrees, as investors weigh up t...

Turkey to See Massive Inflation Rise

Turkey to See Massive Inflation Rise

FOREX news
2 years ago

Turkey’s finance ministry announced in a meeting with economists that it expects inflation to reach highs of 40% during 2022. The country’s inflation rate touched 36.1% in December 2021 and is not expected to go below that level at any...

Russia Proposes Ban on Crypto

Russia Proposes Ban on Crypto

Russia's central bank has proposed a ban on the use and mining of cryptocurrencies on its soil. Citing the speculative demand that drives much of crypto’s gains as a dangerous threat, the central bank wants to crack down on almost all crypt...

Oil Prices Remain High on Supply Concerns

Oil Prices Remain High on Supply Concerns

Commodities news
2 years ago

Responding to lingering concerns over supply, oil prices responded to strong short-term demand by trading at highs last seen in 2014. After last week’s trading, Brent crude futures reached $89.17 a barrel, its highest level since October 201...

China Calls on Major Central Banks to Hold Interest Rates

China Calls on Major Central Banks to Hold Interest Rates

Economy news
2 years ago

Chinese President Xi Jinping appealed directly to major central bank bosses to resist increasing interest rates to ensure global financial stability. Speaking this week at a World Economic Forum event, China’s leader asked major world econom...

Argentina Peso Predicted to Fall in Value

Argentina Peso Predicted to Fall in Value

FOREX news
2 years ago

Currency analysts are predicting a tough 2022 for Argentina, Latin America’s third largest economy. The Argentinian Peso is currently trading at 103.29 Pesos to the US Dollar, but is expected to tumble in the coming months, hitting a rate of ar...

Copper Prices Weak on Dollar Strength

Copper Prices Weak on Dollar Strength

Commodities news
2 years ago

Copper prices climbed at the end of the week’s trading, in keeping with a bounce from global equities. However, the commodity was still on a downward trend overall. The US Dollar’s rising strength, plus the growing anticipation of a pr...

Stocks Slip As Federal Reserve Confirms Stimulus Cutback

Stocks Slip As Federal Reserve Confirms Stimulus Cutback

Economy news
2 years ago

US stocks dipped at the end of Wednesday's trading as meeting minutes from the last Federal Reserve sit down confirmed the extent to which the American central bank wants to reduce stimulus. The Dow closed the session down 1.1% while the S&...

Oil Price Consolidates Despite Lingering Omicron Fears

Oil Price Consolidates Despite Lingering Omicron Fears

Commodities news
2 years ago

Oil prices rallied on Wednesday as investors monitored the rising number of cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. Although there is mounting evidence that Omicron produces milder symptoms, it is still highly transmissible. Spiraling case numbers in...

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