US Jobless Claims Drop; labor market slack shrinking
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell last week, unwinding half of the prior...
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ECB Press Conference Soundbites
Mario Draghi signals the central bank is not ready to taper stimulus yet. While he sees some positiv...
CAC Flat as ECB Maintains Rates, Drops Guidance
The CAC index has ticked higher in the Thursday session. Currently, the CAC is at 5268.00 points. On...
DAX Edges Higher, All Eyes on ECB
The DAX index has posted slight gains in the Thursday session. The index is up 0.49%, and is current...
Can Comey, UK and ECB Deliver on Super Thursday?
All eyes in the US will be on former FBI Director James Comey’s hearing in front of the Senate Int...
UK Election Preview (Video)
In this online session OANDA senior market analyst Craig Erlam discusses recent market trends and po...
EUR/USD – Euro Quiet as Investors Cautious Ahead of ECB Rate Decision
It has been a lackluster week for the euro, and the trend has continued on Thursday, ahead of the EC...
Super Thursday – Politics and Monetary Policy Take Center Stage
Thursday June 8: Five things the markets are talking about Pick your poison. Today is a pivotal day ...
UK Vote the Biggest in Decades
Thursday promises to be a massive day for financial markets with major risk events taking place in t...
Crude Collapses as Silver and Gold Fold
Crude Inventories crush oil whilst silver may provide an early indicator of a deeper gold correction...
USD/CAD Canadian Dollar Lower Ahead of UK Elections and Comey Testimony
The Canadian dollar is trading lower after the sudden drop in oil prices following the release of we...
Dollar Recovers Ahead of UK Elections and Comey Testimony
ECB meeting gets second billing as geopolitics to guide market The USD is mixed against major pairs ...
Gold Dips Lower, Markets Await ECB Meeting, British Election
Gold prices have reversed directions on Wednesday and posted slight losses. In the North American se...
GBP/USD – Pound Pushes Higher on Strong UK Housing Report, Election Uncertainty Continues
The British pound has posted slight gains in the Wednesday session. In North American trade, GBP/USD...
Oil Drops After Build Up of Oil Inventories in US
Oil prices dipped on Wednesday on renewed concerns about the efficacy of OPEC-led production cuts du...
UK PM May Wrong About No Brexit Deal Better Than Bad Deal
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s claims that no deal would be better than a bad deal are w...
UK Houses Rise in May
UK house prices rose for the first time in five months in May as buyers were spurred on by a shortag...
OECD Forecasts 3.5% Global Growth
The OECD has predicted the global economy is set to grow 3.5% this year, its best performance since ...
U.S Weekly EIA Reports Unexpectdly Climbs
Oil prices dropped Wednesday after data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration showed that ...
Kocherlakota Says Fed Shouldn’t Hike Rates in June
In his six years as president of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve, Narayana Kocherlakota became famou...