BoJ Steps Up Bond Buying as Yields Rise
The Bank of Japan stepped up plans for its bond-buying on Friday as Japanese government bond (JGB) y...
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Are Central Banks Pulling the Plug on Stimulus?
Central banks are shutting down the music and turning on the lights after a near decade-long bond ma...
Have China US Relations Taken a Turn For the Worse?
Things may have turned for the worse between the United States and China. Even before an increasingl...
USD/CAD Canadian Dollar Higher on Surprise Oil Inventories Drawdown
The Canadian dollar appreciated against the US dollar on Thursday after the release of underperformi...
Dollar Stumbles Ahead of US Jobs Report
Central Banks and Geopolitics Pressure Dollar The US dollar is lower against most of the majors as a...
Dollar Weaker Ahead of Jobs Report
Since 2009 the Fed had bought government bonds, swelling its balance sheet to $4.5 trillion during q...
BoE McCafferty Says Soft Brexit Would Benefit Economy
Bank of England rate-setter Ian McCafferty said on Thursday it would be “clearly beneficial...
Oil Higher After US Crude Inventories Fell by 6.3M barrels
Oil prices rallied Thursday, extending earlier gains after data from the U.S. Energy Information Adm...
Weekly FX Update – 6 July 2017 (Video)
In this week’s FX update, Senior Market Analyst Craig Erlam discusses the key market events re...
Canadian M&A Activity Rose 13% in 2017
Canadian mergers and acquisitions rose about 13 percent to C$120.5 billion ($93.2 billion) in the fi...
Key Topics at This Weeks G20 Meeting
This weekend marks the 12th annual G-20 meeting, bringing together the heads of state of the world&#...
Gold Shrugs off Bland Federal Reserve Minutes, Soft Job Numbers
Gold has posted small losses in Thursday trading. In the North American session, spot gold is tradin...
GBP/USD – Pound Edges Lower, Markets Eye US Nonfarm Payrolls
GBP/USD climbed close to the symbolic 1.30 level on Thursday, but has retracted. In North American ...
USD/JPY – Yen Shrugs off Weak US Employment Numbers
USD/JPY has inched lower in Thursday trading. In the North American session, the pair is trading sli...
Canadian International Merchandise Trade, May 2017
Canada’s merchandise trade deficit with the world reached $1.1 billion in May, up from a $552 ...
German Factory Orders Rise 1% in May
German factory orders increased in May, albeit less than forecast, as Europe’s largest economy is ...
UK Becomes Latest Country to Import US Shale LNG
It took a surge of gas flowing out of Britain for the country to finally take part in the U.S. shale...
Canadian Building permits, May 2017
Canadian municipalities issued $7.7 billion worth of building permits in May, up 8.9% from April and...
U.S Trade Deficit Narrows
The U.S. trade deficit fell in May as exports increased to their highest level in just over two year...
EU Strikes Free-Trade Agreement With Another G7 Country
European Union and Japanese leaders endorsed a preliminary free-trade agreement as they seek to coun...