US Close: Stocks drop on earnings and delta variant concerns, Dollar rallies
Risk appetite did not stand a chance given it is month end, peak earnings are passing by, and most o...
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Market Insights Podcast (Episode 219)
Jonny Hart looks back on the week’s business and markets news with OANDA Senior Market Analyst...
Commodities and Cryptos: Oil consolidates, Gold pares weekly gain, Bitcoin streak ends
Oil Crude prices are giving back some of this week’s gains as delta variant concerns refuse to eas...
Week Ahead – US jobs report up next
Country US The upcoming jobs report will be pivotal for the Fed in deciding whether the economy is h...
Yen edges lower on mixed Japanese data
The Japanese yen has reversed directions on Friday and is slightly lower. Currently, USD/JPY is trad...
Oil and gold edge lower
Oil easing after strong recovery Oil prices are easing off slightly after making decent gains again ...
A disappointing end to the week
Stock markets have turned negative on the final trading day of the week, with Europe tracking Asia l...
Will GDP rain on Canadian dollar’s parade?
The Canadian dollar has enjoyed an excellent week, with gains of 1.0%. With key events on both sides...
Euro unchanged on mixed GDP data
The euro is in green territory for a fifth successive day as the dollar continues to show broad weak...
Oil bounces back, gold rallies
Oil prices rebound in delayed inventory reaction Oil prices rallied strongly overnight in what appea...
Dollar slips as US numbers miss target
US dollar falls on US data The retreat by the US dollar continued overnight, as US GDP and Initial J...
Asian markets in red territory
Asian equities fall for no apparent reason Asia equity markets have mostly fallen today, with North ...
North Asia catches a Friday flu
North Asian equity heavyweights have deviated from the price action on Wall Street overnight, headin...
Oil rallies alongside risk, gold surges
Oil climbs as risk sentiment rises Oil prices are surging as risk appetite runs wild following disap...
Stocks powered by dovish Fed and soft econ data, dollar loses crown, bitcoin streak snapped
US equities climb after soft GDP US stocks rallied to fresh record highs and Treasuries slumped anew...
Swiss franc jumps as greenback retreats
The US dollar has shown broad declines on Thursday, and the Swiss franc has jumped on the bandwagon....
CAD improves as US GDP underperforms
The Canadian dollar has extended its rally on Thursday. USD/CAD has declined by 0.76% this week and ...
Oil claws higher, gold lifted by FOMC
Oil continues to edge back to previous peaks Oil prices are continuing to gradually rise on Thursday...
Taper tantrum avoided
A decent start to trading on Wall Street after the Fed avoided a taper tantrum following its policy ...
Euro higher as German CPI beats forecast
The euro has gained ground for a fourth straight day and is up one per cent on the week, an impressi...