Oil prices up, US$ steady, European equity markets dip as US lawmakers focus on covid relief stimulus. President Biden is trying to head-off Republican concerns that his US$1.9T relief proposal as some lawmakers pushed for a smaller plan targeting vaccine distribution. Rep Mitt Romney said he would ...

Rising covid cases and vaccination challenges saw equity, oil and currency markets come under selling pressure. The handling of the global pandemic and national vaccination strategies is now key for investors. The US President will speak later today and will likely discuss the US economy, stimulus a...

Global equity markets rally while US$ safe haven weakens as risk-on sentiment prevails. Investor confidence is growing from US stimulus optimism and the expansion of vaccination strategies. Markets remain confident that President Biden will deliver on his US$1.9T pandemic relief stimulus. Globa...

The US$ holds steady after two days of weakness ahead of today’s inauguration. The US Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen’s opening statement before the senate gave markets confidence and boosted risk-on sentiment. The key points Yellen raised were a need to act now with more stimulus but to...

The US dollar drops as investors prepare for the US Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen confirmation speech. The US Treasury Secretary nominee Yellen is expected to highlight the need for major stimulus and her comments are expected to boost risk-on sentiment. Tensions remain high and investors ...

The US$ holds steady as risk-off sentiment continues as tensions remain high ahead of the US President-elect Bidens inauguration on Wednesday. The US markets are closed today for Martin Luther King day. Goldman boosts US economic outlook projections from 6.4% to 6.6% and expect the unemployment rate...

Equity and oil prices ease and US$ strengthens as risk-off sentiment returns. President Elect Biden rolled out his US$1.9 trillion stimulus plan which will have its challenges as it will require bipartisan support to pass. The Fed reserve chair said that “now is not the time” to be talking about...

A full day of news with Impeachment, US stimulus, Fed speech’s and US jobless claims data. The US$ & Oil prices stall while Treasury yields, and equity markets strengthen on the prospect of US$ 2tln in covid-relief stimulus. According to reports President Elect Biden is set to announce his...

US$ edges higher on safe haven buying, equity markets dip, while oil prices extend gains. US yields ease after the US Treasury auction was met with solid demand on Tuesday and two Fed officials pushed back on the possibility of tapering bond purchases anytime soon. Hanging over the markets is the pr...

US yields advance, US$ stabilizes, oil prices near 1-year highs and equity markets edge higher. US Treasury yields continue to rise as the Fed considers tapering its bond buying activity which has resulted in a return to US$ buying. In Washington the political drama continues with VP Pence unlikely ...