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Loonie notches to 9-month high after Fed pauses

2023-06-19

A gauge of global stock markets took a breather on Friday after a run to 14-month highs, while the U.S. dollar headed for its biggest weekly slide since January following a heavy week of central bank meetings around the world.

Euro advances after ECB rate hike

2023-06-16

MSCI's global index of stocks rose on Thursday to its highest level since April 2022 after strong U.S. economic data. The dollar slid following the ECB's interest rate increase a day.

Oil drops 1.5% Fed signals more hikes ahead

2023-06-15

MSCI's global equity index closed slightly higher on Wednesday while the dollar ended lower even the Fed signalled that it could raise rates by another half percentage point by year-end.

Oil rallies on China’s surprise rate cut

2023-06-14

Global shares rallied and the dollar eased on Tuesday after U.S. consumer price data showed inflation barely rose in May, increasing expectations the Fed will pause in June.

Oil prices nosedive ahead of Fed meeting

2023-06-13

Global stocks gained ground, hitting their highest level in more than a year on Monday, while U.S. Treasury yields and the dollar were virtually unchanged.

Oil posts second weekly decline as demand concerns linger

2023-06-12

U.S. shares struck new highs for the year on Friday and helped lift world stocks to a 13-month peak, as rising bets that the Fed will skip a rate hike next week.

Gold jumps as the dollar, yields dip

2023-06-09

World stocks rose on Thursday and Treasury yields edged lower as investors leaned toward bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve is likely to abstain from raising interest rates next week.

Stocks and dollar edge up, Aussie jumps om RBA hike

2023-06-07

Oil eased about 1% as worries that sluggish global economic growth could reduce energy demand outweighed Saudi Arabia's pledge to deepen output cuts.

Dollar falls ahead of the June Fed meeting

2023-06-06

World stocks and the dollar dipped on Monday as investors mulled whether the Fed will refrain from raising rates in June after data last week showed slowing U.S. wage growth.

Dollar advances as NFP surprises to upside

2023-06-05

Global shares and U.S. Treasury yields rose on Friday following stronger-than-expected job growth data that raised investor expectations that the Federal Reserve could retain its interest rate hikes.

Oil rises 3% on US debt ceiling progress

2023-06-02

Global equities rose on Thursday after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to raise the federal debt ceiling, while U.S. Treasury yields fell as data reflected a cooling labor market.

Changes in non-farm payrolls

2023-06-01

U.S. employers boosted hiring in April while raising wages for workers, pointing to sustained labor market strength. NFP are expected to rise by 190,000 in May, a cooling of the surprise gain of 253,000 jobs created in April.

Euro sinks to a fresh two-month low on cooling inflation

2023-06-01

Global equities and U.S. Treasury yields were lower on Wednesday as risk-off sentiment dominated markets, with investors focused on a vote in Congress on raising the U.S. debt ceiling.

Oil slides 4% on worries about U.S. debt ceiling

2023-05-31

European stocks and the U.S. dollar fell on Tuesday as relief that the U.S. government had averted a possible default gave way to concern that the deal could face a rocky path through Congress.

Dollar nudges lower as U.S. debt ceiling deal boosts confidence

2023-05-30

European stock indexes edged lower on Monday and euro zone bond yields dropped, but news that the U.S. had reached a debt ceiling deal over the weekend kept Wall Street futures positive.