Oil between COVID and the Gulf.
In the last hours there were losses for the BRENT and WTI prices. The losses are due to two factors: on the one hand, there has been an escalation of tensions between some Gulf countries. On the other hand, the scenario of new variants mitigates the progress made. The facts are contextualized in a scenario […]
The Bears following the dollar.
The first week of August closes with two high-impact data in the employment sector. The United States and Canada will report the evolution of non-farm payroll and the change in the unemployment rate respectively. After assessing that there is still a way to go in the economic recovery, the Fed chose to maintain monetary policy. […]
AUD and GBP targeted by Central Bank decisions
This week the Central Banks of Australia and the United Kingdom, decide on their monetary policy. In this sense, the Reserve Bank of Australia, reported its decision in the last hours. In general terms, the official statement does not report changes during the month of August, since the RBA will maintain the interest rate at […]
BTC surpasses $ 40K: what the new crypto regulation is all about
In the last hours, a US legislator presented a bill that, if approved, would lay the foundations for the regulation of the cryptocurrency market. It is one of the broadest bills on the legal vacuum of regulations in this market. It is a bill promoted by Don Beyer, who is the chairman of Congress’ Joint […]
American & Canadian Employment. Australian & UK Interest Rate This Week
President Joe Biden’s top medical adviser, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said Sunday that he does not expect the United States to return to lockdowns. Despite the increasing risks of COVID-19 infections posed by the Delta variant. “I think we have a sufficient percentage of vaccinated people in the country, not enough to crush the outbreak, but […]
Canada GDP: Impact on USDCAD
July ends with data on Canadian economic activity. The Statistics Office of Canada will report the GDP data this Friday at 9:30 p.m. Argentina time (GMT-3). Stability is projected for the inflation-adjusted Gross Domestic Product for May, which will be reported in the coming hours. The indicator in April maintained a steep fall from 1.1% […]
The dollar prepares for the FED announcement.
Tomorrow the policy meeting of the Federal Reserve of the United States will end. Markets brace for the impact of the ads. The question is – and continues to be – when and how they will begin to reduce the stimuli implemented to mitigate the effects of the crisis. A sharp and anticipated reduction […]
Possible impact on AUDUSD due to inflation
The Consumer Price Index for the second quarter will be published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The publication will run from this Tuesday at 21:00 GMT-3 (Argentine time). The projections indicate that the indicator, annualized, presents an increase above the estimated target of the RBA. The measures taken by the Reserve Bank […]
Bitcoin did it again!
The week opened with big movements within the crypto world. BTC rallied and broke a new level in over a month and a half. BTC reached a new 24-hour high of $ 39,544. Levels that it had not reached since mid-June. These movements in bitcoin dragged down the other cryptocurrencies such as ethereum and other altcoins […]
US GDP, FOMC and consumer confidence
Powell argues that the US recovery continues to go on despite the Delta variant. He will probably acknowledge this Wednesday that the Committee would begin discussions on plans to gradually reduce stimuli. It will also signal that it will reach the standard of »further substantial progress« is still »far away«. “Real GDP in the United […]