China’s 2021 GDP grows by 8.1 per cent, the strongest since 2011

17-01-2022
China's Government data had unveiled earlier on Monday that the country's economy had expanded by 8.1 per cent last year

Oil bull rolls on despite possible China reserves release, gains over 5% in the week

16-01-2022
On Friday, both US and UK crude oil futures had shelved over 2 per cent in gains

U. of Michigan says US consumer sentiment falls as low-income households languish

16-01-2022
University of Michigan said on Friday that its index for US Consumer Confidence had tumbled to the second-lowest in nearly a decade

US initial jobless claims remain below pre-pandemic level despite Omicron wave

14-01-2022
US initial claims came in well below a pre-pandemic level last week despite a rapid rise in Omicron cases

US posts smallest budget deficit in two years as employment boosts up

13-01-2022
On Wednesday, US Treasury Dept. said in a statement that the US Govt. had posted the smallest budget deficit in nearly two years on December

US Consumer Prices post biggest annual rise in nearly 40-yr; inflation seen peaking

13-01-2022
On Wednesday, US CPI (Consumer Prices Index) had reported the biggest annual rise in roughly four decades

Gold leapfrogs 1 per cent as Dollar drools after US Fed Chair Powell’s testimony

12-01-2022
Safe-haven yellow metal spot gold prices snowballed over 1 per cent on Tuesday

New US factory orders rose 1.6 per cent as strong holiday sales deplete stock

09-01-2022
New orders for US-borne factory goods rose sharply later last year

Eurozone inflation hits 5%, marks record high amid energy price surge

08-01-2022
Eurozone inflation had spiked to a record 5 per cent in December

Tempe’s ISM says US manufacturing eases but supply bottleneck begins to break off

08-01-2022
On Tuesday, an ISM (Institute for Supply Management) survey report had revealed that US manufacturing activity had eased last month

US Labor Market nears maximum employment despite disappointing December payrolls

08-01-2022
US Labor Department said on Friday that US unemployment rate had tumbled to a 22-month low of 3.9% last month, though, December nonfarm payrolls missed estimates

US weekly initial jobless claims inch higher as Americans prevail omicron fear

07-01-2022
On Thursday, US Labor Department data had unveiled that the number of Americans filing for first-time state unemployment benefits grew slightly last week

Crude oil prices extend rally on Kazakh unrest, Libya outages

07-01-2022
On Friday, both US WTI (West Texas Intermediate) and UK crude oil futures' prices had extended their New Year's rallies

Record 4.5 million Americans voluntarily quits job in November, says JOLTS report

07-01-2022
On Tuesday, US Commerce Department's monthly JOLTS report had unveiled that the number of Americans voluntarily quitting their jobs, had soared to a record 4.5 million later last year

Roseland's ADP Research Inst. says US private payrolls surge in December

06-01-2022
US private payrolls soared more than anticipated in December, surmounted Omicron threats

Peruvian inflation winds down 2021 at 13-year peak

06-01-2022
Peruvian Govt. data had unveiled on Saturday that the country's inflation had soared to a 13-year peak on 2021

Fed needs to hike rates faster, reduce balance sheet quickly, say FOMC Minutes

05-01-2022
Minutes from December 14-15 US Fed policy meet had unveiled on Wednesday that US Fed policymakers were debating on whether they should reconsider a decline in Central Bank's assets aside from a faster rate-hike program

Brent crude prices close above $80/barrel as OPEC+ clings to February output hike

05-01-2022
Brent crude closes above $80/barrel on Tuesday, hitting nearly November level

Oil prices post biggest annual gain since 2016

01-01-2022
Both Brent and US crude oil futures had reported their strongest annual gains since 2016

Wall St. winds up lower, but still en-route to post large annual gain

31-12-2021
Wall St. ends mostly lower in a holiday-thinned trading session on Thursday

US initial jobless claims drop below 200,000, showing no Omicron hit

31-12-2021
US Labor Department data had unveiled on Thursday that the number of Americans filing for initial weekly jobless claims tumbled below 200,000 last week

Oil prices jump three per cent as new variant concerns ease

29-12-2021
US and UK crude oil futures’ prices had skyrocketed more than 3 per cent

Harrison’s Mastercard says US holiday retail sales rise 8.5% as online shopping boom

27-12-2021
Mastercard Inc said on Sunday that US holiday retail sales soared 8.5 per cent between November 1 to December 24

US natgas slides more than 6 per cent amid milder weather, lower demand forecast

25-12-2021
US natgas futures' prices pummeled more than 6 per cent to $3.73/mmBtu on Thursday

US initial jobless claims unchanged as economy shows resilience; inflation ticks up

24-12-2021
The number of Americans filing for first-time state unemployment benefits remained unchanged at a pre-pandemic level over the week that ended on December 17