Fed easing off the gas pedal The Fed announced it will ease up on QE next week in Treasuries, taking it to $30B per day from $50B. To put that into perspective, QE3 was $40B per month. These numbers are still insane.
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Oil Price Price Analysis: WTI dead-cat-bounce can be deadly for bulls
WTI is consolidating last week’s gains as WTI bounced from multi-year lows. However, as the underlying trend remains bearish, crude oil can be vulnerable to th
OPEC+ agreed in principle for 10 million bpd cut for May-June – Reuters
The OPEC and non-OPEC producers (OPEC+) have agreed in principle for an output cut of 10 million barrels per day (bpd) for May and June, Reuters repor
BoE's FPC: Will publish interim Financial Stability Report on May 7
Following its meeting on Thursday, the Bank of England's (BoE) Financial Policy Committee (FPC) noted that the economic activity was reduced sharply d
US: Unemployment rate to surge to more than 15% by June – Wells Fargo
The weekly jobless claim report showed on Thursday that 6.6 million made an initial claim for unemployment insurance. Analysts at Wells Fargo, now exp
USD/CAD drops to 1.3950 area on broad-based USD weakness
The USD/CAD pair came under strong bearish pressure in the second half of the day even after the data from Canada showed a more-than-expected increase
EUR/JPY Price Analysis: Euro’s bear trend remains intact vs Japanse yen
EUR/JPY consolidates the bear leg to the 2020 lows as the quote is trading below its main SMAs (simple moving averages) on the daily chart suggesting an overal
USD/MXN tumbles to lowest in almost two weeks; Mexican peso soars
The USD/MXN pair was falling on Thursday, and it accelerated to the downside after the latest announcement from the Federal Reserve. It bottomed at 23
United States 4-Week Bill Auction up to 0.19% from previous 0.09%
United States 4-Week Bill Auction up to 0.19% from previous 0.09%
Russia's Dmitriev: Moscow, Riyadh have overcome differences on oil cuts
Russia and Saudi Arabia have overcome the differences on oil output cuts and it's very important that other producers outside OPEC+ join cuts, Kirill