USD/CAD hits 4-1/2 month low on reports of NAFTA deal
USD/CAD drops to lowest since May USD/CAD fell to its lowest level since May 23 following reports in...
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OANDA Market Insights podcast (episode 33)
OANDA Senior Market Analyst Alfonso Esparza reviews the week’s business and market news with J...
Strong Dollar Awaits Jobs Report to Validate Further Fed Hikes
The US dollar is mixed against major pairs on Friday. The dollar gained against the JPY, EUR, GBP an...
USD/CAD Canadian Dollar Rises as GDP Data Validates October Rate Hike
The Canadian dollar rose on Friday after the monthly gross domestic product (GDP) beat the forecast ...
US Consumer Sentiment Rose in September
Consumer sentiment was just under expectations in the final reading of September but the index remai...
Global M&A Drops in Q3 As US-China Trade Turmoil Looms
Global mergers and acquisitions dropped to $783 billion in the third quarter, down 35 percent from t...
Chinese Government Says No Cause for Panic on Trade Spat with US
The Chinese government’s top diplomat Wang Yi said on Friday there was “no cause for pan...
Canadian dollar edges higher, Canadian GDP ahead
The Canadian dollar has slight gains on Friday, erasing the losses seen on Thursday. Currently, USD/...
DAX slides as Italian budget unnerves markets
The DAX index is steady in the Friday session, after sharp gains on Thursday. Currently, the index i...
EUR/USD – Euro slides as Italy approves controversial budget
EUR/USD is down slightly in the Friday session, after sharp losses on Thursday. Currently, the pair ...
USD/JPY at nine-month high as risk returns
The rebound in risk appetite post-Fed continued in the Asian session today, with equity markets risi...
Oil Rises but Limited by Strong Dollar
Oil prices recovered from Trump singling out the OPEC’s influence on oil prices. Energy Secret...
Gold Falls After US GDP Confirms Strong Pace of Growth
Gold prices are lower on Thursday a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve hiked its benchmark interest ...
Gold slides on Fed rate hike, strong GDP
Gold has posted sharp losses in the Thursday session, continuing the downward trend seen on Wednesda...
USD/JPY – Dollar punches above 113 yen, Japanese inflation report next
USD/JPY has posted gains in the Thursday session, erasing the losses from Wednesday. In North Americ...
Chinese Companies Turn Focus on Turkey
Several large Chinese companies, including tech giant Alibaba (BABA.N), are actively looking at oppo...
Wells Fargo Says Global Growth Top Risk
If global growth doesn’t pick up, the bull market will face a major hurdle, market watcher Sco...
US Companies Say Trump Tariffs Will Mean Higher Costs
From Ford to Walmart to Procter & Gamble, a growing number of iconic American companies are war...
Oil Could Head to $100 if Iranian Crude Shortfall not Substituted
President Donald Trump’s sustained bid to sanction Iranian crude exports could trigger a drama...
Oil Trades Higher as Supply Disruptions Not Easily Offset
Oil edged higher on Thursday, driven by the prospect of a shortfall in global supply once U.S. sanct...