Oil Rebounds on Robust Economic Data, Bargain Hunting

Oil prices rose on Tuesday as investors looked for bargains following the previous days plunge of more than 4 on rising output from OPEC while strong economic data from the United States and China brightened recovery prospects. Brent crude futures rose 38 cents, or 0.61, to 62.53 a barrel at 0507 GMT, after falling 4.2 […]
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Australia C.Bank Hold Rates, Cautious on Housing Boom

SYDNEY, April 6 Reuters Australias central bank left interest rates at an alltime low on Tuesday in a widely expected decision but cautioned it would carefully monitor trends in property debt as the housing market boomed. The Reserve Bank of Australia RBA also reiterated its commitment to keep policy accommodative for as long as is […]
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CAD Higher, USD Lower; IMF World Economic Outlook

Rates as of 0500 GMT Market Recap Oh dearCAD was the bestperforming currency yesterday, contrary to what some pundits notably me had expected. The usual relationship between USDCAD and oil prices broke down completely as oil fell I got it half right! but CAD rallied, nonetheless. The strong loonie was attributed to the general riskon […]
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Europes STOXX 600 Hits Record High on Recovery Optimism

Europes benchmark equity index hit a record high on Tuesday, recovering all of its pandemicdriven losses as investors bet on a speedy global economic recovery, spurred by bumper stimulus spending and COVID19 vaccination programmes. European traders returned from a long weekend to push the continentwide STOXX 600 index 0.9 higher at 436.16 points, surpassing its […]
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