Gold prices climbed higher on Friday as traders sought the safe-haven asset amid an escalation in tensions between the U.S. and China, and concerns about global growth. The dollar too ... Read more

The U.S. dollar exhibited strength against its peers on Friday amid weak data from Europe and China’s decision to not publish its growth target for the year. An escalation in ... Read more

Crude oil prices drifted lower on Friday as concerns about outlook for energy demand resurfaced due to rising tensions between the U.S. and China over the Hong Kong issue. The ... Read more

After ending the previous session nearly unchanged, treasuries moved modestly higher during the trading day on Friday. Bond prices gave back some ground after an initial jump but managed to ... Read more

The Chinese government dropped setting economic growth target for the first time and placed job creation as top priority as coronavirus, or Covid-19, pandemic has ravaged the outlook. At the ... Read more

Canada retail sales for March have been released from Statistics Canada at 8:30 am ET Friday. The loonie changed little against its major counterparts after the data. The loonie was ... Read more

Latvia’s unemployment rate increased in the three months ended March, figures from the Central Statistical Bureau showed Friday. The jobless rate rose to 7.4 percent in the first quarter from ... Read more

Poland’s retail sales fell sharply in April as restrictions introduced due to coronavirus pandemic hurt demand, figures from Statistics Poland showed on Friday. Retail sales fell 22.9 percent year-on-year in ... Read more

Turkey’s manufacturing capacity utilization rate increased in May, figures from the Turkish central bank showed on Friday. The capacity utilization rate rose to 62.6 percent in May from 61.6 percent ... Read more

Lithuania’s industrial production declined in April, figures from Statistics Lithuania showed on Friday. Industrial production decreased a working-day adjusted 11.4 percent year-on-year in April. Manufacturing output fell 13.0 percent annually ... Read more