Canadian Dollar spiked lower after US President Donald Trump confirmed his plan to impose 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, set to take effect this Saturday on February 1. Trump justified the decision by citing concerns over migration, drug trafficking, and economic imbalances. However, uncertainty remains regarding whether oil imports will be affected.
Month: February 2025
Customers waiting at the checkout in a supermarket. Markus Scholz | Picture Alliance | Getty Images German inflation was unchanged year-on-year at 2.8% in January, preliminary data from the country’s statistics office Destatis showed Friday in the last reading before Germans head to the polls next month. The reading was also in line with a
The NZDUSD has broken above the 100 and 200 hour MAs now after the recent Trump headlines on tariffs. That came AFTER I finished this video. Nevertheless, the key technicals remain in play for today with a more bullish bias. Buyers are now more in control above the 200-hour MA at 0.5665 (now support). The
It’s never a dull moment with Trump. Nothing can be done by China, Mexico and Canada right now to forestall tariffs We have big deficits and tariffs are something we’re doing We may increase tariffs Canada has treated the US very unfairly Not looking for concessions Will put tariffs on chips, oil and gas Oil
Oil prices rose in aftermarket trading on Friday as U.S. President Donald Trump said he expects his administration to decrease proposed tariffs on Canadian oil from 25% to 10%, and to impose duties on oil and gas around Feb. 18, later than initially feared. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude rose 73 cents, or 1%, to
Eaton on Friday delivered mixed fourth-quarter results Friday, but the electrical components and power systems company made clear that its fast-growing data center business isn’t slowing down despite the emergence of Chinese startup DeepSeek and its more efficient AI models. Revenue in the three months ended Dec. 31 increased 4.6% year over year, to $6.24 billion,