Latest data released by NFIB – 9 February 2021
The actual reading misses on estimates and falls to an eight-month low as outlook for business conditions deteriorate further in the US – a third straight drop.

Silver is one of the better performers in European morning trade
Precious metals are showing a solid bounce this week, with gold advancing towards $1,850 and silver now up by nearly 2% on the day and closing in on $27.80 as the dollar is seen weaker across the board in European trading.

10-year Italian bond yields fall to 0.50%
but the market is certainly liking the idea of Italian politics having a familiar figure at the helm.
The ECB also has a helping hand in all of this

The dollar is struggling once again in trading today
Things are getting rather dicey for the dollar this week as we now see EUR/USD hit 1.2100 upon rebounding from its 100-day moving average (red line) at the end of last week, with .