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FX option expiries for Sept 18 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below. – EUR/USD: EUR amounts 1.1750 980m1.1800 753m1.1850 758m1.1900 1.0bn1.1950 1.3bn – USD/JPY: USD amounts          104.00 500m104.50 585m105.25 971m105.50 1.1bn – AUD/USD: AUD amounts 0.7300 2.4bn  – USD/CAD: USD amounts         1.3050 875m1.3100 551m1.3160 653m1.3200 574m1.3250 …

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) closed Thursday lower with the market digesting the effect of the Federal Reserve’s decision to maintain interest rates near 0%, a move that would probably continue until 2023. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined by 130.40 points, or 0.4%, to close at 27,901.98 points. …

US Treasury yields declined on Thursday, after the Federal Reserve vowed on Wednesday to maintain interest rates near 0% for three years. Return on the 10-year bonds declined by 0.4 basis points to 0.682%. Yields on the 30-year bonds decreased by 1.9 basis points to 1.428%. Meanwhile, the yield on …

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) improved its expectations for the global economy during 2020, expecting a 4.5% contraction, compared with 6% in June. This comes due to improved outlooks for the world’s two largest economies, the United States and China, and supported by recent economic data. However, …

The Federal Reserve purchased $25.682 billion worth of mortgage-backed securities this week, compared with $29.69 billion last week, data by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York showed on Thursday.

Investors have pulled around $994 million out of stock funds in the United States last week, Reuters reported, citing data by Lipper. Money mark funds declined by $50.5 billion during the week that ended on Wednesday. Meanwhile, emerging market equity funds lost about $525 million.

Oil prices closed higher on Thursday, after OPEC+ expressed the importance of commitment to the output cuts. Brent crude futures for November delivery increased by $1.08, or 2.6%, and settled at $43.30 per barrel. The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures for October delivery finished higher by 81 cents, or 2%, …

Gold prices declined on Thursday after the Federal Reserve expressed intentions to maintain interest rates near 0% until 2023. Gold futures for December delivery declined by $20.60, or 1.1%, and finished at $1,949.90 per ounce. Meanwhile, silver futures for December delivery closed lower by 38 cents, or 1.4%, at $27.10 …

European stocks closed lower on Thursday, one day after the US Federal Reserve vowed to maintain interest rates near 0% for around three years. The pan-European STOXX 600 index closed lower by 0.40%. Meanwhile, the UK’s FTSE100 declined by 0.47%, and the French CAC40 index fell by 0.69%. Likewise, the …

The US Dollar (USD) is declining on Thursday, one day after the release of the latest Federal Reserve policy statement. The Dollar index (DXY), which measures the performance of the USD against a basket of six major international currencies, is down by 0.13% for the day at 93.10. The index …