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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 …

Employment in Canada decreased by 205,400 July to August, the monthly data published by the ADP Research Institue revealed on Thursday. This reading missed the market expectation for an increase of 901,800 by a wide margin. Meanwhile, July’s print got revised from 1,149,800 to -523,000. Commenting on the data, “in …

The number of Americans filing for new unemployment benefits fell last week but remains stuck at extremely high levels as the labor market recovery slows and consumer spending slows down as the fiscal stimulus fades. The US Labor Department said that the total number of new applications for unemployment benefits, …