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The United States’ international trade deficit declined by $4.1 billion to $50.7 billion in June, the data published jointly by the US Census Bureau and the US Bureau of Economic Analysis showed on Wednesday. This reading followed a deficit of $54.8 billion in May and came in slightly worse than …

Employment in the US’ private sector rose by 167,000 in July, the monthly data published by the Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Research Institue revealed on Wednesday. This reading came in much worse than the market expectation for an increase of 1.5 million.  Data for June was revised up to show …

Oil prices rose on Wednesday to highest levels since early March after data showed a significant decline in US crude oil stockpiles, but fears of the second wave of Covid-19 capped the gains Brent crude rose 1.03 dollars, or 2.3%, to 45.46 dollars a barrel. WTI also rose $ 1.03, …

EUR / GBP rallied in the European session and was seen hovering near weekly highs just below the mid of 0.9000. The pair reversed the decline to the 0.9010 area and turned to the positive side for the second consecutive session on Wednesday. The rise was due to the weakening …

Eurozone’s Retail Sales arrived at +5.7% MoM in June Vs +5.9% expected and +17.8% last, the latest data from the Eurostat showed on Wednesday. On an annualized basis, the bloc’s Retail Sales came in at +1.3% in June Vs-5.1% seen in May and -0.5% expected. The Retail Sales released by …

A survey showed that Eurozone business activity recorded a modest recovery in July as some restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of the Covid 19 were lifted. Friday’s data showed the economy shrinking in the bloc by 12.1% in Q4, while a Reuters poll expected growth of 8.1% in July …

A survey showed that British companies in the services and manufacturing sectors grew at the fastest pace in more than 5 years last month, with the start to recover from the effects of Covid-19 on the economy. The IHS Markit / CIPS final composite Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to …

The USD / CAD weakened further and fell below 1.3300 to the lowest level since February 26 during the European session today. The pair saw some subsequent sell-off during the first half of trading on Wednesday and broke below the monthly support levels in June near the 1.3315 area, and …

European stocks rose on Wednesday, influenced by positive earnings reports and massive amounts of stimulus across the financial system, all of which overshadowed concerns over the increasing numbers of Corona cases in Europe and the United States. The pan-European STOXX 600 index (STOXX) rose 0.7%, with the oil & gas …

Crude oil futures rose during the Asian session on Wednesday. According to the New York Mercantile Exchange, crude oil futures were traded for September at $41.69 a barrel, up 0.02%. It was previously traded at a session high of $41.73 a barrel. Crude oil may find support at $38.72 and …