European stocks settled lower on Monday, on the back of rising tensions between the US and China, as well as concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, after the UK imposed a two-week quarantine on people returning from Spain, after an increase in the number of cases there. The Stoxx Europe 600 …
Read More »Gold Settles at New Record Level
Gold prices rose on Monday to a new record high, with the US Dollar continuing to decline and demand for safe havens increasing amidst worries regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Gold futures for August settled higher by $33.50 or 1.8% to settle at $1,931 per ounce, registering its second historic highest …
Read More »Euro Continues Rally on USD Woes
The Euro rose against the US Dollar on Monday, nearing a two-year high, with the US continuing to register an increasing number of COVID-19 cases. The market anticipates a second stimulus package that could be soon approved by Congress, as well as the upcoming Federal Reserve meeting this week. Meanwhile, …
Read More »Travel Bans Will Not Continue Forever: WHO
“It is going to be almost impossible for individual countries to keep their borders shut for the foreseeable future. Economies have to open up, people have to work, trade has to resume,” the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Monday. “Where these measures are …
Read More »Dallas Fed Manufacturing Index Improves in July
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas manufacturing general business activity index improved in July to -3 from -6.1 in June. The company outlook index registered a second consecutive positive reading, increasing three points to 5.9. Meanwhile, the index measuring uncertainty regarding companies’ outlooks surged from 9.1 to 20.9. The Texas …
Read More »Bitcoin Putting $10.5K Within Reach
Bitcoin jumped above $ 10,000 for the first time since early June after the recent quiet price action. The cryptocurrency traded at $ 10,196.27, up more than 2.55% on the day. Bitcoin crossed the $ 10,000 barrier on June 3 but has since fallen and has remained steady, but for …
Read More »WTI finds support near $41, edges higher toward $42
Crude oil prices rose last week as WTI rose 1.65%, but gains were limited by increased US-China tensions and market sentiment. Although WTI fell to $ 41 at the beginning of the week, it quickly reversed the trend and was last seen registering a 1% gain on the day to …
Read More »US Durable Goods Orders Increased by 7.3% in June
Durable goods orders in the United States continued to rise in June, as the US Census Bureau reported on Monday that durable goods orders in the United States rose 7.3% MoM to $ 206.9 billion in June after an increase of 15.1% in May, better than forecasts of 7.2%. Excluding …
Read More »GBP/USD Climbs beyond mid-1.2800s
The GBP/USD pair rose to nearly 5-month highs with a strong offered tone, to the 1.2875 region during the mid-European session on Monday. The US dollar started the week on the negative side, amid fears of a faltering economic recovery in the United States after the increase in new Covid-19 …
Read More »US Stocks Futures Higher
US stocks are set to open higher on Monday and support comes from hope for the immediate delivery of the new fiscal stimulus during the busy week of corporate earnings and ahead of the Federal Reserve meeting S&P 500 futures are up 24 points or 0.8%, Nasdaq 183 or 1.7% …
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