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The European Union (EU) is set to grant temporary access to the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and other derivatives clearing houses in the United Kingdom starting January 2021. The European Commission plans to adopt a time-limited equivalence decision for the UK for central clearing counterparties of derivatives, without clarifying the …

Standard & Poor’s (S&P Global) is expecting banks around the world to see loan losses of $1.3 trillion in 2020 and a total of $2.1 trillion until the end of 2021, Reuters reported. More than half of the loan losses will be in the Asia Pacific region, however, North America …

The Canadian Dollar (CAD) could not take advantage of positive economic data on Thursday and fell against major currencies, amid a decline in oil prices and as many investors are seemingly leaning towards safe havens. The CAD is down by 0.50% against the British Pound (GBP), with the GBP/CAD pair …

European stocks closed lower for the third straight day, amid rising concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and the outlook for economic recovery. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index tumbled by 0.78% to settle at 363.61. FTSE100 dropped by 1.73% to 6,049.62 points, CAC40 fell by 1.21% to 4,921. German DAX index …

The United States supplies of natural gas increased by 56 billion cubic feet (bcf) last week, according to data by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Thursday. Total natural gas inventories currently stand at 3.133 tcf, up by 685 bcf from a year ago.

Wholesale inventories in the United States declined during the month of May by 1.2%, meeting market estimates. This comes after inventories increased by 0.2% in April, according to data by the US Department of Commerce. Wholesalers’ sales increased by 5.4% in May, after falling by 16.4% in April, Reuters reported. …

After a short-term recovery to daily highs in 96.55 / 60 range, dollar fell to 96.30 area on US Dollar Index The demand for the safe-haven remained light for the second consecutive session, after the good sentiment in the market and investors turning to risky assets. Investors focus now on …

Weekly jobless claims in the U.S. decreased by an estimated 99,000 last week as data released by U.S. Department of Labor Thursday shows. The number reached 1,314,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the week ending July 4th, better than market expectations at 1,375,000 and higher than the previous week …

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said earlier on Thursday that the coronavirus pandemic is not under control in most parts of the world and it is getting worse. “We know that when countries take a comprehensive approach, the COVID-19 outbreak can be brought under control,” Tedros …

The UK’s Department of Health and Social Care said this Thursday that cases identified by England’s test and trace system reached 14,892 people were identified as close contacts of positive COVID-19 cases. The department of Health added that “of these people, 70.8% were reached and asked to self-isolate.” “4,347 people …