The US dollar on the dollar index, which measures the strength of the US currency against a basket of major currencies, fell to the lowest level in four months to continue to decline with investors in wait and see attitude by what the tension between the United States and China …
Read More »Sterling Steady Above $1.27
The British pound settled above $ 1.27 in the last day of Brexit negotiations, with investors looking for any headlines that might shed some light on whether Britain will exit the European Union with a deal at the end of the year. Media reports suggested the United Kingdom has given …
Read More »French Finance Minister: Expects The Economy to Grow 8% in 2021
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Thursday that his country expects the economy to grow 8 percent in 2021. Le Maire told the National Assembly that the government wanted the economic activity to return to pre-crisis levels, starting in 2022. He also said that the latest data was …
Read More »Oil Prices Are Rising But Fears Limit Gains
Oil prices rose on Thursday, but an unexpected increase in US crude stocks and the continued increase in new cases of Covid-19 discouraged the recovery in demand for fuel and limit gains. US crude oil inventories and distillates rose unexpectedly while fuel demand fell last week, the US Energy Information …
Read More »US Existing-Home Sales jump in June
Previously occupied home sales increased by 20.7% from May to June while mortgage applications rose 19% last week. The figures were near a historic low but markets did not react to higher home sales. Existing home sales, the largest category in the US market, increased by 20.7% in June as …
Read More »Saudi Arabia’s Oil Exports Fall 65% in May
Citing official data, Reuters reported that oil exports from Saudi Arabia, the OPEC’s top producer, fell by 44,277 million riyals (USD12 billion) or 65.0% in May 2020. In the face of the falling oil exports and its revenue, Saudi’s Finance Minister Mohammad Aljadaan said at a video forum hosted by …
Read More »FX Option Expiries For July 23 NY Cut
FX option expiries for July 23 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below. – EUR/USD: EUR amounts 1.1470 876m1.1500 1.2bn1.1550 823m – USD/JPY: USD amounts 108.25 500m – NZD/USD: NZD amounts 0.6750 236m – EUR/GBP: EUR amounts 0.9060 394m
Read More »Daily Recap: Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Demand on safe havens increased on Wednesday, with rising tensions between the United States and China escalating to the closure of the Chinese consulate in Houston, which left a toll on the USD. Meanwhile, gold and silver maintained their record-breaking rallies, while oil prices were affected by a rise in …
Read More »NYSE Indices Close in Green
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) closed higher on Wednesday, despite worries about the tensions between the United States and China. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA gained 165 points, or 0.6%, to settle at 27,006, its best level in nearly six weeks. The S&P 500 index settled by 0.6% …
Read More »Oil Settles Marginally Lower
Oil prices settled slightly lower on Wednesday after data showed a surprise buildup in US crude inventories, coupled with concerns regarding the increased number of COVID-19 cases. US benchmark crude, the West Texas Intermediate (WTI), futures for September settled lower by 0.05% at $41.90 per barrel, recovering most of its …
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