Japanese stocks rose Thursday, December 24th, to be around the corner from their highest levels in nearly three decades, as the distribution of the vaccine supports hopes for an economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, while the shares of heavy machinery manufacturers gained on the background of a shift in …

The British pound extended gains Thursday, December 24, amid expectations that an agreement related to Britain’s exit from the European Union is imminent after a long period of being considered difficult to achieve, which raises hopes that Britain will be able to avoid an economic disruption with the beginning of …

“Japan’s economy is likely to improve moderately as a trend,” the Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said in a scheduled speech at the Japan Business Federation’s Board of Councillors Meeting, in Tokyo. There is high uncertainty for economic outlook as it will likely take time for vaccines to …

The Turkish lira fell 0.45% against the US dollar ahead of a central bank meeting on interest rates, in which the bank is expected to raise its benchmark interest rate by 150 basis points. The currency reached 7.6590 against the dollar, a level just below its closing price on Wednesday …

There were 803,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending December 19, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed on Wednesday.

Durable Goods Orders in the United States expanded by 0.9%, or $2.2 billion, on a monthly basis to $244.2 billion in November, the US Census Bureau reported on Wednesday. This reading came in higher than analysts’ estimate for an increase of 0.6%.

Gold prices rose slightly on Wednesday, December 23, after US President Donald Trump threatened not to sign the pandemic relief bill, sparking a drop in the dollar. The spot price of gold was up 0.1% to $ 1860.81 an ounce, while US gold futures fell 0.3% to $ 1864.60 an …

In November, data showed that China’s gasoline exports fell from record highs, while liquefied natural gas imports hit a new peak in light of increased demand at the start of the heating season. China’s General Administration of Customs said gasoline exports in November fell to 1.26 million tons from 1.84 …

The euro resumed its rise towards the level of $1.22 and the dollar fell on Wednesday, December 23, as currency dealers did not stop much at US President Donald Trump’s threat not to approve a $ 892 billion aid package linked to Covid-19. Trump said the long-awaited stimulus package should …

Pfizer and BioNTech announced on Wednesday that they will be supplying the US with 100 million additional doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, as reported by Reuters. All 200 million doses purchased by the US is expected to be delivered by July 31, 2021, the statement revealed.