Oil prices continued to drop to more than 3% after President Trump said he and his wife had tested positive for Covid-19 besides existing concerns about demand. Brent crude fell after Trump’s headlines, down 1.47 cents, or 3.6%, to $ 39.4 a barrel, and US crude fell $ 1.40, or …

European stocks retreated after US President Donald Trump tested positive for Covid-19, which negatively affected stock markets around the world. The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell 1%. The German DAX index and the French CAC 40 index fell 1.3%, while the British FTSE 100 index fell 1%. Today, Friday, Trump …

Interfax reported, citing Russian Energy Ministry data, that oil and gas condensate production rose to 9.93 million bpd in September from 9.86 million bpd in August. Production of oil and gas condensate reached 40.65 million tons in September compared to 41.7 million tons in August. The OPEC + agreement excludes …

The dollar jumped and the safe-haven yen reached its highest levels in a week after US President Donald Trump said he had tested positive for COVID-19 and begin a quarantine. The news could cause a new wave of volatility in the market as investors prepare for the November presidential election. …

Futures contracts for major US stock indices fell after US President Donald Trump announced that he and First Lady Melania had tested positive for Covid-19. The Dow Jones index futures fell more than 400 points, the S&P 500 futures index fell by 2%, while the futures contract on the Nasdaq …

President Trump announced in a tweet early Friday morning that he and his wife Melania have both tested positive for Covid-19. “We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately,” he wrote. “We will get through this TOGETHER!” The news came just hours after it was announced that Hope Hicks, …

The economic activity in the US’ manufacturing sector expanded in September than it did in August with the ISM’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) edging lower to 55.4 from 56. This reading came in worse than the market expectation of 56.3 Further details of the publication revealed that the Prices Paid …

The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index in August rose 0.3% on a monthly basis, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis reported on Thursday. On a yearly basis, the PCE Price Index increased to 1.4% from 1.1% in July. More importantly, the Core PCE Price Index, the Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge …

There were 837,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending September 26th, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed on Thursday. This reading followed last week’s figure of 873,000 and came in slightly worse than analysts’ estimate of 850,000.

Personal Income in the US declined by 2.7% on a monthly basis in August after rising by 0.5% (revised from 0.4%) in July, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis reported on Thursday. This reading came in slightly worse than the market expectation for a decrease of 2.4%. Further details of …