FX option expiries for Sept 18 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below. – EUR/USD: EUR amounts 1.1750 980m1.1800 753m1.1850 758m1.1900 1.0bn1.1950 1.3bn – USD/JPY: USD amounts 104.00 500m104.50 585m105.25 971m105.50 1.1bn – AUD/USD: AUD amounts 0.7300 2.4bn – USD/CAD: USD amounts 1.3050 875m1.3100 551m1.3160 653m1.3200 574m1.3250 …
Read More »Canada: ADP Employment Change Arrives at -205.4K in August
Employment in Canada decreased by 205,400 July to August, the monthly data published by the ADP Research Institue revealed on Thursday. This reading missed the market expectation for an increase of 901,800 by a wide margin. Meanwhile, July’s print got revised from 1,149,800 to -523,000. Commenting on the data, “in …
Read More »U.S. Unemployment Claims Held Steady at 860,000 Last Week
The number of Americans filing for new unemployment benefits fell last week but remains stuck at extremely high levels as the labor market recovery slows and consumer spending slows down as the fiscal stimulus fades. The US Labor Department said that the total number of new applications for unemployment benefits, …
Read More »Russian Energy Minister Urges OPEC + Members to Fully Adhere to the Production Agreement
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said in an opening speech to an OPEC + committee meeting via the Internet that he urged participants in the group’s oil production cut agreement to fully adhere to the pledged cuts. He also said that the monitoring committee should discuss the impact of the …
Read More »UK: Will Ask Parliament to Use Powers in Internal Market Bill if EU Acts in Bad Faith
In a statement published on Thursday, the UK government said that it will ask parliament to use powers in the Internal Market Bill if the European Union engages in a material breach of its duties of good faith or other obligations. “Examples of that would be an insistence that Great …
Read More »World Bank Chief Economist Reinhart: The global Economic Recovery May Take 5 years
The chief economist at the World Bank, Carmen Reinhart, said that the global economy’s recovery from the crisis caused by the Corona pandemic may take five years. “There will probably be a quick rebound as all the restriction measures linked to lockdowns are lifted, but full recovery will take as …
Read More »Eurozone Consumer Prices Drop in August
The European Union Statistics Office confirmed that consumer prices in Eurozone fell in August, driven by lower energy prices, but core inflation excluding those volatile elements also slowed sharply. The office said that inflation in the 19-nation Eurozone fell 0.4% month over month in August and fell to -0.2% year …
Read More »BoE Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged at 0.1%
The Bank of England decided to keep its monetary policy unchanged in interest rates, in line with expectations. The Bank of England’s monetary policy statement on Thursday showed that the bank decided to stabilize interest rates at 0.10%. Analysts had expected that the BOE would hold interest rates at 0.10%.
Read More »An OPEC+ Committee Meets today in Light of Declining Oil Prices
OPEC and its allies led by Russia will hold an online meeting today to discuss the extent of commitment to the agreed production cuts and demand trends in light of declining oil prices and the cooling prospects for economic recovery. The committee, which includes major producers including Saudi Arabia and …
Read More »European Stocks Drop From Their Highest Level in a Month
European shares fell from a one-month closing high on Thursday after a disappointing response to the US Federal Reserve’s pledge to keep interest rates low for a long time. By 07:10 GMT, the Stoxx600 index was down 1.1% and is on track to end a four-session winning streak. The Fed …
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