Oil prices fell by more than 1% on Wednesday, September 23, after data reported that US crude inventories rose unexpectedly, renewing concerns about fuel demand, which caused heavy selling earlier in the week. By 0641 GMT, Brent crude futures fell 33 cents, or 0.8%, to $ 41.39 a barrel. US …
Read More »UK Preliminary Manufacturing PMI ME Estimates With 54.3
The UK manufacturing and services sector activities showed mixed performance in September, the preliminary report from IHS Markit showed this Wednesday. The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit/CIPS UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) dropped to a two-month low of 54.3 in September versus 54.3 expected and 55.2 – August’s final reading. …
Read More »Eurozone Preliminary Manufacturing PMI rises to 53.7
The Eurozone manufacturing sector activity continued to improve this month, the latest manufacturing activity survey from IHS/Markit research showed on Wednesday. The Eurozone Manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) improved from 51.7 in August to 53.7 in September above 51.9 expectations while the Services PMI dropped to 47.6 in September vs. …
Read More »Crude Oil Futures: Outlook Remains Neutral/Bearish
Traders increased their open interest positions by around 5.6K contracts on Tuesday, extending the erratic performance seen as of late in light of flash data from CME Group. On the other hand, volume resumed the downside and shrunk by around 182.1K contracts. Prices of the barrel of WTI charted an …
Read More »China Says it Will Boost Investment in Strategic Industries
China has said it will invest in strategic industries, including key technology sectors such as 5G networks, artificial intelligence and chips. The National Development and Reform Commission said China will speed up the development of new materials to ensure stable supply chains for the aircraft industry, microelectronics and deepwater mining …
Read More »Nikkei is Dropping on Virus Fears And Stimulus After Long Weekend
Japanese shares fell on Wednesday, September 23, as the stock market tracked losses in global markets after a long weekend and under pressure from fears of a rise in cases of Coronavirus and the delay of an American stimulus program. Car stocks and other value stocks recorded the largest losses, …
Read More »Gold is Touching its Lowest Level in 6 Weeks Under Strong Dollar Pressure
Gold prices touched on Wednesday, their lowest level in 6 weeks with the rise of the dollar in light of the decline in sentiment in Europe due to the Coronavirus crisis, while investors grew concerned about more stimulus from the US Federal Reserve. Gold spot lost 1% to 1880.46 dollars …
Read More »Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index Edges Higher in September
The activity in the Federal Reserve’s Fifth District’s manufacturing sector expanded at a stronger pace in September than it did in August with the Composite Index of the Richmond Fed’s Survey of Manufacturing Activity rising to 21 from 18. Further details of the report showed that the Manufacturing Shipment Index declined …
Read More »S&P 500 Index Opens Modestly Higher
Major stock indices in the US opened slightly higher on Tuesday after Monday’s sharp declines. At the time of writing, the S&P 500 rose 0.45% to 3296, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.15% to 27194, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.6% to 10844. All major sectors in the S&P …
Read More »Gold Decline With US Dollar Rose to Highest Level in 6 Weeks
Gold fell on Tuesday, September 22, as the dollar rose to its highest level in more than a month, while investors remained skeptical about additional stimulus measures to support the economy that was affected by the Corona pandemic, ahead of words by Federal Reserve officials (the US Central Bank) this …
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