The euro rose during the European morning, hitting its highest level in four months after increasing demand with Federal Reserve Governor Lil Brainard hinted that the US needed an easier monetary policy. EUR/USD rose 0.1% to 1.1408, after reaching its highest level since March 10 at 1.1423 earlier in the …
Read More »Oil Rises After a Drop in US Crude Stocks, Eyes on OPEC
Crude oil prices rose on Wednesday after a sharp drop in US crude inventories as markets eyeing OPEC meeting later in the day on the future level of production cuts. Brent crude futures rose 19 cents, or 0.4%, to $ 43.09 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures rose …
Read More »UK Inflation Rises Unexpectedly in June
Official data released today in the United Kingdom showed that British inflation rose unexpectedly in the previous month as the Office for National Statistics said that consumer price inflation rose to 0.6% in June from 0.5% in May. A Reuters poll had expected the rate to drop to 0.4%. Core …
Read More »UK Bans Huawei’s Equipment From 5G Networks
The United Kingdom said on Tuesday that they will ban China’s Huawei gear from UK’s 5G networks, starting at the end of 2020, as it poses a major threat to the country’s security. “The NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre) has now reported to ministers, that they have significantly changed their …
Read More »FX Option Expiries for July 15 NY Cut
FX option expiries for July 15 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below. – EUR/USD: EUR amounts 1.1290 601m1.1350 681m1.1400 1.7bn1.1450 824m – USD/JPY: USD amounts 107.00 755m107.25 709m107.30 473m
Read More »Opec: Oil Demand Will Rise to a Record In 2021
OPEC reported in its monthly report that global oil demand will rise to a record level of 7M bpd in 2021 as the economy recovers from Covid-19 crisis, but will remain below 2019 levels. This is the first report in which OPEC evaluates the oil markets next year and said …
Read More »Wells Fargo Reports Quarterly Losses
Wells Fargo reported quarterly losses for the first time since the financial crisis in 2008. The COVID-19 crisis forced to write off 9.57B to cover potential loan losses. Wells Fargo reported a loss of $ 2.4B, or 66 cents a share, in the second quarter ending June 30, compared to …
Read More »US Consumer Prices Rebound in June
The Labor Department said on Tuesday that the consumer price index rose 0.6% last month after falling 0.1% in May in the 12 months to June, the lowest annual increase since September 2015. Economists who participated in the Reuters poll expected the CPI to rise 0.5% in June and rise …
Read More »JPMorgan Q2 Beats Expectations
JPMorgan, the largest bank in USA, was the first to release Q2 earnings report among the three largest banks in the United States, reported that the bank’s net profit fell by nearly half, due to a $ 10.8B charge for provisions against bad loans. However, the report came stronger than …
Read More »US Stocks Set to Open Little Higher
US stocks are set to open with a modest rebound after its sharp losses on Monday over California headlines about COVID 19 cases, although bank quarterly earnings reports due later may be a game-changer. At 11:40 GMT, S&P 500 Futures trader 13 points, or 0.4%, higher, Nasdaq Futures up 48 …
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