Japanese stocks fell to their lowest levels in a week and a half on Monday, as concerns about the deterioration of relations between China and the United States caused a negative shift in investor sentiment. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 35.76 points, or 0.16%, from Wednesday to close the …
Read More »USDCHF Off Multi-Years Lows
Concern about the high of COVID-19, and the worsening relations between the United States and China affected the pair. The upbeat mood on the market undermined the CHF as a safe haven and helped reduce further losses. It appears that the USDCHF pair has now entered a bearish consolidation phase …
Read More »German IFO Business Climate Index Beats Estimates
The headline German IFO Business Climate Index came in at 90.5 in July, better than last month’s 86.2 while beating the consensus estimates of 89.3. Meanwhile, the Current Economic Assessment arrived at 84.5 points in the same month as compared to last month’s 81.3 and 85.0 estimated. On the other …
Read More »European Stocks Seen Higher
European stock markets opened higher on Monday, supported by signs of recovery from China, along with the continued corporate earnings season. However, it gave up some of those gains with negative news about COVID-19 cases and tensions between the United States and China. At 06:05 GMT, DAX futures in Germany …
Read More »Dollar Drops Against Most Currencies
The US dollar fell on Monday after investors shunned the US dollar after doubts about the pace of economic recovery and betting that the Federal Reserve may signal another shift in its forecast this week. The US currency fell to a four-month low against the Japanese yen, a 22-month low …
Read More »Gold Hits Record High, Stocks Mixed
The yellow metal rose to all-time high on Monday as relations between the United States and China deteriorated, sparking demand for the safe metal while market sentiment was mixed ahead of more earnings reports. Gold rose 1.6% to a record $ 1.943 an ounce, exceeding its peak in September 2011 …
Read More »China Reports 61 New Covid-19 Cases
The National Health Commission of China said on Monday that it had recorded 61 new infections with the COVID 19 up from 46 the previous day, adding that it had detected the most significant number of local infections with the virus since early March. The commission said the new number …
Read More »Weekly Recap 20-24 July
Tensions between the world’s two largest economies, the United States, and China continues to increase next to increase in the number of new cases of Covid-19, particularly in the United States, all this cast a shadow over the markets as President Trump took some decisions related to China with accusations …
Read More »Bitcoin Taking a Breath Before Another Jump
Bitcoin is trading at $ 9543 and recovered above $ 9,500 after a short decline due to the bearish sentiment in the global markets. Bitcoin has a market value of $ 175.7 billion, which represents 61.4% of the total capitalization in the digital assets market. Over 82% of Bitcoin holders …
Read More »Russian Central Bank Cuts Key Rate
The Russian Central Bank cut its key interest rate to a record low of 4.25% on Friday and stated that it would consider the need for further monetary easing amid low inflation and a shrinking economy. The 25bp cut was in line with the Reuters poll, with expectations to cut …
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