The Euro stalled its advance on Dollar Thursday after facing technical resistance and as stock market futures dipped lower across in the US, although the single currency ready to return to June highs before the week is out.  Euro is currently trading at 1.1327, down 0.03% against the US dollar, …

Russia has no plans to hold any talks with Saudi Arabia at the present time before OPEC+ ministerial monitoring committee meeting next week’s. Market reaction Oil prices ignored that news and WTI crude was trading at the time of writing at $ 40.75, losing 0.25% on a daily basis. Brent …

British government borrowing is on course to surge to around 350 billion pounds ($442 billion) this year following the latest spending measures announced by finance minister Rishi Sunak, the Institute for Fiscal Studies estimated on Thursday. “Back in March, the government forecast a deficit of about 50 to 60 billion …

German exports rebounded less than expected in May, as data released on Thursday showed; demand remained weak despite the easing of lockdown measures that had been imposed to contain the spread of the virus. The Federal Statistical Office said that seasonally adjusted exports increased by 9% on a monthly basis …

US dollar weakened during early European trading on Thursday, as traders looking towards risky currencies amid expectations of strong economic growth, which reduced the demand for USD as a safe-haven currency. Concerns remain over the outbreak of Covid-19, which keeps the currency pairs in a narrow trading range. However, the …

China’s consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose by 2.5% YoY in June, expanding 0.1 percentage points than May. The percentage was in line with a 2.5% rise tipped by a Reuters poll. Meanwhile, China’s producer price index (PPI), which measures costs for goods at the factory …

Gold fell in the Asian session on Thursday but remained above $ 1,800 for the third day in a row. Gold futures fell 0.04% at $ 1819.95 (3:22 GMT), the yellow metal managed to maintain gains of the previous four sessions. Covid-19 outbreaks and lockdowns resulted in investors going to …

FX option expiries for July 9 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below. – EUR/USD: EUR amounts 1.1275 986m1.1300 1.8bn1.1350 569m1.1375 956m1.1250 551m1.1300 1.9bn – USD/JPY: USD amounts          105.80 879m107.10 388m107.25 381m107.50 1.1bn – USD/CAD: USD amounts 1.3500 788m1.3600 888m – NZD/USD: NZD amounts 0.6485 506m0.6520 311m0.6550 345m

Sterling saw both-way movements on Wednesday, but it appears that it has now settled in the neutral territory 1.2540-35. After an early rally to 1.2565-70 region, the pair experienced a slight decline during the European session and was affected by buying around USD. The increasing number of Covid-19 cases provided …

The US Energy information administration revised its forecasts for oil prices this year and next year, as US crude is expected to rise 6.9% this year compared to last June’s forecast, to $ 37.55 a barrel. The administration also expected that the average American oil price will increase by 4.1% …