Oil prices fell on Friday for the seventh consecutive session, approaching their lowest level in three months, and heading towards a weekly decline of more than seven percent, as new closures in countries facing increasing cases of the mutated delta strain of the Coronavirus weakened expectations for fuel demand. Investors …
Read More »BofA: Equity Funds Attract $23.9 Billion in a Week
Bank of America said in a weekly note that investors dumped cash into stock and bond funds in the week ending Wednesday as equity funds saw their biggest inflows in nine weeks. Based on EPFR data, Bank of America concluded that equity funds attracted $23.9 billion, while bond funds attracted …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Remains China’s Largest Oil Supplier in July
Saudi Arabia remained the largest supplier of crude oil to China for the ninth consecutive month in July, but its shipments of crude fell 10% on a monthly basis, while shipments from Russia fell only 4%. According to data from the General Administration of Customs in China, total Saudi shipments …
Read More »The Dollar Reaches a Peak of 9 And a Half Months, as Traders Seek Safety
The US dollar reached a 9-and-a-half month high against its counterparts on Friday, buoyed by concerns that the mutated delta strain of the Coronavirus may delay global economic recovery as central banks begin to roll back pandemic-era stimulus. While moves in the currency markets were much calmer than on Thursday …
Read More »Gold Rises as Risk Appetite is Hit by Virus Fears
Gold prices rose on Friday, as growing concerns about the spread of the delta strain of the Coronavirus and its impact on the economic recovery damaged risk sentiment. And gold rose in immediate transactions 0.3% to $ 1785.93 an ounce before the opening of the European stock exchanges, to rise …
Read More »Oil is Rising, But it is on Track to Incur a Weekly Loss of 5%
Oil prices stabilized today, moving away from 3-month lows, but still on track for a weekly loss of more than five percent as new lockdowns in countries facing increasing cases of the mutated delta strain of coronavirus dampened the outlook for fuel demand. Investors’ aversion to risks in general also …
Read More »European Shares Set For Worst Week in 6 Months on Virus And Growth Fears
European shares halted their decline today, but their main index is still on track to record the worst week since February, due to signs of slowing growth, rising Covid-19 infections, and fears of reducing monetary stimulus earlier than expected. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.1 percent, after falling 1.5 …
Read More »Nikkei Falls to 8-Month Low on Toyota
The Japanese Nikkei index closed at its lowest level in nearly eight months on Friday, led by the decline in shares of automakers and related sectors due to growing concern about the recovery after Toyota cut its global production. The Nikkei index fell 0.98 percent to close at 27,013.25 points, …
Read More »German Dax Facing Negative Pressure
Negative trading dominated the German DAX index during the previous session, recording its lowest price at 15,613. On the technical side today, the bearish trend still dominates the indicator, and the simple moving averages still support the bearish trend of prices. With intraday trading stability below the resistance level of …
Read More »Dow Jones: Retesting The Resistance
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