The main indices of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) finished higher on Monday, with the Nasdaq hitting a new all-time closing high and the S&P 500 nearing its record high. Meanwhile, Wall Street investors seemed more optimistic about efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic, after the Food and Drug …

The British Pound (GBP) rose on Monday against the U.S. Dollar (USD) recovering some of its recent losses last week. The GBP/USD pair gained 0.70% to reach 1.3722, in its biggest rise in a single session since July 9. The Sterling was able to snap a two-session losing streak, but …

Oil prices closed higher on Monday with their best performance in five months, recovering most of their losses last week, despite lingering concerns over the spread of the Coronavirus Delta variant. Today’s rebound, the highest since March 24, snaps a seven-session declining streak for oil futures, which brought them to …

Gold prices rose for the second straight session on Monday, building on the U.S. Dollar’s (USD) decline across the board against major currencies amid selling pressures following its surge to a nine-month high by the end of last week. Gold’s front-month futures added $22.20, or 1.25%, to finish at $1803.2 …

European stocks continued to rebound for the second consecutive session on Monday, starting the week with a positive performance to recoup some of its recent losses. The STOXX Europe 600 index rose by 3.08 points or 0.66% to finish at 471.88 points. Today marked the biggest daily gain for the …

The Euro (EUR) is trading higher on Monday, opening the week with a positive performance amid a decline by the U.S. (USD) that is seeing increased selling pressures for profit-making after surging to a nine-month high last week. The European currency’s rise comes despite a recent slump in Eurozone consumer …

Home sales in the United States continued to rise for the second consecutive month against market expectations, data by the National Association of Realtors showed on Monday. U.S. existing home sales rose by 2% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.99 million units in July from 5.87 million units …

The third week of August was highlighted by the release of the United States Federal Reserve’s July meeting minutes, which revealed that most of the FOMC members see the beginning of tapering asset purchases later this year. With the Fed moving towards policy normalization, the U.S. Dollar (USD) managed to …

Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan said on Friday that he could change his mind on scaling back the asset purchases soon due to the spread of the Coronavirus Delta variant, which might slow the economic rebound. So far, it is not having a material effect but it could be having …

The main indices of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) rebounded on Friday but Wall Street could not recoup their recent losses to finish the week down after the U.S. Federal Reserve signaled plans to scale back asset purchases possibly before the end of the year. Most market sectors showed …