Business inventories in the United States grew during the month of September by more than expected, data by the US Department of Commerce showed on Tuesday. Business inventories increased by 0.7% in September after rising by 0.3% in August. Meanwhile, retail inventories increased by 1.7% in September, up from an …
Read More »Citi Sees 10-Year Treasury Yields at 1.25% Next Year
Citi bank expects that the 10-year Treasury yields in the United States will rise to 1.25%, from a current 0.9%, in 2021. This should be as markets look through bad fundamentals towards recovery, MarketWatch reported. “We expect the bond selloff to stop when yields reach 1.25%, so removing a key …
Read More »Oil Logs another Gain on Vaccine News
Oil prices rose on Monday, supported by positive news about a Coronavirus vaccine by Moderna. Earlier today, Moderna reported that its vaccine candidate has proved about 95% effective in the prevention of contracting the virus. Brent crude futures for January delivery closed higher by $1.04, or 2.4%, at $43.82 per …
Read More »Gold Maintains Gains for Third Day in Row
Gold prices rose on Monday for the third consecutive session, amid concerns about the new wave of the Coronavirus pandemic, despite positive news about the vaccine being developed by Moderna. Accordingly, gold futures for December delivery saw limited gains, closing higher by $1.60, or 0.08%, at $1,887.80 per ounce. Last …
Read More »European Stocks Close Higher on Vaccine News
European stocks closed Monday higher, opening the week with a positive performance on the back of positive news about the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The STOXX Europe 600 index rose by 1.18% and finished at 389.74 points. The UK’s FTSE100 closed higher by 1.66%, while the French CAC40 index gained 1.7%. …
Read More »AUD/USD Shows Strong Gains on Chinese Data
The Australian Dollar (AUD) continues to show a strong performance on Monday, supported by strong industrial data in China, since China is Australia’s largest trade partner. The AUD is up by 072% against the US Dollar (USD), with the AUD/USD pair trading at 0.7322. The pair has been moving in …
Read More »USD Attempting Recovery from Daily Lows
The US Dollar (USD) is attempting recovery on Monday, after spending most of the European session in the negative territory. The Dollar index (DXY), which measures the USD performance against a basket of six major international currencies, is down by 0.08% at 93.68. The index has been moving today in …
Read More »Canadian Manufacturing Sales Rise in September
Manufacturing sales in Canada increased by 1.5% to CAD 53.8 billion in September, data by Statistics Canada showed on Monday. The reading follows a monthly revised decline of 1.4% in August, from an initially estimated 2% decrease.
Read More »Oil Limits Weekly Gains on US Inventories Rise
Oil prices declined on Friday after data showed a surprise buildup in American crude inventories yesterday, and amid the rise in new Coronavirus cases in many countries, especially in the United States. However, oil futures recorded high weekly gains, supported by positive news about a Coronavirus vaccine at the beginning …
Read More »Gold Limits Weekly Decline to 3%
Gold prices rose on Friday, recovering some of its losses earlier in the week that saw the announcement of the success of a new Coronavirus vaccine being developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. Gold futures for December delivery rose by $12.90, or 0.7%, and settled at $1,886.20 per ounce. For the …
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