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The headline General Business Conditions Index of the NY Fed’s Empire State Manufacturing Survey fell to 6.3 in November from 10.5 in October, the NY Fed’s report revealed on Monday. This reading missed analysts’ estimate of 13.5 by a wide margin.

Moderna said its initial, third-beta data show its coronavirus vaccine is more than 94% effective in preventing Covid-19 – a result that CEO Stéphane Bancel has called it a “game-changer”. He added, “The thing that got me the most excited today was the severe disease.” Moderna, which developed its vaccine …

Risk flows started to dominate financial markets on Monday after Moderna announced that its COVID-19 vaccine candidate is expected to remain stable at standard refrigerator temperatures of 2° to 8°c for 30 days.

The Eurozone economy saw a rebound of 12.6% on quarter in the three months to September of 2020, missing +12.7% expected. Data released by the European Statistics Office (Eurostat) revealed on Friday. On an annualized basis, the bloc’s GDP dropped by 4.4% in Q3 vs. -4.3% seen in the previous reading while …

The budget deficit in the United States amounted to $284 billion in October, data showed on Thursday. October marks the beginning of a new fiscal year in the US, while last year a record $3.1 trillion deficit was recorded. This comes as the US government tries to face the impact …

Inflation in the US, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), was 0% in October, the report published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics showed on Thursday. On a yearly basis, the CPI declined to 1.2% from 1.4% in September. Further details of the publication revealed that the …

There were 709,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending November 7th, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed on Thursday. This reading followed last week’s print of 757,000 (revised from 751,000) and came in better than the market expectation of …

The International Energy Agency said that the permanent shutdowns of refining capacity expected in 2020-2021 rose to about 1.7 million barrels per day in light of the Covid-19 pandemic striking demand for oil products. The agency added that the past few months have witnessed the announcement of the closure of …

The International Energy Agency said that it is unlikely that global oil demand will receive a big boost from the distribution of vaccines to prevent infection with Covid-19 before late 2021, in a view that is likely to dampen the oil price gains made since the announcement of progress on …

Bitcoin has topped the critical $16,000 after the first attempt failed to make significant progress on Wednesday. The flagship cryptocurrency appears to be on steroids, with the price action having lifted above $16,100. The Relative Strength Index also supports the breakout after bouncing off support at the midline.