Market Update

Oil prices fell, in trading today, Tuesday, after two consecutive sessions of gains supported by the American infrastructure bill, Chinese exports, the global recovery after the pandemic, and the raising of expectations for fuel demand. Brent crude was down 10 cents at $83.33 a barrel, after rising 0.8% on Monday, …

The German ZEW headline numbers for November showed that the Economic Sentiment Index unexpectedly improved to 31.7 from 22.3 previous while beating estimates of 19.0. The Current Conditions sub-index dropped to 12.5 in November as against 21.6 recorded in the previous month and 18.0 expectations.

Germany’s exports fell for a second straight month in September, while imports nearly stagnated, the statistics office said on Tuesday, in a new sign that supply chain disruptions are undermining the recovery of Europe’s largest economy. Seasonally adjusted exports fell 0.7% during the month to 112.3 billion euros ($129.75 billion), …

The Asian session on Tuesday was quiet, with Asian stocks looking for a clear direction. The Nikkei index closed down 0.75 percent to 29,285.46 points, after rising 0.82 percent earlier in the session. The broader Topix index fell 0.81 percent to 2018.77 points. Many technology-related stocks shone, led by SoftBank …

The Nikkei index retreated from mid-session gains, to close lower on Tuesday, November 9, pressured by the rise in the yen and some disappointing business results, but the rise of technology shares led by Softbank Group limited losses. The Nikkei index closed down 0.75% to 29285.46 points, after rising 0.82% …

Weaker USD profile prevailed all through the U. S. trading session on Monday. The GBP/USD pair has jumped to 1.3530-35 by weaker USD and EUR/USD was another pair that similarly benefited from the same reason, while Treasury yields continued surging and Gold touched fresh highs. Inflation is still impacting monetary …

Bitcoin has been climbing since early Saturday morning. Truth to say regulation and taxation are on the way with steady steps, but that may be also good news, not only for Bitcoin, but also for , Ethereum, and Dogecoin as well.The value of cryptocurrencies jumped over the weekend and the …

Banks largely eased credit standards for businesses, commercial real estate investors and households in Q3, as the U.S. economy weathered the latest wave of the coronavirus pandemic, a Federal Reserve survey reported on Monday.The Fed’s Senior Loan Officer Survey, offering evidence of continued economic momentum, said banks “generally reported having …

The Federal Reserve Bank warned on Monday that stresses in the Chinese real estate sector posed risk to the US financial system, pointing out that the impact of the heavily indebted property companies like Evergrande could be a potential source of worldwide contagion.“Given the size of China’s economy and financial …

AUD/USD holds onto Monday’s gains past 0.7400, edging higher around 0.7420 during the early Tuesday morning in Asia. The risk weatherglass pair recovered from the monthly low on Friday amid mixed concerns while a sluggish start to the week and the downbeat US dollar helped the AUD pair post the …