Market Update

Japanese shares closed lower for a third straight session on Tuesday after the CEO of Moderna Pharmaceuticals told the Financial Times that current COVID-19 vaccines are likely to be much less effective against the new mutant Omicron than previous mutated strains. Japan’s Nikkei index fell 1.63 percent to 27,821.76 points, …

Gold prices rose on Tuesday after the president of Moderna warned that COVID-19 vaccines will likely not be as effective against the Omicron mutant as they are with the Delta strain. And gold rose in immediate transactions 0.3 percent to 1790.92 dollars an ounce (an ounce). US gold futures rose …

Oil prices retreated, giving up gains on Tuesday, November 30, dropping by more than two dollars, as financial markets declined in general after an interview with the CEO of Moderna raised doubts about the effectiveness of anti-Corona vaccines against the new mutant Omicron. The president of Moderna Pharma told the …

US Fed Chair Jerome Powell, in testimony prepared for delivery Tuesday before the Senate Banking Committee, and released Monday by the Fed, said that he continues to expect high inflation to recede over the next year as supply and demand come into better balance, but warned that prices could continue …

The federal statistics agency Destatis released preliminary data, on Monday, showing German consumer prices had hit a 29-year high in November, as soaring energy costs and supply chain bottlenecks weigh on Europe’s top economy.The year-on-year inflation rate has accelerated for the fifth month in a row now, with a number …

US Fed Chair Jerome Powell, in testimony prepared for delivery Tuesday before the Senate Banking Committee, and released Monday by the Fed, said that he continues to expect high inflation to recede over the next year as supply and demand come into better balance, but warned that prices could continue …

OPEC+ has postponed two meetings scheduled for the current week in order to avail more time to evaluate the implications of the latest coronavirus update about the emergence of a highly mutated variant.The group had moved the meeting of its joint technical committee to Wednesday from Monday, and the meeting …

Bargain buying in technology stocks has driven Wall Street higher on Monday following a collapse related to Omicron strain, while the Dow Jones lagged its peers as major banks fell and investors awaited more information on the new coronavirus variant.The S&P technology subindex jumped 2.1%, indicating that investors were likely …

European shares surged on Monday after their worst selloff in more than a year as investors digested whether the Omicron variant would deter economic recoveries and monetary tightening plans by central banks.The pan-European STOXX 600 closed up 0.7%, logging its best day in a month and recovering some of Friday’s …

Fears retreated on Monday after panic had dominated financial markets for three days when stocks markets collapsed following the news on a new virus variant known as Omicron. However, the market’s reaction may have been worsened by thin market conditions due to the Thanksgiving holiday in the US.Up till Monday, …