Market Update

Gold fell in Thursday morning trading in Asia, remaining near two-week lows. The strengthening of dollar index futures also contributed to the losses of the yellow metal, while investors are also awaiting the latest policy decision of the European Central Bank. Also, gold futures fell 0.21% to $1,789.75 after reaching …

The European Central Bank (ECB) decided to leave the interest rates on the main refinancing operations, the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility unchanged at 0.00%, 0.25% and -0.50%, respectively, as expected.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga confirmed, during his statements today, Thursday, that the emergency measures within the country will be extended again until September 30, to contribute to containing the outbreak of the new Corona virus and the new delta mutator inside the country. The Japanese Prime Minister indicated that …

The euro rose before an expected reduction in the pace of the European Central Bank’s bond buying, while the dollar held on to its recent gains, as concerns about the global economy pushed traders towards currencies that are considered safer. The euro rose 0.1 percent to $1.1825 after falling for …

Oil prices rose for the second session on Thursday, compensating for losses incurred earlier in the session, as the market received support from the decline in US production in the Gulf of Mexico due to the damage caused by Hurricane Ida. By 0616 GMT, Brent crude rose 26 cents, or …

Gold fell, as the dollar’s rise and concerns about global growth affected risk appetite, while investors awaited any signals from major central banks after policymakers hinted at their support for reducing pandemic-era stimulus measures. Spot gold fell 0.1 percent to $1,788.11 an ounce, hovering near a two-week low reached in …

European shares fell, tracking Asian shares slump amid fears of slowing global growth, while expectations are growing that the European Central Bank will announce a timetable to slow bond purchases later in the day. The European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.8 percent to its lowest level in three weeks, and …

The Nikkei index fell from a six-month high to close lower on Thursday, in line with global markets as fears grew of slowing economic growth due to the mutated delta strain of the rapidly spreading Coronavirus. The Nikkei closed down 0.57 percent at 30,008.19 points, halting eight consecutive days of …

The Bank of Canada (BoC) announced on Wednesday that it left its key rate unchanged at 0.25% following the July policy meeting as expected. Moreover, the bank said that it will continue to purchase government of Canada bonds at a target weekly rate of C$2 billion.

The US dollar continued to rise during trading on Wednesday for the third consecutive day, after the strong decline that it recorded at the end of last week, on the back of negative economic data in the United States last August. The statements of the members of the US Federal …