Market Update

Crude oil inventories in the United States are expected to further drop, with official data due on Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA). Last week, data showed that U.S. oil stockpiles declined for the seventh consecutive week by 6.866 million barrels. A drop that exceeded …

Oil prices rose on Tuesday, despite concerns about the coronavirus Delta variant and uncertainty about the OPEC+ output policy, mainly amid expectations of another drop in crude inventories in the United States. Brent crude for September delivery rose by $1.33, or 1.77%, to settle at $76.49 per barrel, registering its …

Gold prices rose on Tuesday, supported by the surge in U.S. inflation and concerns about the resurgence of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic with the spread of the Delta variant. Today’s gains came despite a mostly positive performance by the U.S. Dollar (USD) with more investors hedging against the rising consumer …

Europe’s stock markets closed mostly unchanged on Tuesday but maintained an upward trend for the third consecutive session. The STOXX Europe 600 index finished higher by 0.13 points, or 0.03%, at a new record high of 460.96 points. Over the past three sessions, the pan-European index recovered its earlier losses …

The main indices of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) that all logged new record highs by the end of the week’s first session are showing a mixed performance on Tuesday, with Wall Street reacting to the release of inflation data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is marginally down by …

Inflation in the US, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), jumped to 5.4% on a yearly basis in June from 5% in May, the data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed on Tuesday. Excluding volatile food and energy prices, the core CPI rose 4.5%, the …

Goldman Sachs Group reported Tuesday, July 13th, a rise in second-quarter 2021 earnings, as the largest Wall Street investment bank benefited from record dealmaking activity globally. Net profit attributable to common shareholders increased to $5.35 billion in the three months ended June 30, compared to $2.25 billion a year earlier. …

Gold rose in Tuesday morning trading in Asia, settling to a one-week low hit during the previous session. While the dollar weakened ahead of US inflation data that could indicate when the US Federal Reserve is likely to start declining assets. Gold futures were also up 0.24 at $1,810.15, dropping …

France’s antitrust watchdog has fined Google 500 million euros ($593 million) for failing to fully comply with interim orders in a dispute with news publishers in France. The US tech giant must come up with suggestions within the next two months on how to compensate news organizations and other publishers …

Data from digital asset management Coinshares showed on Monday that crypto funds and products saw an outflow of capital at the start of the second half of the year, with an atmosphere of caution continuing amid a summer slump in trading. There were net inflows of $4 million from digital …