Market Update

Oil prices rose on Monday for the fifth day in a row, and Brent reached its highest level since October 2018 and is heading towards $ 80 a barrel, amid concerns about supply at a time when demand is increasing in some regions of the world with the easing of …

Japanese stocks closed slightly lower Monday, September 27, giving up early gains, led by cyclical stocks, as investors booked profits after a sharp rally this month, while caution also prevailed ahead of a change in the country’s political leadership. Nikkei fell by 0.03% to close at 30240.06 points, after rising …

The CEO of the American pharmaceutical company, Pfizer, Albert Borla, indicated that normal life will return again within a year, but it is likely that it will be necessary to receive an annual dose of Corona vaccines, noting that his company is preparing within days to submit an application for …

China took its strongest action so far against cryptocurrencies; and according to the PBOC, Bitcoin, ether and tether are not legal and should not and cannot be used as currency in the market because they’re issued by non-monetary authorities and use encryption technology.But the government didn’t ban possession of cryptocurrencies, …

The gold market will have to encounter a real test next week, as holding the $1,700 per ounce level. This will be critical for the precious metal, which has stayed largely above that level since the beginning of 2021 till date.Even with China’s Evergrande fears worrying the markets, gold failed …

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has achieved a significant high amid prevalent weakness as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hinted at changes as she moved to push ahead with debatable spending bills.The Dow Jones Industrial Average was just about positive, though it closed with a gain of less than 0.1%.Pelosi told …

Brent has closed at highest since October 2018, driving NY ULSD futures to hit their highest up in almost three yearsU.S. oil/gas rig count has also risen for 14th month according to Baker Hughes, so, for a third successive week, oil prices have risen to a near three-year high on …

Market sentiment dampened the appetite for high beta currencies like the Canadian dollar, so, the USD/CAD pair has dropped 40-pips on the back of the climb to new monthly highs recorded by West Texas Intermediate crude oil.In the next week, the Canadian GDP report will be the major focus of …

The U. S. dollar rose to 110.79 Japanese yen from 110.24 yen. The euro fell to USD 1.1716 from USD 1.1747.U.S. crude oil for November delivery rose 68 cents to USD 73.98 per barrel on Friday. Brent crude oil for November delivery rose 84 cents to USD 78.09 per barrel.Wholesale …

China’s central bank declared all transactions involving Bitcoin and other virtual currencies illegal on Friday, stepping up a campaign to block use of unofficial digital money. Chinese banks were banned from handling cryptocurrencies in 2013, but the government issued a reminder this year.That reflected official concern cryptocurrency mining and trading …