Market Update

Oil prices closed higher on Monday with their best performance in five months, recovering most of their losses last week, despite lingering concerns over the spread of the Coronavirus Delta variant. Today’s rebound, the highest since March 24, snaps a seven-session declining streak for oil futures, which brought them to …

Gold prices rose for the second straight session on Monday, building on the U.S. Dollar’s (USD) decline across the board against major currencies amid selling pressures following its surge to a nine-month high by the end of last week. Gold’s front-month futures added $22.20, or 1.25%, to finish at $1803.2 …

European stocks continued to rebound for the second consecutive session on Monday, starting the week with a positive performance to recoup some of its recent losses. The STOXX Europe 600 index rose by 3.08 points or 0.66% to finish at 471.88 points. Today marked the biggest daily gain for the …

Dubai TV interview with Mohamed Hashad, R&D Director at Noor Capital Speaking to Dubai TV on Monday, Mohamed Hashad, Director of Research and Development at Noor Capital, discussed the current situation across global markets, with anticipation for a number of developments over the course of the week. USD The U.S. …

The Euro (EUR) is trading higher on Monday, opening the week with a positive performance amid a decline by the U.S. (USD) that is seeing increased selling pressures for profit-making after surging to a nine-month high last week. The European currency’s rise comes despite a recent slump in Eurozone consumer …

Home sales in the United States continued to rise for the second consecutive month against market expectations, data by the National Association of Realtors showed on Monday. U.S. existing home sales rose by 2% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.99 million units in July from 5.87 million units …

For the first time since the beginning of last May, Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by value, succeeded in surpassing the $50,000 levels, which served as an important psychological resistance point for the bulls. According to analysts, testing the levels of $50,000 establishes new support levels above the $48,000 in an …

The US dollar fell against its rivals on Monday in a bout of profit-taking after posting its largest weekly rise in more than two months last week, supported by concerns about the global growth outlook, and the main source of investor concerns is the global importance of the Coronavirus delta …

The data published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago showed on Monday that the National Activity Index (CFNAI) improved to 0.53 in July from -0.01 in June.

Germany’s economic growth may fall short of expectations this year, the Bundesbank said in a monthly report on Monday, and that the resurgence of the coronavirus could impose unexpected pressure on the economy in the fall. Europe’s largest economy is expected to grow by about 3.7% this year and 5.2% …