Market Update

European stocks closed higher on Monday, starting the week with a positive performance amid anticipation for the upcoming U.S. Federal Reserve meeting. The STOXX Europe surged by 0.25%, with oil stocks leading gains and adding 2%. The pan-European index recorded its fourth consecutive weekly rise last week. Meanwhile, the French …

Consumers in the United States expect an economic boom in 2022, the results of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s monthly survey showed. The May survey results also showed higher expectations for inflation, home prices, earnings, and employment. Median expectations for inflation next year continued to rise for the …

Bitcoin surged above $40,000 on Monday, after fresh swings over the weekend following tweets from Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who responded to criticism over his impact on the market and said that Tesla has sold its bitcoins but may resume trading with it. Bitcoin has wobbled at Musk’s views for …

Manufacturing Sales in Canada declined by 2.1% on a monthly basis in April, the data published by Statistics Canada revealed on Monday. This reading came in worse than the market expectation for a decrease of 1%.

Biotech company Novavax said today that its COVID-19 vaccine has been shown to be 90.4% safe and effective overall in phase 3 clinical trials for nearly 30,000 participants across the United States and Mexico. Also, it was found that the two-dose vaccine is 100% effective in preventing moderate and severe …

The Turkish lira rose about 0.6% against the US dollar on Monday, ahead of a meeting between the presidents of the United States and Turkey hoping to ease tensions in diplomatic relations. The lira settled at 8.34 per dollar as European markets opened, after closing at 8.4010 on Friday. The …

Today’s data showed that industrial production for the Eurozone exceeded expectations in April thanks to a more than doubled production of durable consumer goods compared to the previous year after economies reopened steadily. The European Union statistics office Eurostat said industrial production in the 19-country Eurozone rose 0.8% month-on-month and …

The dollar maintained its gains today, after recording the largest weekly gain in six weeks, as traders cut bets on the currency’s decline ahead of the upcoming Federal Reserve meeting, which may indicate future changes in US monetary policy. The US central bank begins a two-day policy committee meeting tomorrow, …

Oil prices rose today, continuing the gains that lasted over three weeks, thanks to improved expectations for fuel demand, as Covid-19 vaccinations contributed to lifting travel restrictions, as well as tight supplies. Brent crude rose 51 cents, or 0.7%, to $73.20 a barrel, the highest level since May 2019. West …

Japanese shares rose on Monday as cyclical stocks such as tire makers rose, while Toshiba advanced after the company announced that two board members would be retiring amid a crisis over its governance. The Nikkei index rose 0.74% to 2,9161.80, its highest closing level since May 10. The broader Topix …