Market Update

The business activity in the US service sector continued to expand at a strong pace in June but lost momentum compared to May with the Markit Services PMI declining to 64.8 from 70.4 70 figure was expected. The Composite PMI fell to 64.9 in June from 68.7 in May.

The IHS Markit’s Manufacturing PMI for the US rose to 62.6 in June from 62.1 in May to a record high. This reading came in better than the market forecast of 61.4 and revaled that the business activity in the manufacturing sector continued to expand at an unprecedented pace.

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies are considering boosting the group’s collective output by some 500,000 barrels per day when they meet next week, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, according to Reuters

Retail Sales in Canada fell by 5.7% on a monthly basis in April, the data published by Statistics Canada showed on Wednesday. This reading followed March’s increase of 3.6% and came in worse than the market expectation for a contraction of 5%.

Gold prices rose on Wednesday, June 23, after US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell pledged to keep interest rates near zero for some time, bringing the dollar to near its lowest level in a week. Spot gold rose 0.2% to $1,782.46 an ounce, and gold futures in the United States …

Oil topped $75 a barrel on Wednesday, hitting its highest since late 2018 after an industry report on crude inventories in the United States bolstered views of tight supplies in the market as travel grew in Europe and North America. Two market sources told Reuters that the American Petroleum Institute …

A survey showed that business activities in the eurozone grew at the fastest pace in 15 years this month, as the easing of public isolation measures and the release of demand led to a boom in the services sector that dominates the bloc. The preliminary reading of the IHS Markit …

The Japanese Nikkei index weakened on Wednesday, June 23rd, as gains in chip-related heavyweights, which tracked Wall Street yesterday, offset losses in the pharmaceutical industry. Nikkei rose 0.03% to close at 28,874.89 points, after witnessing the largest increase since 2021 on Tuesday, while the broader Topix index fell 0.53% to …

The Eurozone manufacturing sector activity boosted its pace of expansion in the reported month, the latest manufacturing activity survey from IHS/Markit research showed on Wednesday. The manufacturing purchasing managers index remained steady at 63.1 in June and beat 62.1 expectations. Services PMI jumped to 41-month highs of 58.0 in June …

The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit/CIPS UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) eased to 64.2 in June versus 64.0 expected and 65.6 – May’s final reading.