Market Update

Car sales in China rose in March, posting gains for the twelfth month in a row, as the world’s largest auto market leads the sector’s recovery from the Corona pandemic. Data from the China Automobile Manufacturers Association revealed that sales reached 2.53 million cars in March, up 74.9% year-on-year. Sales …

Gold prices fell on Friday, April 9th, as strong economic data from China boosted hopes for a quick recovery, but the yellow metal is on track to rise by more than 1% per week with the dollar and US Treasury yields falling from their recent high levels. China’s factory-gate prices …

Industrial Production in Germany showed a sharp increase in February, suggesting that the recovery in the manufacturing sector may have regained momentum. The industrial output arrived at 3.6% MoM, the federal statistics authority Destatis said in figures adjusted for seasonal and calendar effects, vs. a 2.4% rise expected and -3.5% …

Japanese shares closed higher on Friday (April 9th), as they received support from growing expectations that companies will post strong earnings and issue optimistic expectations as the earnings reporting season begins. The Nikkei index rose 0.2% to 29,768.06 points, while the broader TOPIX index gained 0.39% to 1,959.47 points. Stocks …

The United States Federal Reserve should not pull back its easing policies until the coronavirus pandemic is fully over, according to the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Fed, James Bullard. “We have to get the pandemic behind us first,” “There are still risks and things could …

The United States Federal Reserve does not plan to reduce the current measurements to support the American economy, Chairman Jerome Powell said on Thursday during the International Monetary Fund and World Bank spring meetings. Powel expects the rise in inflation this year to be temporary, noting that the recovery depends …

The Eurozone’s Producer Prices Index (PPI) increased by 0.5% in February, compared with its level in January, according to data by Eurostat. Furthermore, official data by the European Union (EU) showed a 1.5% rise in produce prices in February on an annual basis. Rising energy costs by 2.3% year-on-year contributed …

Gold prices rose on Thursday to their highest level in about six weeks as the U.S. Dollar (USD) plunged amid expectations of a rise in inflation. In addition, a decline in the benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury bond yields contributed to the yellow metal gains. Gold futures for June ended rose …

European stocks continued to show record-breaking performance on Thursday, supported by an improved outlook for the global economic recovery, one day after the U.S. Federal Reserve’s latest meeting minutes showed commitment to growth-inducing policies. The STOXX Europe 600 index gained 0.54% to close at a record high of 436.67 points. …

The U.S. Dollar (USD) declined on Thursday to near its lowest level in about two weeks, as the market digests the minutes of the Federal Reserve March meeting, which was published yesterday. The Dollar Index (DXY) is down by 0.34% for the day at 92.14, after touching a daily low …