Market Update

Oil prices varied on Friday, July 9, and are still on track to incur a weekly loss, between optimism due to the decline in US inventories, and uncertainty about global supplies due to the impasse currently afflicting OPEC +. Brent crude futures fell only three cents to $74.09 a barrel, …

Japanese stocks plunged to an almost 8-week low on Friday, July 9, on fears of a slowing economic recovery after the country declared a state of emergency to curb the outbreak of the Coronavirus, but losses were curbed by hopes that the Bank of Japan might intervene to support the …

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) closed lower on Thursday, with the main indices on Wall Street seeing their worst daily losses since June 18. Rising demand for Treasury bonds and safe haven amid concerns about the rising number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases infected mainly with the variants are negatively …

The U.S. Dollar (USD) declined on Thursday, amid rising concerns about the economic rebound and recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Worries about the rising number of cases in many countries with the spread of new variants of the COVID-19 led to increased selling pressure on the greenback. The Dollar Index …

The Latin American economy is expected to grow by 5.2% in 2021, despite concerns about recovery amid an increase in cases in many parts of the world with the new variants, according to the United Nations (U.N.) Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The new forecasts mark …

Oil prices rebounded on Thursday, recovering some of its recent huge losses, after data showed a drop in the U.S. crude oil inventories, despite uncertainty about the future of the OPEC+ output cuts. In addition, markets are seeing rising concerns about the pace of economic recovery and resurgence of the …

Gold prices declined on Thursday, snapping a five-session rising streak, amid increasing selling pressures with investors adjusting their positions amid losses by the U.S. Dollar (USD) and stocks markets. Given the recent rises, selling pressures might have also resulted from profit-making. Gold futures for August delivery lost $1.90, or 0.1%, …

European stocks dropped on Thursday, with all market sectors closing in red, amid worried about the new coronavirus (COVID-19) variants. The pandemic-related concerns are driving more investors into safe havens, such as the bonds, which is reflecting negatively on the stock market due to questions about maintaining the pace of …

Crude oil inventories in the United States declined last week for the seventh consecutive week, according to official data released on Thursday. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported that crude inventories fell by 6.866 million barrels last week. The drop in oil inventories exceeded most market expectations of a …

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has said that the new 2% symmetric inflation target means that level is not a ceiling. The ECB abandoned its “below, but close to 2%” target in its strategic review published earlier.