Market Update

Oil prices continued to be supported by the recent OPEC+ agreement to reduce output, led by Saudi Arabia, and the huge decline in crude inventories in the United States. Brent crude futures for March delivery rose by $1.61, or 3%, to finish the week at $55.99 per barrel, extending its …

Gold prices declined on Friday, seeing their worst daily losses since last November, amid another surge in U.S. Treasury yields and the rebound of the U.S. Dollar (USD). Gold futures for February delivery dropped by $78.20, or 4.1%, and finished at $1,835.40 per ounce. Giving up the $1,900 mark, this …

The Bitcoin rally continued on Friday, as the world’s largest cryptocurrency traded as high as $41,973 earlier today. Bitcoin has now increased by about 40% since the beginning of the year. The biggest digital currency is currently trading around $41,000, up by a little over 5.7%. Bitcoin is showing its …

The U.S. Dollar (USD) is showing recovery signs on Friday, finishing the week with a strong performance and rising across the board. The Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the greenback’s performance against a basket of six major international currencies, is up by 0.43% at 90.22. The index has been moving …

The United States Federal Reserve Vice Chair Richard Clarida said on Friday that the distribution of Coronavirus vaccines is improving the outlook for the American economy in 2021, Reuters reported. “The economy has turned out to be more resilient in adapting to the virus and more responsive to monetary and …

Wholesale inventories in the United Stated remained unchanged during November, data showed on Friday. Data by the U.S. Department of Commerce showed a stability in wholesale inventories, versus an initially estimated reading that showed a decline of 0.1%. In October, wholesale inventories rose by 1.3%. Meanwhile, the component of wholesale …

Employment in Canada declined by 62,600 in December, compared to expectations of 27,500, and the Unemployment Rate ticked up to 8.6% from 8.5% in November as expected, Statistics Canada reported on Friday.

Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) in the US fell by 140,000 in December, the data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics revelled on Friday. This reading followed November’s increase of 336,000 and missed the market expectation.

Bitcoin jumped more than 5% on Friday, January 8th, to a new record high at $ 41,530, to offset losses incurred earlier in the session. The most popular digital currency in the world fell to a low of $36618.36 on the Bitstamp exchange before rising. The rival cryptocurrency Ethereum rose …

The British health ministry announced on Friday that the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for use, as reported by Reuters. The health ministry further noted that they have ordered 10 million additional doses of Moderna’s vaccine to bring the total to 17 million …