Market Update

The Australian Dollar (AUD) is showing a positive performance against the U.S. Dollar (USD) at the beginning of the second week of February, as the latter continues to be negatively impacted by the recent job data report in the United States. Early in the American session on Monday, the AUD/USD …

Bitcoin jumped more than 14% to an unprecedented peak after Tesla announced that it had invested nearly $ 1.5 billion in cryptocurrency last month. And that news raised Bitcoin to exceed 44 thousand dollars. The electric car maker revealed the investment ten days after its CEO, Elon Musk, added the …

Today’s survey reported that investor sentiment in the eurozone fell unexpectedly in February, as the economy was affected by the lockdown measures aimed at curbing the pace of Covid-19 cases, unlike other regions in the world that achieved further recovery. Sentex Euro-zone index fell below zero, dropping from 1.3 in …

The dollar fell during a quiet Asian session, after weaker than expected inflation data in the United States for January and the Federal Reserve’s repetition of its monetary easing stance, but the US currency compensated for some of its losses with the opening of European markets. Data on Wednesday showed …

German industrial production remained unchanged in December, in light of the comprehensive closures imposed at home and abroad to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, which curbed the export-oriented manufacturing sector in the largest European economy. This follows a 1.5% growth in the previous month, according to figures released by the Federal …

European stocks rose, after achieving their best weekly gains in nearly three months, as Dialog Semiconductor boosted the technology sector, while hopes for a faster economic recovery continued on the back of the global distribution of vaccines. Renesas Electronics and Dialog said they had agreed that the Japanese chipmaker would …

Gold prices rose, as weak US jobs data boosted hopes of more fiscal stimulus and put pressure on the dollar, although the rise in treasury instrument yields limited the metal’s gains. The spot price of gold was 0.1% up to $ 1813.96 an ounce. US gold futures rose 0.1% to …

Oil prices rose to their highest levels in just over a year, with Brent crude futures exceeding $60 a barrel, supported by supply cuts from major producers and hopes for more US economic stimulus measures to support demand. Brent crude for April delivery touched $60.06 a barrel, its peak since …

Oil prices rose on Friday, extending their weekly gains, most of which came on the back of the commitment of the OPEC+ alliance to the agreed-upon production cuts. This week, oil prices kept rising to new highs not seen in a year. Brent crude futures for April delivery rose by …

Silver prices rose on Friday, ending a turbulent week for the metal that began with silver futures rising to their highest level since 2013, before dropping by more than 10% on Tuesday. Today, silver futures for March delivery gained 79 cents, or 3%, to finish at $27.019 per ounce. For …