Market Update

Speaking on Dubai TV, Monday, Mohamed Hashad, Director of Research and Development at Noor Capital and member of the American Association of Professional Technical Analysts, shed light on a number of developments in the markets this week: European Stocks Hashad commented on how markets would deal today with concerns over …

White House announced on Monday that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was nominated for a second four-year term by President Joe Biden. Lael Brainard, who reportedly was the other top candidate for the position, will become the new vice-chair, the press release further revealed.

Stock futures rose in early morning trading Monday ahead of a short week of trading due to the holiday, a historically strong seasonal period on Wall Street. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 101 points. The futures contracts for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 index were also …

Stock futures rose in early morning trading Monday ahead of a short week of trading due to the holiday, a historically strong seasonal period on Wall Street. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 101 points. The futures contracts for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 were also trading …

Oil prices rose on Monday but remained pressured by rising COVID-19 cases in Europe and the possibility of Japan drawing down on its national reserves, raising concerns about oversupply and weak demand. Brent crude and US West Texas Intermediate prices fell more than a dollar in early trading, hitting their …

The European euro fell on Monday, approaching its lowest level in 16 months, on the back of growing fears of the repercussions of the new restrictions to besiege Covid-19 in Europe, at a time when Austria began a complete closure, while Germany considers emulating it. Austria began its fourth closure, …

European shares rose Monday, November 22nd, boosted by a rally in telecoms stocks, and the European STOXX600 index rose 0.3% to offset Friday’s declines after Austria announced new lockdown measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and neighboring Germany hinted it might follow suit. Telecom shares rose 0.9%, supported by shares …

The Turkish lira rose to less than 11.2 against the dollar on Monday, November 22, after hitting an unprecedented low late last week, after the central bank cut interest rates again under pressure from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and indicated that more monetary easing is coming. The lira was at …

Gold fell in Monday morning trading in Asia but settled after hitting its lowest level in nearly two weeks. However, concerns about high numbers of COVID-19 cases in Europe helped limit some losses in gold. While gold futures were down 0.26% at $1,846.80. The dollar, which usually moves in reverse …

Gold fell in Monday morning trading in Asia, but settled after hitting its lowest level in nearly two weeks. However, concerns about high numbers of COVID-19 cases in Europe helped limit some losses in gold. While gold futures were down 0.26% at $1,846.80 by 11:17 PM ET. The dollar, which …