Market Update

The President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Raphael Bostic, said on Monday that the Fed should begin tapering the massive asset purchases following two consecutive months of strong job creation. He believes moving from the current accommodative stance to a more normal policy should be faster than previously …

The U.S. Dollar (USD) extended gains on Monday, after data showed another surge in job openings in the United States, giving more positive signs of a recovery in the labor market. Data by the U.S. Department of Labor showed that the number of available jobs increased to 10.1 million in …

Bitcoin continued its rally on Monday, surging to its highest level in about three months. Recent news has reassured investors in crypto-assets and improved their appetite for digital currencies, allowing Bitcoin to recover some of its recent losses. The world’s largest cryptocurrency in terms of market capitalization is up for …

The US dollar index managed to maintain the rising pace that it started at the end of the last week’s trading following the release of US labor market data during the month of July, which came in a very strong way better than the market expectations and pushed the US …

China’s central bank said it will maintain a flexible and accommodative prudent monetary policy while prioritizing stability. In its monetary policy implementation report for the second quarter of the year, the People’s Bank of China said it will keep liquidity reasonably plentiful and boost support for technology innovation, small businesses, …

Oil prices tumbled 4% on Monday, continuing their sharp losses incurred last week against the backdrop of the rise in the US dollar and fears that the global recovery in fuel demand may slow due to new restrictions to confront the pandemic in Asia, especially in China. The sentiment was …

Eurozone’s investor sentiment snapped its uptrend and dropped more than expected in August, the latest data published by the Sentix research group showed on Monday. The gauge dropped to 22.2 in August from 29.8 in July vs. a reading of 29.0 expected. The index ended its fifth straight month of …

Oil prices fell more than 2% on Monday, extending their heavy losses incurred last week on the back of the rise in the US dollar and fears that the global recovery in fuel demand may be set back due to new restrictions to confront the pandemic in Asia, especially in …

The performance of European stocks varied in early trading, as the leading British stock index was affected by the decline in commodity prices, while other indices in the region stabilized near their recent high levels with the end of the corporate earnings season. Shares of oil companies Royal Dutch Shell, …

Gold fell to its lowest level in more than four months on Monday, as strong US jobs data fueled fears of an earlier-than-expected interest rate hike, increasing the opportunity cost of holding the non-yielding yellow metal. And gold fell in the spot market 1.1% to 1744.50 dollars an ounce. In …