Market Update

Wholesale sales in Canada increased by 0.9% to $66.2 billion in September, data by Statistics Canada showed on Tuesday. Sales of food, beverage, and tobacco grew by 3.6% to $12.4 billion, with the food industry sales increasing by 4.2%. This is the best reading for the food, beverage, and tobacco …

European stocks closed lower on Tuesday, returning to losses despite positive news about a Coronavirus vaccine being developed by Moderna. The STOXX Europe 600 index finished lower by 0.2%, while the UK’s FTSE100 plunged by 0.87%. Meanwhile, the French index CAC40 added 0.21%, and the German index closed marginally lower …

Business inventories in the United States grew during the month of September by more than expected, data by the US Department of Commerce showed on Tuesday. Business inventories increased by 0.7% in September after rising by 0.3% in August. Meanwhile, retail inventories increased by 1.7% in September, up from an …

Industrial Production in the United States expanded by 1.1% on a monthly basis in October, the US Federal Reserve reported on Tuesday. This reading came in slightly better than the market expectation of 1% and followed September’s 0.4% contraction.

The Turkish lira fell by more than 1% on Tuesday, November 17t, against the dollar, after rising by as much as 12% last week thanks to expectations of a more conservative economic policy when President Erdogan pledged a new economic model. The lira had stabilized at 7.80, after touching 7.7110 …

A document seen by Reuters showed that OPEC and its allies have revised demand projections for 2021, with weaker demand forecasts than previously estimated, which supports the call for a tighter supply policy next year. “For the year 2021, demand is expected to grow by 6.2 million barrels per day, …

The dollar stabilized against most currencies on Tuesday, November 17th, as the return of restrictions in some US states and concerns about a smooth transfer of power to President-elect Joe Biden dispelled optimism about a coronavirus vaccine. Meanwhile, the British pound rose thanks to media reports that Britain might reach …

Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday, “coronavirus cases are not falling as fast as we expected,” adding that the “economy will recover if we keep virus numbers low.” She said: “Virus numbers are too high, contacts must be reduced.”

Gold prices fell on Tuesday, November 17th, as market optimism about a possible second vaccine for Covid-19 balanced the dollar’s weakness and concerns about a rise in global coronavirus cases. Spot gold fell 0.1% to $ 1886.17 an ounce by 06:23 GMT, while US gold futures fell 0.2% to $ …

Oil prices rose on Tuesday, November 17th, thanks to expectations that OPEC and its allies will extend crude production cuts for at least three months, while sentiment boosted on news of another promising Coronavirus vaccine. Brent crude in January contracts rose 26 cents, equivalent to 0.6%, to $ 44.08 a …