Market Update

Annual inflation in Turkey jumped higher than expected, registering 14.03% in November, the highest level since August 2019 due to the drop in the lira, which remains on the pressures urging monetary policy tightening after a big interest rate hike last month. On a monthly basis, consumer prices increased 2.30% …

Retail Sales both in the Eurozone and the European Union increased by 1.5% on a monthly basis in October, the data published by the Eurostat showed on Thursday. This reading followed September’s contraction of 1.7% and beat the market expectation of +0.8%.

Oil prices rose Thursday, December 3, after a dispute erupted between two producers, including Saudi Arabia and Russia, over the need to extend the deadline for record production cuts that began during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Brent crude rose 21 cents, or 0.4%, to $48.46 a barrel …

OPEC and Russia will resume talks Thursday (December 3) in an effort to define policies for 2021 after an initial round of discussions this week failed to reach a compromise on how to cope with weak oil demand amid a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. It was widely expected …

Gold rose Thursday, December 3, to its highest level in more than a week, as the dollar fell to its lowest level in several years due to hopes of soon distributing a vaccine for the Coronavirus, while investors continued to follow the developments of the stimulus agreement in the United …

Chinese Caixin Services PMI rose to 57.8 in November from 56.8 in October, the second highest reading since April 2010. Total new business grew in November to the highest level since April 2010, with new export business expanding for the first time in five months. It is reported that the …

Japanese stocks stabilized Thursday, December 3, near a 29-year high, as major countries close to distributing coronavirus vaccines, while sentiment also received support from hopes for more stimulus. Nikkei ended the session modestly gaining 0.03% at 26,809.37, but held near its highest level since April 1991, while the broader Topix …

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, could be preparing another campaign to run for the presidency in 2024, Reuters reported on Wednesday. Trump, who is yet to concede his loss in the recent elections to President-elect Joe Biden, reportedly told an assembled group earlier that “we are trying …

Oil prices closed higher on Wednesday, amid anticipation for the OPEC+ alliance decision on production cuts. Brent crude futures for February delivery rose by 83 cents, or 1.8%, to finish at $48.25 per barrel. Meanwhile, the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures for January delivery gained 73 cents, or 1.6%, …

Gold prices rose for the second consecutive session, supported by positive news about a new stimulus package in the United States. Gold futures for February delivery gained $11.30, or 0.6%, and closed at $1,830.20 per ounce. The back-to-back gains come after a strong correction wave for the yellow metal, and …