Market Update

Germany intends to borrow 179.82 billion euros (214.36 billion dollars) next year, nearly double the 96 billion euros expected before that, lawmakers told Reuters on Friday, as Berlin is expanding aid measures to mitigate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Europe’s largest economy. The German parliament’s budget committee of …

Gold fell on Friday and is heading to record its third consecutive weekly loss, as investors balance doubts about a Covid-19 vaccine that tops the nominations and optimism that the vaccines will arrive sooner than expected. Gold fell in immediate trading 0.1% to $ 1809.40 an ounce, with a weekly …

Data from the Robert Koch Institute for Infectious Diseases showed today, Friday, that 22,806 new confirmed cases of Coronavirus were recorded in Germany, bringing the total to one million and 6,394 cases. The data revealed that 426 new deaths were recorded, bringing the total number to 15,586.

Oil prices fell today, Friday, in quiet trading due to the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States, as they fell amid fears of an increase in supply and doubts about the possibility of eliminating a vaccine against the Coronavirus pandemic. With the Japanese markets closed, Brent crude fell to $ …

The Japanese benchmark Nikkei stock index closed today, Friday, at its highest level since April 1991, as it rose for the fourth consecutive session, supported by hopes for economic recovery and strong business results, after progress in developing the Covid-19 vaccine. The Nikkei rose 0.41% to close at 26,644.71 points. …

The German government could increase its borrowing to around EUR 180 billion in 2021, as part of efforts to increase stimulus spending against the Coronavirus crisis, Bloomberg reported. The new debt value is yet to be approved by the German parliament, as it is nearly double the initial estimate of …

The British automobile industry could struggle in the case of a no-deal Brexit, according to a recent report by Reuters. A no deal Brexit could cut UK vehicle production by two million units over the next five years, as per the the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). In …

Consumer confidence in Germany and France declined this month, amid renewed lockdown measures to curb the spread of a new wave of the Coronavirus pandemic. In France, consumer confidence fell in November to its lowest level since December 2018, Reuters reported. The French consumer confidence index declined by four points …

The US Dollar (USD) is showing a relatively positive performance on Thursday, an official holiday in the United States on the occasion of Thanksgiving. The Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the performance of the USD against a basket of six international currencies, has been moving mostly in the positive territory …

European stocks closed lower on Thursday, continuing to trade marginally lower. The pan-European STOXX 600 index finished lower by 0.03%. The UK’s FTSE100 declined by 0.44%, while the German DAX ended the session’s lower by 0.02%. Similarly, the French CAC40 index decreased by 0.08%.