Market Update

Australia’s Private Capital Expenditure fell more-than-expected in the third quarter, the latest data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed on Thursday. Total new capital expenditure fell by 3% in the September quarter 2020 vs. -1.5% expectations and a 5.9% slump witnessed in the June quarter.

The Nikkei index fell in early trading in Tokyo on Thursday. The Nikkei slipped 0.16% to 26,255.47 points, while the broader Topix index fell 0.39% to 1760.86 points.

Oil prices continued to rise on Wednesday, reaching their highest level in about nine months. Brent crude futures for January delivery increased by 75 cents, or 1.6%, to finish at $48.61 per barrel. The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures for January delivery gained 80 cents, or 1.8%, to close …

After consecutive declines this week, gold prices rose on Wednesday, but remain far from their level prior to the recent correction wave. Gold futures for December delivery gained 90 cents, or less than 0.1%, to close at $1,805.50 per ounce. Meanwhile, silver futures for December delivery added 6.2 cents, or …

Home prices in the United States rose during September, according to recent data. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index surged by 7% during the fiscal year that ended in September, up from a 5.8% annual rate in August. This is the highest annual rise in the index since …

Household spending in the United States increased more than what was expected during the month of October, data by the US Department of Commerce showed on Wednesday. Purchases increased by 0.5% on a monthly basis, after rising by 1.2% in September. Meanwhile, personal incomes declined by 0.7%.

European stocks closed Wednesday nearly unchanged, after achieving recent gains on restored political certainty in the US and positive news about Coronavirus vaccines, despite the surge in new cases and lockdown measures across the continent. The STOXX Europe 600 index finished marginally lower by 0.056%. In the UK, the FTSE100 …

Crude oil inventories in the United States declined last week, against market expectations, data by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed on Wednesday. A decline of 800,000 barrels in the week that ended on November 20 means that crude stockpiles now stand at 488.7 million barrels. Meanwhile, gasoline inventories …

The United States’ goods and services deficit rose by $0.9 billion to $80.3 billion in October from $79.4 billion in September, the data published jointly by the US Census Bureau and the US Bureau of Economic Analysis showed on Wednesday.

There were 778,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending November 21, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed on Wednesday. This reading followed last week’s print of 748,000 (revised from 742,000) and came in worse than the market expectation of …