Market Update

The US Dollar (USD) is maintaining its upward trend against major currencies on Tuesday, amid uncertainty regarding the state of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Dollar index (DXY), which measures the performance of the USD against a basket of six major international currencies, is up for the day by 0.34% at …

Consumer confidence in the Eurozone increased by 0.8 points in September, compared with its level in August, according to data released by the European Commission on Tuesday. Eurozone consumer confidence increased to -13.9 from -14.7 last month, while for the entire European Union the indicator increased by 0.6 points to …

Existing home sales in the United States increased during the month of August to its highest level in about 14 years, according to data by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Existing home sales went up by 2.4% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6 million units in August, …

President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Charles Evans said on Tuesday that failing to pass a new economic stimulus package could lead to a longer recession and a slower recovery, Reuters reported. “Fiscal support is just fundamental.” Evans expects the unemployment rate in the United States to decline …

The activity in the Federal Reserve’s Fifth District’s manufacturing sector expanded at a stronger pace in September than it did in August with the Composite Index of the Richmond Fed’s Survey of Manufacturing Activity rising to 21 from 18. Further details of the report showed that the Manufacturing Shipment Index declined …

Major stock indices in the US opened slightly higher on Tuesday after Monday’s sharp declines. At the time of writing, the S&P 500 rose 0.45% to 3296, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.15% to 27194, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.6% to 10844. All major sectors in the S&P …

Gold fell on Tuesday, September 22, as the dollar rose to its highest level in more than a month, while investors remained skeptical about additional stimulus measures to support the economy that was affected by the Corona pandemic, ahead of words by Federal Reserve officials (the US Central Bank) this …

The headline Diffusion Index of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s Nonmanufacturing Business Outlook Survey improved to 8 in September from 1.6 in August, the monthly data showed on Tuesday. Wage and Benefit-Cost Index dropped to 13.1 in September from 14.6 in August. Firm-level Business Activity Index edged higher to …

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Tuesday that they will be introducing new COVID-19 restriction measures but noted that they will not be returning to a full lockdown as they did in March, as reported by Reuters. The PM said that they will be dropping the plan to allow …

The dollar rose on Tuesday, September 22, to a peak of six weeks, extending its gains from the previous session, as markets turn away from risk due to the increase in coronavirus cases and new isolation measures in Europe. Stocks fell on Monday as the currency market witnessed risk aversion …