Market Update

US President Donald Trump has 49.6% and former Vice President Joe Biden has 49.2% in the battleground state of Georgia with 96% of votes tallied so far, Reuters reported, citing the latest data from Edison Research.

European stocks reached a two-week high Thursday, November 5th, buoyed by a combination of strong business results and further stimulus for the British economy and the rise of Wall Street after the outcome of the US presidential election race became unpredictable. In its fifth day of gains, the European Stoxx600 …

The US dollar weakened against major currencies on Thursday as uncertainty over the US presidential election persists. This morning the euro was trading at 1.1799 against the dollar. The EUR/USD recently jumped to a weekly high above 1.18 as investors are optimistic about Biden’s victory in the elections. In the …

Gold prices rose in a limited range Thursday (November 5th), as investors expressed cautious optimism about Democratic candidate Joe Biden’s victory over his rival, President Donald Trump, in the close-range US presidential elections. Analysts expect Biden to likely take greater stimulus measures than his rival, the Republican president, although the …

The US Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday that crude oil inventories in the United States fell significantly in the past week, while gasoline inventories rose and distillate stocks decreased. Crude stocks fell by 8 million barrels in the week to October 30, compared to analysts’ expectations in a Reuters …

Following the BOE’s policy announcement, the central bank released the minutes of the meeting, with the key highlights found below (via Reuters). “Market participants attach some weight to the possibility of a negative bank rate.The market path for interest rates averages zero over the forecast period.Market-implied path for bank rate …

According to data from the US Energy Information Administration, weekly US crude oil exports fell by 1.2 million barrels per day to about 2.3 million barrels per day last week, the largest drop since January, as Hurricane Zita disrupted flows. Meanwhile, distillate stocks in the Gulf of Mexico in the …

The dollar fell to its lowest level in more than two years against the yuan and fell against other Asian currencies, with the Joe Biden approaching the White House in an exciting US presidential election. The pound weakened against the dollar and the euro after media reports that the Bank …

US President Donald Trump maintains his lead over rival former Vice President Joe Biden in Pennsylvania as well as Georgia, with 89% and 95% of the respective votes counted so far, according to Edison Research. Trump has 50.7% while Biden has 48.1% of votes in Pennsylvania while in Georgia, the …

The Bank of England’s (BOE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to leave the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 0.10% at its November policy meeting, as the second nationwide lockdown kicks-in this Thursday. The BOE expanded the Quantitative Easing (QE) program by £150 billion to £895 billion. Sees UK GDP -11% …