Market Update

The government of Germany is set to revise upwards its expectations for the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2020, Reuters reported on Monday. Berlin foresees GDP to contract by 5.5% this year, down from a previous estimate of a 5.8% contraction. The revision is expected to be presented to the …

New homes sales in the United States decreased last month, against market expectations, data by the US Department of Commerce showed on Monday. New single-family home sales declined by 3.5% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 959,000 units in September. Meanwhile, the August reading was revised down to 994,000 …

The Secretary-General of OPEC said today, Monday, that OPEC+ producers do not expect oil prices to collapse again, as happened in Q2, adding that members of the alliance “will not change course” in terms of rebalancing the market. “The economic and oil demand recovery remain anemic,” the Organization of Petroleum …

Oil fell more than 2% on Monday, extending last week’s losses in light of the growing cases of Covid-19 disease in the United States and Europe, which raises concerns about the demand for crude, especially in light of the chances of increases in supply. Brent crude was down $ 1.25, …

Japanese stocks fell on Monday, as investors exercised caution ahead of a series of reports of company results, while sentiment was negatively affected by the growing cases of Coronavirus around the world. The benchmark Nikkei index fell 0.09% to 23,494.34 points, while the broader TOPIX index fell 0.39% to 1618.98 …

The dollar rose on Monday, as Traders proceeded to be cautious due to the increasing cases of Coronavirus in Europe and the United States, as well as the lack of progress in the US economic stimulus package. US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday that she expected …

The Turkish lira fell against the US dollar below the 8 for the first time, with doubts surrounding the efforts of the Turkish Central Bank to support the Turkish currency with the escalation of geopolitical tensions. The Turkish lira fell 1.2% to $ 8.0088 on Monday, the largest decline compared …

The headline German IFO Business Climate Index came in at 92.7 in October, weaker than last month’s 93.2 while missing the consensus estimates pointing to a reading of 93.0. On the other hand, the IFO Expectations Index – indicating firms’ projections for the next six months, came in at 95.0 for …

Data released by the Ministry of Health in Italy on Sunday, October 25, showed a new record in the number of new cases of Coronavirus in one day, as it detected 21,273 cases and 128 deaths, while the government tightened restrictions further in an attempt to contain the expanding outbreak. …

Gold fell below the psychologically critical $ 1900 level on Monday to record the lowest price in more than a week, on US Dollar strenth and the lack of progress in talks on a new US stimulus package. Gold spot fell 0.2%to $ 1897.35 an ounce by 0711 GMT, after …