The price of gold has reached an all-time high, as concerns about the health of the recovery in the United States and the increasing signs of the second waves of Corona virus around the world have boosted demand for assets that no one can afford. Gold futures rose to $ …
Read More »French Jobless Total Drops in June
Data from the French Ministry of Labor showed on Monday that France is experiencing the largest decrease in total unemployment as job seekers find part-time jobs. The ministry said the number of unemployment in government employment agencies decreased by 204,700 in June, the largest monthly drop ever to 4,220,900. The …
Read More »EUR/GBP Keep Modest Gains Above 0.9100
The EUR/GBP gained some momentum on Monday and built on a good bounce last week with the common currency receiving support from the European Recovery Fund Agreement. The EUR/GBP shade some gains around 20 points during the European session, just above 0.9100. the pair built on a good bounce last …
Read More »Nikkei Falls to Its Lowest Level in a Week And Half
Japanese stocks fell to their lowest levels in a week and a half on Monday, as concerns about the deterioration of relations between China and the United States caused a negative shift in investor sentiment. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 35.76 points, or 0.16%, from Wednesday to close the …
Read More »USDCHF Off Multi-Years Lows
Concern about the high of COVID-19, and the worsening relations between the United States and China affected the pair. The upbeat mood on the market undermined the CHF as a safe haven and helped reduce further losses. It appears that the USDCHF pair has now entered a bearish consolidation phase …
Read More »German IFO Business Climate Index Beats Estimates
The headline German IFO Business Climate Index came in at 90.5 in July, better than last month’s 86.2 while beating the consensus estimates of 89.3. Meanwhile, the Current Economic Assessment arrived at 84.5 points in the same month as compared to last month’s 81.3 and 85.0 estimated. On the other …
Read More »European Stocks Seen Higher
European stock markets opened higher on Monday, supported by signs of recovery from China, along with the continued corporate earnings season. However, it gave up some of those gains with negative news about COVID-19 cases and tensions between the United States and China. At 06:05 GMT, DAX futures in Germany …
Read More »Gold Hits Record High, Stocks Mixed
The yellow metal rose to all-time high on Monday as relations between the United States and China deteriorated, sparking demand for the safe metal while market sentiment was mixed ahead of more earnings reports. Gold rose 1.6% to a record $ 1.943 an ounce, exceeding its peak in September 2011 …
Read More »China Reports 61 New Covid-19 Cases
The National Health Commission of China said on Monday that it had recorded 61 new infections with the COVID 19 up from 46 the previous day, adding that it had detected the most significant number of local infections with the virus since early March. The commission said the new number …
Read More »Wall Street Record Weekly Losses
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) settled lower on Friday, recording weekly losses, impacted by the rising tensions between the US and China and the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in many states across the US. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 182.44 points or 0.7% and closed at 26,469.9, …
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