Market Update

A partial lockdown in Germany this month could lead to weaker economic growth during the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2020, according to the German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz. The minister also said on Thursday that a government stimulus package could help offset the effect of the lockdown, Reuters reported. The …

Data by the United States Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed on Thursday that crude oil inventories in the US rose by 4.3 million barrels last week. The data comes against expectations a 3 million-barrel decline, according to a poll by S&P Global Platts. Gasoline inventories declined by 2.3 million barrels, …

European stocks ended Thursday lower, after hopes for the new vaccine against the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) provided a much needed support for the market. In addition, data showed earlier today a decline in industrial production across the Eurozone during the month of September. The pan-European STOXX Europe 600 closed lower …

The Euro (EUR) is surging against a weakening British Pound (GBP), despite industrial production in the Eurozone declining during September and the UK’s GDP rebounding during the third quarter (Q3) of the year. The EUR/GBP pair is up by 0.88%, trading at 0.8986. The pair has been moving today in …

German biotech CureVac’s CEO, Franz-Werner Haas, said on Thursday that they are planning to produce 300-400 million doses of their coronavirus vaccine in 2021, as reported by Reuters.

Inflation in the US, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), was 0% in October, the report published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics showed on Thursday. On a yearly basis, the CPI declined to 1.2% from 1.4% in September. Further details of the publication revealed that the …

There were 709,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending November 7th, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed on Thursday. This reading followed last week’s print of 757,000 (revised from 751,000) and came in better than the market expectation of …

The International Energy Agency said that the permanent shutdowns of refining capacity expected in 2020-2021 rose to about 1.7 million barrels per day in light of the Covid-19 pandemic striking demand for oil products. The agency added that the past few months have witnessed the announcement of the closure of …

The International Energy Agency said that it is unlikely that global oil demand will receive a big boost from the distribution of vaccines to prevent infection with Covid-19 before late 2021, in a view that is likely to dampen the oil price gains made since the announcement of progress on …

Industrial production for the Eurozone fell unexpectedly in September due to factors most importantly a sharp decline in the production of consumer durables, which is a negative indication of a quarter that has begun to strong. The European Union’s statistics office said industrial output in 19 eurozone countries fell 0.4% …