Market Update

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% …

Bitcoin has topped the critical $16,000 after the first attempt failed to make significant progress on Wednesday. The flagship cryptocurrency appears to be on steroids, with the price action having lifted above $16,100. The Relative Strength Index also supports the breakout after bouncing off support at the midline.

Oil prices rose Thursday, November 12th, taking crude gains since the start of this week to more than 10%, thanks to growing hopes that major producers around the world will be reluctant to increase supplies, while the increase in cases of Covid-19 undermines demand for fuel. By 07:32 GMT, US …

European stocks fell on Thursday (November 12th) from their highest in eight months, as a surge in coronavirus cases raised doubts about a faster economic recovery and overshadowed positive quarterly earnings reports. The Stoxx600 index of European shares fell 0.7% by 08:04 GMT, erasing some of the shine of the …

The dollar held on to its gains in general Thursday, November 12, as investors trimmed their optimistic expectations about the Covid-19 vaccine, which is unlikely to prevent a bleak winter in Europe and the United States with the escalation of the second wave of the pandemic. The dollar index rose …

Gold prices rose Thursday, November 12th, after falling by more than 1% in the previous session, after the impact of fears of the economic repercussions of the increase in cases of Covid-19 outweighed positive developments regarding a vaccine for the disease. By 05:49 GMT, spot gold prices rose 0.2% to …

The Nikkei index closed Thursday, November 12th, near its 29-and-a-half year high as technology stocks tracked their US counterparts, but gains were capped by profit-taking selling following a surge fueled by optimism about developments related to a Covid-19 vaccine. The Nikkei index rose 0.68% to 25,520.88 points, after reaching its …