Market Update

China said on Thursday that it hope to implement the first stage of the trade agreement it reached with the United States and stressed its willingness to abide by the agreement despite the recent US sanctions on Chinese officials and companies. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters at …

European stocks fell from their highest levels in a month as the tension between the United States and China weakened hopes of a rapid global economic recovery. Europe’s STOXX 600 was down 0.9% at 0800 GMT and London’s FTSE 100 also fell 0.9%, both partially giving-up yesterday’s gains. Weak earnings …

Oil prices retreated after OPEC + agreed to taper record supply curbs from August, although the drop had received some bailouts from the rapid recovery of US demand after crude inventories fell in. Brent fell 33 cents, or 0.8%, to $ 43.46 a barrel, with WTI down 42 cents, or …

Industry data showed on Thursday that European car sales fell in June compared to last year, although they showed an improvement since May we ease of Covid-19 and lockdown measures  Statistics of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) showed the registration of new cars in June decreased by 24.1% YoY …

Asian shares and US stock futures fell on Thursday, due to concerns about the trade tension between the United States and China and the economic cost of the Covid-19 waves. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell by 1.18%, while Tokyo’s Nikkei fell 0.74%. Shares in China fell …

Data published by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) showed that the UK official unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.9% posted in May while the number of claimants count change fell unexpectedly last month. The number of people claiming jobless decreased by 28.1K in June, compared to expectations for +250K …

FX option expiries for July 16 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below. – EUR/USD: EUR amounts 1.1320 519m1.1350 2.0bn1.1400 853m1.1435 570m1.1450 712m1.1550 880m – GBP/USD: GBP amounts         1.2510 369m  – USD/JPY: USD amounts          107.25 576m107.30 556m107.35 410m – AUD/USD: AUD amounts 0.6980 563m – NZD/USD: NZD …

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) closed higher on Wednesday, supported by positive news about the development of a vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In addition, the US Federal Reserve’s Beige Book showed that economic activity increased in almost all districts across the United States. The Dow Jones Industrial …

Oil prices settled higher on Wednesday after showing a mixed performance during the session, finding support from a decline in the United States crude oil inventories, according to data by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). A major factor that impacted oil prices today was the expected OPEC+ agreement between …

Gold prices increased on Wednesday, supported by a decline by the US Dollar (USD), and investors seeking safe havens. However, the yellow metal gains were capped by the stock markets rise due to positive sentiments surrounding news about positive results for a COVID-19 vaccine. Gold futures for August delivery rose …