Market Update

The dollar fell on Monday, September 14th against other major currencies, as a wave of mergers and acquisitions lifted sentiment in global stock markets as investors looked forward to a week crowded with events including the US Federal Reserve meeting and the appointment of a new Japanese prime minister. Attention …

Data showed Turkish industrial production rose 4.4% year-on-year in July, exceeding expectations and continuing to accelerate since the economy reopened in June following anti-Coronavirus closures. In a Reuters poll, industrial output was expected to grow 3% year-on-year in July. Compared to the previous month, production in the manufacturing sector rose …

The US dollar index, which measures the strength of the greenback against a basket of currencies, started the week negatively from the major support level at 93.00. The index fell for the second session in a row on Monday, moving just above 93.00 in a somewhat risky environment. At the …

Gold prices rose on Monday, September 14th, boosted by the dollar’s weakness, while investors are looking to the US Federal Reserve meeting this week to get indications regarding stimulus measures and inflation target. The gold spot rose 0.2% to 1944.69 dollars an ounce by 06:47 GMT. And gold in US …

Oil prices rose today due to a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico, which forced companies to evacuate platforms and halt production. Still, the gains were limited by concerns about a glut in global supplies and a decrease in demand for fuel. By 06:29 GMT, US West Texas Intermediate …

The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has set the yuan reference rate at 6.8361 versus Friday’s fix at 6.8389.

FX option expiries for Sept 14 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below. – EUR/USD: EUR amounts  1.1900 1.2bn – USD/JPY: USD amounts          106.50 555m106.69 444m

There were many important events that affected the markets over the past week, such as the European Central Bank and Bank of Canada meeting with Brexit talks reaching a dead-end last week and the developments of the Corona vaccine as tensions continued between the United States and China. At its …

The United States economy is recovering at a pace that is faster than initially expected, a recent survey by The Wall Street Journal suggested. Participating economists and market experts are expecting the US gross domestic product (GDP) will achieve a growth rate of 23.9% during the third quarter (Q3) of …

The United Kingdom (UK) has reached a trade agreement with Japan for the post-Brexit stage, which is the first of its kind for London, Reuters reported. Under the new deal with Japan, around 99% of British exports will be exempted from tariffs. Bilateral trade reached GBP 29.5 billion in 2018, …