Market Update

The World Trade Organization (WTO) is supporting Canada in its complaint against the United States’ recent decision to impose tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber exports, Reuters reported. A WTO panel decided that the US breached international trade rules. On the other hand, the move aimed at countering unfair subsidies by …

The Canadian Dollar (CAD) has been appreciating against the US Dollar (USD) for the past six weeks, however, the USD/CAD is recovering some of its earlier losses. After dropping earlier today to its lowest level since January, the pair is currently trading at 1.3224, up by 0.36% for the day. …

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) declined to 1.18 in July from 5.33 in June, suggesting slower but still well-above-average growth last month. The fall of the index was due to some moderation in the growth of production- and employment-related indicators, according to data by the Federal Reserve Bank …

The benchmarks S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened at record highs on Monday after the US drug regulator approved the use of blood plasma to treat Covid-19 patients and thanks to a report that the Trump administration may speed up the process of adopting a potential vaccine. S&P rose 20.93 …

The single European currency has witnessed positive movements during Monday’s trading, settling above the lowest level in a week against the US dollar recorded earlier, after the US dollar’s ​​rise slowed, in conjunction with renewed purchases of high-risk currencies. The euro is currently higher against the dollar by more than …

The British pound bounced back to trade above 1.3100 after failing to maintain stability above this level, with pressure on the US dollar and a return to activity in riskier currencies. The pound sterling is currently trading at 1.3128 levels, up about 0.3%, after it was trading below the 1.3100 …

China said it supports companies resorting to legal means to protect their rights and interests after ByteDance said it would file a lawsuit against the administration of US President Donald Trump. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters in a daily briefing that the actions of US politicians involved …

The dollar fell in early trade in London, while riskier currencies and European stocks rose at the open, and some analysts attributed the improvement in sentiment to the United States ’approval of a treatment for Covid-19 patients. The Coronavirus has killed more than 800,000 people around the world, and the …

European stocks rose from their lowest level in two weeks, as signs of progress in developing a treatment for Covid-19 disease overshadowed concerns about an increase in cases on the continent, threatening to curb an economic recovery. The European STOXX 600 index rose 1.3%, following the gains in Asian markets …

Gold prices fell as the appetite for risk improved after the US Drug Administration approved the use of blood plasma for people recovering from Covid-19 disease as a treatment option, while the dollar rose. With the closure of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the spot price of gold was down 0.4% …