Market Update

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, …

The United States federal government’s budget deficit exceeded $3 trillion during the first 11 months of fiscal year 2020. Deficit in August amounted to $200 billion, Reuters reported. Year-to-date, the deficit reached $3.007 trillion nearly triple that of the same period last year.

Oil prices declined on Friday, logging their second consecutive weekly decline amid a mostly negative outlook for global demand. Brent crude futures for November delivery closed lower by 23 cents, or 0.6%, at $39.83 per barrel losing 6.6% for the week. Meanwhile, the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures for October …