Following the European Central Bank’s (ECB) decision to keep its key rates and €1,350 of (PEPP) unchanged, Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, is delivering her remarks on the monetary policy outlook in a press conference. “Rebound broadly in line with previous expectations.”“Level of activity well below pre-COVID levels.”“Strength of …
Read More »Lagarde Speech: Appreciation of Euro Puts Negative Pressure on Prices
Following the European Central Bank’s (ECB) decision to keep its key rates and €1,350 of (PEPP) unchanged, Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, is delivering her remarks on the monetary policy outlook in a press conference. “In the near term, price pressures to remain subdued.”“Euro appreciation to contribute to subdued …
Read More »Breaking: ECB sees no need to overreact to euro gains, EUR/USD jumps to 1.1880
The European Central Bank’s (ECB) Governing Council has reportedly agreed that there is no need to overreact to euro gains. To be updated…
Read More »EUR/USD remains Firm Post-ECB
The Single currency remains on the positive side after the European Central Bank’s decision to keep interest rates unchanged, which prompted the EUR/USD pair to stay in the 1.1840 area on Thursday. The pair is extending its bullish momentum after touching its weekly lows on Wednesday near 1.1750. The European …
Read More »ECB Leaves Key Rates Unchanged in September
At its monetary policy meeting held on September10th, the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) decided to leave the interest rates on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility unchanged at 0.00%, 0.25% and -0.50%, respectively, as expected. …
Read More »UK Home Prices Jump in August
The UK housing market rally intensified in August, a survey said, with prices hitting a four-year high as buyers seek garden properties, and the survey also sent a warning signal that the recovery could lose momentum. The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors’ monthly house price index rose to +44 in …
Read More »The German Institute For Economic Research Raises Its Forecast For 2020 GDP
The German Institute for Economic Research said that it expects the country’s economy to decline by 6% this year due to the Coronavirus pandemic, revised by raising its previous estimate of a contraction of 9.4%. “The German economy is doing very well, given the circumstances,” said Klaus Michelsen, an analyst …
Read More »US Energy Secretary: Hurricane Laura Caused Extensive Damage to a Site That Contains About 30% of Crude Oil Reserves
US Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette said that Hurricane Laura caused massive damage to a site that houses about 30% of the country’s emergency crude oil reserves, but three other sites still have a lot of oil. The damaged Strategic Petroleum Reserve site in West Huckberry, Louisiana, contains nearly 8.2 billion …
Read More »FX Option Expiries For Sept 10 NY Cut
FX option expiries for Sept 10 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, can be found below. – EUR/USD: EUR amounts 1.1700 587m1.1780 1.0bn1.1790 517m1.1800 740m1.1890 789m – GBP/USD: GBP amounts 1.2960 201m1.3090 262m – USD/JPY: USD amounts 105.00 923m105.80 780m105.85 1.1bn106.00 1.9bn106.50 660m106.75 557m107.00 650m107.05 560m107.11 1.2bn – NZD/USD: NZD amounts 0.6600 …
Read More »Oil prices Rising From a 3-Month Low, Demand Concerns Remain
Oil futures rose again on Wednesday to compensate for some of the losses of the previous session, but the renewed growth of Covid-19 infections in some countries undermined hopes for a steady recovery of global demand. Brent crude advanced $ 1.01, equivalent to 2.5%, to be settled at $40.79 a …
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