Market Update

The US Dollar (USD) is showing a mixed performance on Friday across the board, with rising concerns about the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the United States. The Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the USD performance against a basket of six major international currencies, is down by 0.15% at …

Two OPEC + sources told Reuters on Friday that the producer group’s compliance with the October oil production cuts is expected to reach 101 percent.

Regarding the fiscal policy and additional stimulus, New York Federal Reserve President John Williams noted that they are still in an extraordinary situation with the coronavirus outbreak, as reported by Reuters. “Fed’s inflation target will call for inflation going modestly above 2% for some period of time.”“Climate change is a …

The Group of Twenty (G20) finance ministers agreed for the first time on Friday on a new joint framework for restructuring government debt in anticipation that the coronavirus crisis could lead some poor countries to need significant debt forgiveness. Large creditors, including China, are expected to follow common guidelines that …

The German economy ministry said on Friday that the country’s economic recovery has continued until October but has slowed since August, adding that lockdown measures put in place to slow the spread of the Coronavirus hurt the economy in November. But the ministry said it did not look like the …

The dollar fell on Friday and risk appetite dwindled in currency markets, as concerns about the economic consequences of the spike in COVID-19 cases in Europe and the United States dampened initial enthusiasm about a possible vaccine. Global markets rose on Monday after Pfizer said its experimental vaccine was more …

The Eurozone economy saw a rebound of 12.6% on quarter in the three months to September of 2020, missing +12.7% expected. Data released by the European Statistics Office (Eurostat) revealed on Friday. On an annualized basis, the bloc’s GDP dropped by 4.4% in Q3 vs. -4.3% seen in the previous reading while …

The benchmark index of European stocks fell today, Friday, heading towards the weekly decline, as the increase in cases of coronavirus cases exacerbated fears of damage to the continent’s economy in the coming winter months. The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell 0.3%, after jumping earlier in the week thanks to …

Oil prices plummeted on Friday, as they are under pressure due to concerns about a slowing global economic recovery and fuel demand due to an increase in COVID-19 cases, but the market remains on track to make gains for the second week in a row, supported by hopes for a …

Gold prices stabilized in a narrow range today, Friday, supported by concerns about the economic consequences resulting from the escalation of Covid-19 cases, but the yellow metal is heading towards its first weekly loss since September, as it boosted hopes for a vaccine for high-risk assets earlier this week. With …