Market Update

The Eurozone manufacturing sector activity continued to improve this month, the latest manufacturing activity survey from IHS/Markit research showed on Wednesday. The Eurozone Manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) improved from 51.7 in August to 53.7 in September above 51.9 expectations while the Services PMI dropped to 47.6 in September vs. …

Traders increased their open interest positions by around 5.6K contracts on Tuesday, extending the erratic performance seen as of late in light of flash data from CME Group. On the other hand, volume resumed the downside and shrunk by around 182.1K contracts. Prices of the barrel of WTI charted an …

China has said it will invest in strategic industries, including key technology sectors such as 5G networks, artificial intelligence and chips. The National Development and Reform Commission said China will speed up the development of new materials to ensure stable supply chains for the aircraft industry, microelectronics and deepwater mining …

Japanese shares fell on Wednesday, September 23, as the stock market tracked losses in global markets after a long weekend and under pressure from fears of a rise in cases of Coronavirus and the delay of an American stimulus program. Car stocks and other value stocks recorded the largest losses, …

Gold prices touched on Wednesday, their lowest level in 6 weeks with the rise of the dollar in light of the decline in sentiment in Europe due to the Coronavirus crisis, while investors grew concerned about more stimulus from the US Federal Reserve. Gold spot lost 1% to 1880.46 dollars …

President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Tom Barkin said on Tuesday that the US labor market and economic activity may not fully recover until a vaccine and treatments for the novel Coronavirus are developed. “If this rate of initial claims continues, you have to imagine the recent improvements …

Manufacturers in the United Kingdom saw the highest decline in orders in three months during September, according to data by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) on Tuesday. The CBI monthly industrial order book balance decreased to -48 in September from -44 in August. It is worth noting that UK …

European stocks closed higher on Tuesday, despite concerns about the rising number of COVID-19 cases across the continent and the prospects of renewed lockdown measurements. The STOXX Europe 600 index closed higher by 0.46%. The UK’s FTSE100 gained 0.43%, while the French index CAC40 levelled up by 0.40%. Meanwhile, the …

Gold prices declined on Tuesday for the second consecutive session, amid a rebound by the US Dollar (USD). This comes amid increasing uncertainty regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, with some European countries re-imposing restrictions and lockdowns to combat the spread of the virus. Gold futures for December delivery lost $3, or …

The US Dollar (USD) is maintaining its upward trend against major currencies on Tuesday, amid uncertainty regarding the state of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Dollar index (DXY), which measures the performance of the USD against a basket of six major international currencies, is up for the day by 0.34% at …