Market Update

A second wave of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in countries such as the United States could negatively impact European economic growth, Vice President of the European Central Bank (ECB), Luis de Guindos, has warned. The Eurozone economy contraction was better than previously expected during the second quarter (Q2) of 2020. …

US stock markets opened higher on Tuesday as the Nasdaq Composite Index reached an all-time high with policymakers prepares proposals for a fifth stimulus package. The Nasdaq rose 48 points, or 0.5%, at 10813, while the Dow Jones rose 208 points, or 0.8%, to 26,889, and the S&P 500 rose …

Monthly data released by Statistics Canada on Tuesday revealed that Canada’s retail sales rose 18.7% in May to $ 41.8 billion.This reading came after a 19.1% increase in May’s advanced estimates, and slightly worse than the 20% market forecast.

The GBP/USD rose for the third straight session on Tuesday as the USD continued to sell on the optimism about Covid-19 vaccine and the European Recovery Fund agreement, which weakens the US dollar as a safe haven. GBP/USD jumped to more than 1.2700 levels, six-week highs, but then retreated somewhat. …

“China’s economic recovery leads the world, we will strive to make up economic losses caused by coronavirus epidemic,” Chinese President Xi Jinping told the state television on Tuesday, as reported by Reuters. “We will strive to achieve good results for economic growth this year,” Xi added and noted that they …

The Chinese Foreign Ministry again criticized the UK’s decision to suspend the extradition treaty in Hong Kong, in the latest escalation of tensions between China and Britain. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said that Britain’s actions violated international law and international standards. China on Tuesday reiterated its strong opposition to the …

Oil prices rose on Tuesday, supported by positive news about the trials of the Covid-19 vaccine and the recovery fund agreement reached by European Union leaders, but gains were limited by fear of new lockdowns that may be a barrier to the recovery of demand for oil. Brent crude futures …

Gold continued its rise for the third consecutive session on Tuesday and rose to new highs for several years around $ 1823-24 area during the last hour. Additional stimulus plans from the US and the Eurozone were one of the main factors that lifted demand for the precious metal as …

European Union leaders reached a “historic” deal on a massive stimulus plan for the bloc’s economy, which is stagnating by the Covid-19. They reached the historic deal in the early hours of Tuesday after five days of negotiations. The agreement paves the way for the European Commission, the EU’s executive, …

British government borrowing rose to a record of 127.9 billion pounds ($ 162 billion) in the first three months of the fiscal year 21/2120, more than twice the entire year previously, with strict Coved 19 closures. Borrowing in June, excluding state-owned banks, reached 35.5 billion pounds, five times higher than …