Market Update

Asian stocks posted gains on Friday and US stocks futures also bounced, with increasing hopes for government spending around the world that will soften the impact of the pandemic with concerns about the increasing number of cases and the worsening tensions between Washington and Beijing. pan-European Euro Stoxx 50 futures, …

Oil prices retreated on Friday, as trading was cloudy over the global recovery in fuel demand and growing uncertainty, while cases of COVID 19 rise steadily in several countries with major producers prepared to ease production restrictions. Brent crude futures fell 11 cents, or 0.3%, to $ 43.26 a barrel …

Ahead of Friday’s European Union (EU) summit, Italian Economy Minister Roberto Gualtieri reiterated the country’s support for the new recovery fund worth 750B euros. Adding that they will try not to modify the overall amount or the breakdown between grants and loans to try and achieve that goal.As mentioned before, …

The President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, John Williams, said that the Fed’s emergency lending have helped ease credit markets disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Reuters reported. “The scale and reach of the response is an indication of the gravity and unique nature of the situation we …

The United States Federal Reserve should not raise interest rates until inflation reaches the 2% target, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Charles Evans, said on Thursday, as cited by Reuters. “I am hard pressed to think of reasons why we would need to move away from accommodative …

Oil prices declined on Thursday due to negative economic data, which also pushed stock markets down. The OPEC+ move to raise output, by limiting the production cuts to 7.7 million barrels per day (bpd) from August 1, which was announced yesterday, is not expected to disrupt the market, as demand …

Russia is expecting a strong recovery in the global demand for oil, according to the Russian Minister of Energy, Alexander Novak, Reuters reported. The minister said on Thursday that a significant rise in August could see demand improve to 10% below the pre-COVID-19 levels. Demand was nearing 100 million barrels …

Gold prices declined on Thursday to their lowest closing level in about a week, as the US Dollar (USD) strengthened despite the number of US jobless claims for last week exceeding market expectations. However, the yellow metal was able to maintain the $1,800 level. Gold futures for August dropped by …

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, will remain on Twitter, White House spokeswoman, Kayleigh McEnany told reporters on Thursday. This comes after Bitcoin scammers hacked earlier today a number of major accounts on the social media platform, including the accounts of Bill Gates, Barack Obama, and Elon Musk, …

Employment in Canada increased by about 1.043 million jobs in June, compared to May, according to the June ADP Canada National Employment Report. Although jobs in manufacturing decreased by 57,000, jobs in construction increased by 171,000. Meanwhile, the largest increase was in the trade, transportation, and utilities with 347,200 new …