Market Update

Oil prices rose on Tuesday, for the second session in a row, supported by improved sentiment on the success of Coronavirus vaccine trials. Brent crude futures for January delivery increased by $1.21, or 2.9%, to close at $43.61 per barrel. Meanwhile, the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures for December …

Gold prices rose on Tuesday, recovering some of its losses yesterday, which were the biggest in a single day in about seven years. Dropping gold prices in the first session of the week came amid high hopes for the success of the Coronavirus vaccine being developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. …

President of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Mary Daly, said on Tuesday that the United States economy could slow amid the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the country, Reuters reported. “My modal outlook is that we will continue to expand at a gradual pace.”“When the virus is …

European stocks maintained their upward trend on Tuesday, supported by positive news about a vaccine against the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose by 0.99%, while the UK’s FTSE100 ended higher by 1.79%. In France, the CAC40 index gained 1.55%, while the German index DAX finished up …

The United States economy is more vulnerable due to rising debt levels by some companies prior to the Coronavirus crisis, according to the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Eric Rosengren, said on Tuesday, Reuters reported. “Those segments of the labor market most affected by amplified business cycles, …

Job openings in the United States showed a modest increase in September, as the market recovers from the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, data showed on Tuesday. The job openings rose by 84,000 to 6.4 million by the end of September, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s monthly Job …

The Canadian Dollar (CAD) declined against the US Dollar (USD) on Tuesday, after rising on Monday to its highest level in about two years, before recovering some of its earlier losses. The USD/CAD pair is trading lower for by 0.02% at 1.3004. The pair has been moving in a range …

The British Pound (GBP) is rising on Tuesday, supported by optimism about the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) reaching a trade agreement for the post-Brexit stage. Significant progress has been achieved in trade talks, according to recent remarks by the British Minister of Finance, Rishi Sunak. The …

European Parliament and the European Union governments have reached a deal on the EU’s 2021-2027 budget, as reported by Reuters. Commenting on this development, “a deal for Europe – Council and European Parliament negotiators reach a political agreement on the EU budget & recovery package,” the spokesman for the German …

“If there’s more for the Fed to do, it would be with treasury to help companies,” Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan said on Tuesday, as reported by Reuters. “Potential GDP growth after 2023 will return to being sluggish.”“Financial conditions are relatively loose.”“Once we have weathered the pandemic, will have …