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August, 2021

• 6 August 2021 6:44 pm

  S&P 500 Index Hits New Record High after Strong Jobs

  

  ON FRIDAY, the S&P 500 index opened higher after the strong rise in the US non-farm payrolls in July. The index rose 0.2% on the day and reached a record high of 4440. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 13.2 points, or 0.45%, to 35,223 points, while the Nasdaq Composite …

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• 6 August 2021 5:52 pm

  US: Strong Job Growth in July, US Dollar Stronger

  

  US job growth rose strongly in July amid demand for workers in the labor-intensive service sector, indicating that the economy maintained its strong momentum at the start of the second half, according to a US Bureau of Labor Statistics report released on Friday. The US Labor Department said in its …

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• 6 August 2021 4:44 pm

  Canadian Employment Preview: Forecasts From Three Major Banks

  

  Canadian July jobs report due out at 12:30 GMT. An increase of 177,500 positions is expected. here are the forecasts of economists and researchers of Three major banks regarding the Canadian employment report. CIBC “on the top of the very good news for employment in June, which coincided with the …

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• 6 August 2021 3:33 pm

  UK House Prices Increased by 0.4% in July

  

  Mortgage lender Halifax said Friday, August 8 that UK house prices rose in July, after falling in June. Halifax added that last month’s home prices rose 0.4% compared to June. On an annual basis, prices increased by 7.6% compared to July 2020.

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• 6 August 2021 1:56 pm

  WHO Warns About Corona Cases

  

  The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom, warned during press statements of the danger of an acceleration in the pace of Coronavirus infections again globally, saying that humanity is now in real danger due to the spread of Coronavirus infection. The international official indicated that the world has …

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• 6 August 2021 12:33 pm

  European shares are falling, but they are about to record the strongest weekly performance again

  

  European shares fell slightly on Friday ahead of an important US jobs report, but were on track to close the week higher as investors boosted confidence in the region’s economic recovery and corporate earnings growth. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.1% in early trading after four sessions of gains …

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• 6 August 2021 12:30 pm

  Oil is Rising, but on track for its biggest weekly loss

  

  Oil prices extended gains Friday, August 6, but are still on track for their biggest weekly loss since March as travel restrictions aimed at stemming the spread of the delta mutated strain raise concerns about fuel demand. Brent crude futures rose 47 cents to $71.76 a barrel, and US West …

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• 6 August 2021 12:27 pm

  Gold falls due to the rise of the dollar before the US jobs report

  

  Gold fell on Friday, August 6, to stay near the important level of $1800 an ounce, as it came under pressure from the stronger dollar as investors awaited the US jobs report for indications on the Federal Reserve’s stance on policy. And gold fell in immediate transactions 0.3% to $ …

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• 6 August 2021 10:44 am

  Italy Records 27 Deaths From The Coronavirus And 7230 New Cases

  

  Italy recorded 27 new deaths linked to the Coronavirus today, down from 21 the previous day, while the total of new cases rose to 7,230 from 6,596, the Ministry of Health said. Italy has recorded 128,163 deaths related to Covid-19 since the pandemic emerged in the country in February last …

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• 6 August 2021 4:14 am

  Wall Street Closes at Record Highs on Employment Data

  

  The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) continued to break record highs on Thursdays, with Wall Street investors reacting to the decline in jobless claims and ahead of the release of July’s employment data. The initial claims for unemployment benefits in the U.S. fell by 14,000 to 385,000 last week and …

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• 6 August 2021 3:53 am

  Fed’s Waller Denounces Digital Dollar

  

  The U.S. Federal Reserve Board Governor Christopher Waller is against recent moves to explore the establishment of a digital Dollar. Waller acknowledged the growing interest from central banks towards digital currencies but said that he remains skeptical that a digital Dollar would solve any major problem confronting the U.S. payment …

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• 6 August 2021 2:38 am

  Dollar Nearly Unchanged for the Day

  

  The U.S. Dollar (USD) finished Thursday nearly unchanged after fluctuations earlier in the session, following hawkish comments from the Federal Reserve. Recent remarks by Fed Governor Christopher Waller and Vice Chairman Richard Clarida suggested that the central bank could begin scaling back the accommodative policies and move to normalization in …

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• 6 August 2021 2:28 am

  Oil Closes Higher for First Time in Four Days

  

  Oil snapped a three-session losing streak to close higher on Thursday, amid concerns about the spread of the Delta variant of the coronavirus. Brent crude futures for October delivery added 54 cents, or 0.8%, to close at $70.92 per barrel. Meanwhile, the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures for September …

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