Markets are about to enter another turbulent week, the turmoil will be utterly dependent on the performance of household names in the second quarter according to the earnings report and whether these reports indicate a bad performance – which is expected – or come on the positive side, which drives …
Read More »DXY surges following upbeat NFP data
The US Dollar surged to multi-year highs following the release of robust Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) data…
Bitcoin Stumbles as Job Growth Dampens Rate Cut Hopes
Bitcoin experienced a sharp decline on January 10th as unexpectedly strong US job market data dimini…
US stocks decline post robust NFP data
The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted over 700 points on Friday, following the release of unexp…
Fed’s Goolsbee: Rates could come down if things stay steady and inflation doesn’t spike
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee stated in a CNBC interview on Friday that …
Upbeat NFP Data Evidences Resilient Labour Market
The recent US nonfarm payrolls report delivered a resounding message: the American labour market rem…
Delta Air Lines Exceeds Q4 Earnings Expectations on Robust Travel Demand
Delta Air Lines reported fourth-quarter earnings that outperformed Wall Street estimates, propelled …
China’s Central Bank Halts Treasury Bond Purchases Amid Currency Concerns
China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), announced on Friday the suspens…
European Markets Edge Lower as Investors Await U.S. Jobs Data
European stock markets traded slightly lower on Friday as investors exercised caution ahead of the r…
Oil Prices Climb as Winter Weather and Supply Concerns Drive Demand
Oil prices rose in early Asian trade on Friday, continuing their upward trajectory for a third conse…
Gold Prices Inch Higher Amid Rate and Trade Jitters, Copper Boosted by China Stimulus Hopes
Gold Market Highlights Gold Extends Weekly Gains Amid Uncertainty Spot gold rose 0.1% to $2,672.12 p…
Market Analysis
July, 2021
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26 July 2021 5:01 pm
US Treasury Yield Back to Lowest Level in Five Months
The benchmark 10-year US Treasury yield fell to 1.23% on Monday, returning to a 5-month low. Investors await the Federal Open Market Committee’s meeting later in the week for more clues on the Fed’s next moves, stimulus, and the economic outlook. Concerns about the rapid spread of the delta variant …
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26 July 2021 3:40 pm
Gold Rising Supported by Lower Yields And Virus Fears
Gold prices surged, boosted by lower US bond yields and worries about higher delta infections, as investors look ahead to this week’s fed meeting. Spot gold rose 0.3% to $1,806.80 an ounce. And US gold futures rose 0.3% to $ 1806.70. The rise in Covid-19 infections continued at the weekend, …
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26 July 2021 3:12 pm
A Sudden Drop in The IFO Business Climate Index in Germany
A survey showed on Monday that the IFO index of business confidence recorded a surprise decline in July, as concerns about the supply chain persisted and amid a rise in Coronavirus infections. The Ifo institute said its business climate index fell to 100.8 from 101.7 after being revised in June. …
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26 July 2021 2:15 pm
European Shares Drop From Their Highs
European shares fell from their highest levels ever, after fears of regulation plunged into stock markets in Asia, while shares of automakers fell after a strong performance last week. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.4%, with auto stocks leading losses. Porsche shares fell 4.5% as shares were traded without …
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26 July 2021 1:45 pm
Oil Drops One Dollar a Barrel Due to Corona And Torrential Rains
Oil prices fell nearly a dollar on Monday as concerns about demand caused by the spread of mutated strains of the Coronavirus, as well as torrential rains in China, dispelled expectations of tight supplies for the rest of the year. Brent crude futures for September delivery fell 95 cents, or …
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26 July 2021 1:15 pm
Nikkei Follows Global Gains But Virus Fears Undermine Sentiment
Japanese shares closed higher on Monday, tracking gains in global stock markets thanks to positive corporate results, but the gains were curbed by concerns about global Covid-19 cases that could weaken the country’s economic recovery further. The Nikkei rose 1.77% in early trading after a four-day weekend that saw the …
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26 July 2021 12:47 pm
Dollar And Yen Rise as Risk Appetite Declines Ahead of Fed Meeting
The safe-haven yen and the US dollar started the week on the rise against more risky currencies such as the Australian dollar, as the rise in Covid-19 cases and the decline of stocks in Asia led to a state of caution ahead of the Federal Reserve (US Central Bank) meeting …
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26 July 2021 12:00 pm
China Says The U.S. is The ‘inventor of coercive diplomacy’
The United States is the “inventor of coercive diplomacy”, China’s vice foreign minister Xie Feng told U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Monday, according to a statement on the foreign ministry website.
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26 July 2021 11:30 am
Bitcoin Jumps After Amazon Headlines
Cryptocurrencies rallied strongly today, with Bitcoin surge during the morning by more than 15%, on news that Amazon may be adding cryptocurrencies as a payment method. Elon Musk tweeted that this is the “big bang.” The e-commerce giant is reportedly hiring experts for blockchain and cryptocurrency payments among the latest …
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26 July 2021 11:05 am
China Asks The US to Remove Restriction on Communist Party Members
China asks the US to remove visa restrictions on Chinese communist party members, Xinhua News Agency reported, citing comments from the country’s Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng following his meeting with the US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman.
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26 July 2021 10:30 am
British MPs Report: The UK Will be Exposed to Financial Risks For Decades Due to The Cost of The Corona Pandemic
Reports by British parliament members said that the government will be exposed to financial risks for decades as a result of spending 372 billion pounds on the Corona pandemic, adding that more than two billion pounds has been spent on unusable protection tools. The Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee said in …
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24 July 2021 12:38 pm
Weekly Recap: 19-23 July
The World Health Organization has called upon all countries around the world to cooperate in finding out the origin of the novel coronavirus, despite the Chinese rejection of the proposed scope for the second phase of the investigation, as the scope includes inspecting the hypothesis that the virus could have …
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