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August, 2021

  • 20 August 2021 3:04 am

    Three U.S. Senators Test Positive for COVID

    Three members of the United States Senate have reportedly tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), Bloomberg reported. Roger Wicker (R) of Mississippi, Angus King (I) of Maine, and John Hickenlooper (D) of Colorado announced the test results on Thursday. The three Senators are said to have all been vaccinated against the …

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  • 20 August 2021 2:55 am

    Wall Street Mixed with Investors Reacting to Fed Minutes

    The main indices of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) finished Thursday with a mixed performance. Despite a rebound by tech stocks, with the decline in Treasury bond yields, Wall Street remained negatively impacted by the Federal Reserve’s July meeting minutes that indicated plans to scale asset purchases sooner than …

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  • 20 August 2021 12:18 am

    Oil on Longest Declining Streak Since Before Pandemic

    Oil prices dropped again for the sixth consecutive session, falling to its lowest closing level in about three months. With concerns over economic recovery and the prospects of the U.S. Federal Reserve scaling back support measures, vowing to cut asset purchases soon, and the spread of the Coronavirus Delta variant, …

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  • 19 August 2021 11:11 pm

    Gold Declines for Third Day in Row as USD Rises

    Gold prices finished lower on Thursday for the third consecutive session as the U.S. Dollar strengthened against major currencies, a day after the release of the Federal Reserve’s July meeting minutes. The yellow metal futures for December delivery lost $1.30, or 0.08%, to finish at $1,783.10 per ounce. The Dollar …

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  • 19 August 2021 10:10 pm

    European Stocks React to Fed Minutes with Worst Losses in a Month

    Europe’s stock plunged on Thursday, with markets reacting to the release of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s July meeting minutes that showed plans to cut the massive asset purchases later this year or early the next. A drop in commodity prices also contributed to the losses of the mining sector, with …

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  • 19 August 2021 7:43 pm

    U.S. Natural Gas Supplies Rises Above Market Expectations

    U.S. natural gas supplies increased by 46 billion cubic feet (bcf) for the week ending August 13, according to data by the United States Energy Information Administration reported (EIA) on Thursday. The EIA weekly report showed an adjustment stocks classification, reflecting an increase of 42 bcf to a total of …

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  • 19 August 2021 7:17 pm

    USD/JPY Steadies Below 110.00

    USD/JPY rose to a one-week high of 110.22 on Thursday but is having trouble maintaining bullish momentum, the pair was little changed on a daily basis at 109.72. The sharp decline in the major European stock indices drove the demand for the Japanese yen on Thursday due to risk aversion …

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  • 19 August 2021 6:30 pm

    Wall Street Opens Lower on Fears of Subsidy Cuts And Commodity Losses

    US stocks opened lower on Thursday on concerns that the Federal Reserve may begin to rein in its massive monetary stimulus program, while commodity-related stocks tumbled as oil and metals prices sank to a multi-month low. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 86.02 points, or 0.25 percent, to 34,874.67 points, …

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  • 19 August 2021 5:43 pm

    US: Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index Drops to 19.4 in August

    The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia reported on Thursday that the headline Manufacturing Activity Index of the Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey dropped to 19.4 in August from 21.9. This reading came in weaker than the market expectation of 23.

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  • 19 August 2021 4:55 pm

    Canada: ADP Employment Increases by 221,300 in July

    Private sector employment in Canada rose by 221,300 jobs from June to July, the ADP Research Institute revealed in its monthly report on Thursday. This reading followed the previous print of -106,200 (revised from -294,200).

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  • 19 August 2021 4:35 pm

    US: Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Decline to 348K

    There were 348,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending August 14, the data published by the US Department of Labor showed on Thursday. This reading followed the previous print of 377,000 and came in better than the market expectation of 363,000.

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  • 19 August 2021 4:09 pm

    Moody’s Expects The Global Economy to Recover by 5.7% This Year

    Moody’s, the credit rating agency, expected in a research note issued today, Thursday, that the global economy is likely to recover by 5.7% this year, after it contracted by 3.6% last year, with the expansion of vaccinations with the Corona vaccine, despite the uneven economic recovery in many regions of …

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  • 19 August 2021 3:21 pm

    Eurozone Current Account Surplus Jumps by More Than Half in June

    The eurozone’s current account surplus more than halved in June compared to the previous month, driven by an increase in the services trade surplus. According to data from the European Central Bank on Thursday, August 19, the bloc, which includes 19 countries that deal in the euro, recorded a current …

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