Gold prices declined on Friday for the second session in a row, as the U.S. Dollar (USD) continued to rise against major currencies, extending the downward trend for the third consecutive week. The yellow metal’s most active contract finished the week at its lowest closing level in about seven weeks. …
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Market Drivers – US Session: Dollar Wobbles as Economic Fears and Fed Caution Grip Markets
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Market Analysis
June, 2021
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18 June 2021 9:26 pm
Italy’s PM Calls for More Stimulus to Support Recovery
The Prime Minister of Italy, Mario Draghi, has called for more stimulus in Europe to restore pre-pandemic economic growth. The former President of the European Central Bank (ECB) believes the lingering uncertainty provides ground for more monetary and fiscal stimulus, calling for extra efforts. Draghi says that after protecting the …
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18 June 2021 8:57 pm
European Stocks Bear Highest Weekly Loss since Late February
European stocks maintained a downward trend on Friday, with the banking and energy stocks leading the losses following the hawkish change in tone by the U.S. Federal Reserve, which prompted concerns about raising interest rates sooner than expected. The STOXX Europe 600 index plunged by 1.58% as it closed at …
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18 June 2021 7:55 pm
BoE Could Begin Raising Interest Rates in 2022
The Bank of England (BoE) is expected to begin raising interest rates in the second or third quarter of next year, according to recent forecasts by a number of major banks, Bloomberg reported. The Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA) and Credit Suisse previously ruled out a rate hike before …
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18 June 2021 7:22 pm
ECB Extends EUR 70 B Capital Relief Measures for Nine Months
The European Central Bank (ECB) has extended a EUR 70 billion capital relief measures for Eurozone banks for another nine months. ECB will allow 39 banks to continue excluding holdings at central banks in calculating the mandatory leverage ratios. The measure which helps lenders supply credit amid recovery from the …
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18 June 2021 5:28 pm
Sources to Reuters: OPEC Has Been Informed That it Expects Limited Growth in US Oil Production at Present
OPEC sources said that OPEC officials have heard from industry experts that US oil production growth will likely remain limited in 2021 despite higher prices, giving the organization more leverage to manage the market in the short term before a possible strong increase in shale crude production in 2022. Officials …
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18 June 2021 4:48 pm
Gold Makes Up For Some of Its Losses On Dollar
Gold prices rose today, Friday, by 1%, as the pause in the dollar’s rise to catch its breath compensated for some of its large losses driven by the US Federal Reserve’s shift towards a monetary tightening tone. Spot gold rose 1.1% to $1,792 an ounce but fell 4.5% for the …
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18 June 2021 3:54 pm
Britain Records a Significant Increase in Infections With the Delta Variant
Data from the Public Health Authority in Britain revealed a significant new increase in weekly infections with the Delta strain of the Coronavirus after Prime Minister Boris Johnson decided to postpone the final lifting of the restrictions on the general closure. The Public Health Authority detected 33,630 new infections with …
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18 June 2021 2:57 pm
Oil Falls on Dollar Strength, But Demand Picture is Still Positive
Oil prices fell for the second session in a row Friday, June 18, as the US dollar rose thanks to the possibility of an increase in interest rates in the United States, but crude is on track to conclude the week with little change and just below its highest levels …
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18 June 2021 2:25 pm
Eurozone Current Account Surplus Widened in April
Data from the European Central Bank showed that the Eurozone’s current account surplus widened in April thanks to an increase in the trade surplus and primary income, which includes profits from foreign investment. The 19-nation Euro bloc posted a revised current account surplus of 22.8 billion euros in April, up …
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18 June 2021 1:56 pm
Gold is Heading For The Worst Week in 15 Months Due to The US Federal Reserve’s Tendency to Tighten Monetary
Gold prices rose on Friday, June 18, but are heading towards recording the worst weekly performance since March 2020 after the US Federal Reserve’s shift towards a monetary tightening tone caused the dollar to rise and negatively affected the attractiveness of the yellow metal. And gold rose in spot transactions …
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18 June 2021 1:20 pm
The Dollar is Heading For Big Weekly Gains in Light of The US Federal Reserve’s Shift
Friday, June 18th, the dollar is set to record its best weekly performance in nearly 9 months as investors raced to consider an end to US monetary stimulus sooner than expected in the days following a sudden shift in the US Federal Reserve’s tone. Since Wednesday, when US central bank …
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18 June 2021 12:48 pm
Germany Allows Entry to Travelers From Outside The European Union
The German Interior Ministry said today, Thursday, that it will allow entry to people from outside the European Union from June 25, provided that they receive the full dose of the vaccine against the Coronavirus unless their countries are included in the list of regions where new strains of the …
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