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Market Analysis
June, 2021
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17 June 2021 7:25 pm
U.S. Natural Gas Storage Rises in Week
Working natural gas in storage in the United States rose by 16 billion cubic feet (bcf) last week, according to estimates by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The implied flow for the week is an increase of 67 bcf to working gas stocks, the weekly report indicated. The EIA …
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17 June 2021 5:40 pm
Canada: ADP Employment Change Arrives at +101.6K in May
Private sector employment in Canada increased by 101,600 jobs from April to May, the ADP Research Institute revealed in its monthly report on Thursday. This reading followed the previous print of 101,300 (revised from 351,300).
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17 June 2021 5:12 pm
U.S: Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Rise to 412K
There were 412,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the United States during the week ending June 12. The data published by the US Department of Labor showed on Thursday. This reading came in weaker than the market estimate of 359,000 and followed the previous print of 375,000.
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17 June 2021 4:11 pm
Gold tumbles under $1,800
Gold tumbles under $1,800 in the wake of the hawkish Fed decision to be updated …
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17 June 2021 3:31 pm
Turkey: CBRT Leaves Policy Rate Unchanged at 19%
The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) announced on Thursday that it left its policy (one-week repo) rate unchanged at 19% as expected. Investor sentiment was hit by news that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told President Biden that Turkey would not change its stance on the Russian …
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17 June 2021 2:53 pm
Bitcoin Drops After World Bank Slap
It seems that the impact of the US Federal Reserve yesterday, Wednesday, reached the cryptocurrency market after it hit gold. To make matters worse, however, El Salvador received an expected slap from the World Bank over the country’s adoption of Bitcoin as an official tender. Bitcoin fell during trading today, …
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17 June 2021 2:02 pm
Britain is Considering Easing Travel Restrictions For Those Who Have Received The Corona Vaccine
Britain is considering easing travel restrictions for those who have received the two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, in a move to placate airlines that threaten legal action against the government’s stringent restrictions on travel abroad. Pressure is mounting on the aviation sector, as companies seek to ease restrictions before …
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17 June 2021 1:32 pm
Eurozone Final CPI Revised Down to 0.3% MoM in May
According to Eurostat’s final reading of the Eurozone CPI report for May, the consumer prices came in at 2.0% on a yearly basis, meeting the flash estimate of 2.0% and 2.0% expectations. While the core figures rose to 1.0%, beating the 0.9% consensus forecasts.
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17 June 2021 1:04 pm
Switzerland: GDP Growing Sharply in The Short Term
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) gave an optimistic view of the economy in its Financial Stability Report (FSR) published on Thursday. The report indicated that in Switzerland, GDP is growing strongly in the near term and unemployment is declining.” The production capacity has also been untapped for some time.
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17 June 2021 12:05 pm
Oil Prices Fall Due to The Rise of The US Dollar
Crude oil prices fell on Thursday as the US dollar rose after the Federal Reserve hinted that it may raise interest rates faster than expected, but losses were limited thanks to a significant drop in US crude inventories. Brent crude futures fell 42 cents, or 0.6%, to $73.97 a barrel, …
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17 June 2021 11:44 am
Japanese Shares Close Lower Due to The Fed’s Tendency to Tighten Policy
Japanese shares closed lower on Thursday, June 17, as investors sold shares of technology companies and the drugmaker after a weak close on Wall Street after the US Federal Reserve signaled earlier-than-expected interest rate increases, while the financial sector shone with a rise in US Treasury yields. The Nikkei index …
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17 June 2021 11:07 am
Britain Records The Highest Daily Death From Corona Cases Since February
Britain recorded the highest daily number of new cases of Coronavirus since February, which increases indications of the spread of a new, highly contagious mutation first discovered in India. The government recorded 9,055 cases of infection, which is the largest number since February 25, and more than a fifth of …
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