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February, 2021

• 20 February 2021 2:25 am

  NYSE Closes Mostly Flat to Finish the Weekly Mixed

  

  The main indices of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) closed mostly unchanged on Friday to finish the week in losses, with the exception of the Dow that recorded small gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed unchanged, after rising marginally by 0.98 point, to end the week at 31,494.32 …

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• 20 February 2021 2:02 am

  Bitcoin Rally Continues Above $55,500

  

  Bitcoin rose on Friday, extending its recent rally of new surges to unprecedented record high levels. The biggest cryptocurrency rose by 6.78% over the next 24 hours to $55,584.60. The digital currency has extended its gains over the past seven days to around 17.20%. In addition, Bitcoin reassured its position …

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• 19 February 2021 11:00 pm

  Oil Closes Lower to Reduce its Weekly Gains

  

  Oil prices declined on Friday, amid expectations that major crude producers forming the OPEC+ alliance could decide to raise output next month. The fall in oil prices comes despite the continuity of cold weather conditions, due to a strong winter storm that led to the shutdown of major oil facilities, …

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• 19 February 2021 10:00 pm

  Gold Fails to Recover Worst Weekly Losses Since Early January

  

  Gold prices rose on Friday for the second consecutive session, narrowing their weekly losses that remained the biggest since the first week of the year. A decline by the U.S. Dollar (USD) across the board against major international currencies helped the rise of the yellow metal, which still scored weekly …

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• 19 February 2021 10:00 pm

  U.S. Oil Rigs Decline for First Time in 13 Weeks

  

  The number of active oil rigs in the United States declined this week, seeing their first weekly decrease since November 2020, according to data by Baker Hughes. Oil rigs in the U.S. decreased by one to a total of 305 this week, while rigs drilling for natural gas increased by …

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• 19 February 2021 9:00 pm

  European Stocks Rise for Third Week in Row

  

  European stocks rose on Friday, extending their gains for the third consecutive week, amid improved investors’ sentiment that was supported by positive earnings reports by leading listed companies and positive economic data that fueled hopes for recovery from the Coronavirus pandemic. The STOXX Europe 600 index finished higher by 0.5%, …

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• 19 February 2021 8:42 pm

  Canada’s Retail Sales See Biggest Fall Since April

  

  Retail sales in Canada declined by 3.4% in December to CAD 53.38 billion ($42.37 billion), data by Statistics Canada showed on Friday. This marked the biggest monthly decline in Canadian retail sales since April, as renewed lockdown measures against the Coronavirus vaccines led to the shutdown of many outlets and …

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• 19 February 2021 7:57 pm

  U.S. Home Sales and Prices Rise in January

  

  Sales of existing homes in the United States increased during January by 0.6% compared with their level in December, data by the National Association of Realtors showed on Friday. Last month, sales reached a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.69 million units, rising by 23.7% on an annual basis, and …

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• 19 February 2021 7:44 pm

  U.S. Businesses Show Fastest Output Growth in 6 Years: PMI

  

  Businesses in the United States showed their strongest monthly output expansion in about six years this month, data showed on Friday. As the American economy is recovering from the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic, the service sector activity expanded and the manufacturing sector maintained output growth at a slightly slower …

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• 19 February 2021 5:05 pm

  Goldman Expects Limited Impact on Price of Oil Due to The Freezing Weather in Texas

  

  Goldman Sachs said in a note that a wave of freezing weather in Texas caused blackouts and disruptions to refineries and pipelines that would have a limited and only temporary impact on the global oil market. Oil prices fell by up to 2% on Friday, due to fears that the …

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• 19 February 2021 5:01 pm

  UK: CBI Manufacturing Order Book Balance Improves to -24 in February

  

  The data from the UK showed on Friday that the CBI’s Manufacturing Order Book Balance rose to -24 in February from -38 in January and surpassed the market expectation of -35.  Furthermore, the Manufacturing Output Expectations Balance jumped to -2 from -24 in January.

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• 19 February 2021 5:00 pm

  Eurozone Current Account Surplus Increased in December

  

  European Central Bank data showed that the eurozone’s current account surplus widened in December due to a higher trade surplus and a larger contraction of the secondary income deficit, which includes outflows such as remittances and taxes. The 19-nation bloc, which deals in euros, recorded a current account surplus of …

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• 19 February 2021 4:58 pm

  Bitcoin Reaches New Highs And Its Market Value Close to a Trillion Dollars

  

  Bitcoin hit a new record high on Friday and is moving towards achieving a market value of $ 1 trillion, ignoring analysts’ warnings that it constitutes an “economic sideways supply” and a flimsy hedge against falling stock prices. The value of the most popular cryptocurrency in the world jumped 2.6% …

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