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August, 2021

• 31 August 2021 3:56 pm

  The Dollar at Lowest Level in 3 Weeks

  The dollar approached a 3-week low against a basket of currencies on Tuesday, August 31, as investors looked to this week’s US jobs data for clues about the timing of stimulus cuts. The dollar has been on the decline since US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s statement at Jackson Hole …

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• 31 August 2021 2:30 pm

  Gold Rises Again to a One-Month Peak as Dollar And Bond Yields Fall

  

  Gold rose on Tuesday to a four-week high hit in the previous session, supported by a weak dollar and falling US Treasury yields, as investors awaited the US non-farm payrolls data due later this week. Gold in the spot market rose 0.3% to $ 1815.11 an ounce by 0848 GMT, …

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• 31 August 2021 1:35 pm

  Germany’s Unemployment Rate Drops Again in August as Recovery Continues

  

  Official data revealed on Tuesday, August 31, that the unemployment rate in Germany fell more than expected in August, as the recovery continued in Europe’s largest economy despite the increase in Covid-19 infections. The Ministry of Labor stated that the number of unemployed decreased by 53,000, after adjusting for seasonal …

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• 31 August 2021 1:21 pm

  Turkey’s Trade Deficit Rises by 51% in July on an Annual Basis

  

  Data from the Turkish Statistical Institute showed that the country’s foreign trade deficit rose 51.3% year on year in July to $4.278 billion according to the general trade system. The institute said that after the damage to trade a year ago due to the Corona pandemic, Turkey’s exports rose 10.2% …

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• 31 August 2021 12:48 pm

  European Shares Are Heading For a Seventh Straight Month of Gains

  

  European shares rose on Tuesday, August 31, heading towards the seventh consecutive month of gains, as hopes of adopting more policies to support the economy outweighed the economic risks associated with the increase in cases of Covid-19 disease due to the spread of the delta strain around the world. The …

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• 31 August 2021 5:33 am

  OPEC+ to Maintain Output Policy

  

  It is expected that the upcoming meeting for the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies will decide on Wednesday to maintain the current output policy, which entails easing production cuts gradually, amid a global recovery from the pandemic. The OPEC+ previously decided to increase production by …

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• 31 August 2021 5:28 am

  Wall Street Mixed Logging New Record Highs

  

  The main indices of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) closed mostly higher on Monday, with S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hitting new fresh closing record highs in the first session of the week. Wall Street investors showed an increased appetite for technology stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost …

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• 31 August 2021 4:37 am

  Bitcoin Trading a Little Below $47,000

  

  Most cryptocurrencies are showing a negative performance on Monday, led by Bitcoin. The world’s largest digital currency in terms of market capitalization is trading down for the day by 3.87% at $46,761.30, extending its losses over the past seven days to 5.3%. Meanwhile, Ethereum and XRP are down by 0.7% …

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• 31 August 2021 4:08 am

  USD Scores Marginal Gains Moving Horizontally

  

  The U.S. Dollar (USD) was little changed on the first session of the week against major currencies, leveling up for the third consecutive session with a modest rise. The greenback leveled up by about 0.03% against major currencies. Against the Euro (EUR), the USD lost 0.02%, with the EUR/USD pair …

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• 31 August 2021 1:02 am

  Oil Finishes Higher Ahead of OPEC Meeting

  

  Oil prices closed higher on Monday, with markets anticipating the results of the upcoming OPEC+ meeting, which will likely result in maintaining the current gradual approach in easing output curbs. Crude prices increased after Hurricane Ida led to the shut down of most refineries in the Gulf Coast. Brent crude …

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• 31 August 2021 12:25 am

  European Stocks Finish Higher After German Data

  

  European stocks finished Monday higher, opening the week with a positive performance, maintaining an upward trend for the second day in a row. The STOXX Europe 600 Index rose 0.34 point or 0.07% to 472.68 points. This is the highest closing value for the pan-European index since August 18. In …

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• 30 August 2021 9:45 pm

  U.S. Pending Home Sales Drop in July

  

  The United States Pending Home Sales Index declined by 1.8% last month, according to data by the National Association of Realtors on Monday. The reading comes against market expectations of a modest increase, while the June reading was revised upwards to 2%. On an annual level, pending home sales decreased …

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• 30 August 2021 7:44 pm

  Dallas Fed Manufacturing Business Index Slows

  

  The growth of factory activity in Texas slowed in August, according to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey, by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. The production index decreased by 10 points to 20.8, while the new orders index retreated to 15.6 from 26.8. The growth rate of orders declined by …

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