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November, 2020

• 17 November 2020 1:29 pm

  Germany’s Merkel: Coronavirus Cases Are Not Falling as Fast as we Expected

  

  Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday, “coronavirus cases are not falling as fast as we expected,” adding that the “economy will recover if we keep virus numbers low.” She said: “Virus numbers are too high, contacts must be reduced.”

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• 17 November 2020 12:56 pm

  Gold Falls as Vaccine Hopes Outweigh The Weak Dollar

  

  Gold prices fell on Tuesday, November 17th, as market optimism about a possible second vaccine for Covid-19 balanced the dollar’s weakness and concerns about a rise in global coronavirus cases. Spot gold fell 0.1% to $ 1886.17 an ounce by 06:23 GMT, while US gold futures fell 0.2% to $ …

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• 17 November 2020 12:28 pm

  Oil Prices Rising And Eyes on Opec+

  

  Oil prices rose on Tuesday, November 17th, thanks to expectations that OPEC and its allies will extend crude production cuts for at least three months, while sentiment boosted on news of another promising Coronavirus vaccine. Brent crude in January contracts rose 26 cents, equivalent to 0.6%, to $ 44.08 a …

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• 17 November 2020 2:51 am

  Citi Sees 10-Year Treasury Yields at 1.25% Next Year

  

  Citi bank expects that the 10-year Treasury yields in the United States will rise to 1.25%, from a current 0.9%, in 2021. This should be as markets look through bad fundamentals towards recovery, MarketWatch reported. “We expect the bond selloff to stop when yields reach 1.25%, so removing a key …

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• 17 November 2020 12:49 am

  Oil Logs another Gain on Vaccine News

  

  Oil prices rose on Monday, supported by positive news about a Coronavirus vaccine by Moderna. Earlier today, Moderna reported that its vaccine candidate has proved about 95% effective in the prevention of contracting the virus. Brent crude futures for January delivery closed higher by $1.04, or 2.4%, at $43.82 per …

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• 17 November 2020 12:39 am

  Gold Maintains Gains for Third Day in Row

  

  Gold prices rose on Monday for the third consecutive session, amid concerns about the new wave of the Coronavirus pandemic, despite positive news about the vaccine being developed by Moderna. Accordingly, gold futures for December delivery saw limited gains, closing higher by $1.60, or 0.08%, at $1,887.80 per ounce. Last …

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• 16 November 2020 10:51 pm

  European Stocks Close Higher on Vaccine News

  

  European stocks closed Monday higher, opening the week with a positive performance on the back of positive news about the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The STOXX Europe 600 index rose by 1.18% and finished at 389.74 points. The UK’s FTSE100 closed higher by 1.66%, while the French CAC40 index gained 1.7%. …

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• 16 November 2020 8:27 pm

  AUD/USD Shows Strong Gains on Chinese Data

  

  The Australian Dollar (AUD) continues to show a strong performance on Monday, supported by strong industrial data in China, since China is Australia’s largest trade partner. The AUD is up by 072% against the US Dollar (USD), with the AUD/USD pair trading at 0.7322. The pair has been moving in …

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• 16 November 2020 7:41 pm

  USD Attempting Recovery from Daily Lows

  

  The US Dollar (USD) is attempting recovery on Monday, after spending most of the European session in the negative territory. The Dollar index (DXY), which measures the USD performance against a basket of six major international currencies, is down by 0.08% at 93.68. The index has been moving today in …

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• 16 November 2020 7:01 pm

  Canadian Manufacturing Sales Rise in September

  

  Manufacturing sales in Canada increased by 1.5% to CAD 53.8 billion in September, data by Statistics Canada showed on Monday. The reading follows a monthly revised decline of 1.4% in August, from an initially estimated 2% decrease.

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• 16 November 2020 6:10 pm

  US: NY Empire State Manufacturing Index Drops to 6.3 in November

  

  The headline General Business Conditions Index of the NY Fed’s Empire State Manufacturing Survey fell to 6.3 in November from 10.5 in October, the NY Fed’s report revealed on Monday. This reading missed analysts’ estimate of 13.5 by a wide margin.

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• 16 November 2020 4:41 pm

  Moderna Says Its COVID-19 Vaccine is 94.5% Effective

  

  Moderna said its initial, third-beta data show its coronavirus vaccine is more than 94% effective in preventing Covid-19 – a result that CEO Stéphane Bancel has called it a “game-changer”. He added, “The thing that got me the most excited today was the severe disease.” Moderna, which developed its vaccine …

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• 16 November 2020 4:00 pm

  Risk Flows Started to Dominate Markets After Moderna Announces Longer Shelf Life For Vaccine

  

  Risk flows started to dominate financial markets on Monday after Moderna announced that its COVID-19 vaccine candidate is expected to remain stable at standard refrigerator temperatures of 2° to 8°c for 30 days.

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