Building permits in the United States increased by 2.7% in March, data showed on Friday. The permits for future homebuilding reached a rate of 1.766 million units last month This increase comes following an 8.8% decline in February. Meanwhile, building permits surged by 30.2% on an annual basis.
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Market Analysis
April, 2021
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16 April 2021 5:30 pm
U.S. Housing Starts Rise in March
Homebuilding starts in the United States surged during March, reaching their highest level in about 15 years, data by the U.S. Department of Commerce showed on Friday. Housing starts increased by 19.4% last month to reach a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.739 million units This is the highest reading …
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16 April 2021 4:50 pm
Bitcoin: Market Experts’ Forecast
After strong rallies in recent days, the largest cryptocurrency by market value, Bitcoin, has reached levels of $ 64,000. Bitcoin dropped below $ 63,000, but remained above $ 62,000 levels and closed above this level for two consecutive days. Bitcoin fell 3% at $ 62.3K, recording a high of 64.7K …
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16 April 2021 4:24 pm
Services And Energy Led Eurozone Inflation Higher in March
Data from the European Union statistics office Eurostat revealed today, Friday, that eurozone inflation accelerated, according to preliminary estimates in March, mainly driven by rising costs of services and energy. Eurostat confirmed its earlier estimates that consumer prices in the eurozone, which includes 19 countries, rose 0.9% on a monthly …
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16 April 2021 3:23 pm
Turkey Bans The Use of Cryptocurrencies in Payments
The Turkish Central Bank banned the use of cryptocurrencies assets in the purchase of goods and services, pointing to potential “irreparable” damages and great risks in those transactions. In the legislation published in the Official Gazette early Friday, the Turkish central bank said that cryptocurrencies and other digital assets based …
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16 April 2021 3:17 pm
Currencies Overview: Dollar Heading Towards Second Weekly Loss on Fed’s Stance
The dollar is heading towards its worst consecutive weekly decline since the start of the year as Treasury yields continue to decline as investors increasingly accept the Fed’s insistence on maintaining an easing policy stance for a longer period. Record 10-year Treasury yields fell to a one-month low of 1.528% …
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16 April 2021 2:20 pm
BofA: Bank of America: Investors Pumping Money Into Stocks And Bond Funds, Dumb Cash
Bank of America’s flows data revealed on Friday that investors pumped a whopping $25.6 billion into equity funds in the week ending Wednesday and $17.9 billion into bond funds, the largest inflow of inflows in ten weeks. In contrast, $47.3 billion was displaced from cash funds, the largest in four …
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16 April 2021 2:17 pm
Eurozone final CPI Meets Estimates in March
According to Eurostat’s final reading of the Eurozone CPI report for March, the consumer prices came in at 1.3% on a yearly basis, meeting the estimate of 1.3% and 1.3% expectations. While the core figures steadied at 1.4%, also matching the 0.9% expectations. On a monthly basis, the bloc’s CPI …
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16 April 2021 1:32 pm
Gold Hovering Near a 7-Week High as US Bond Yields Decline
Gold prices stabilized today, Friday, near their highest levels since late February, and is on the path of achieving the second consecutive weekly gain, supported by the decline in US Treasury revenues and the weakness of the dollar. Gold settled in spot transactions at $1,762.70 an ounce, with the beginning …
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16 April 2021 1:27 pm
Oil Rises to a 4-Week High, on Strong Data From China And a Rebound in Demand
Oil prices extended their gains today, Friday, and are on a path of achieving a weekly profit of about 7%, with an improved outlook for crude demand and a strong economic recovery in China and the United States, which erased concerns about an increase in Covid-19 infections. With the close …
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16 April 2021 12:55 pm
European Shares Rise as Daimler Earnings Lift Automakers
European stocks hit a record high on Friday after strong data in the United States and China sparked optimism about a rapid economic recovery, while carmakers received a boost following better-than-expected earnings for Daimler. The pan-European STOXX 600 index added 0.1%, and is on track for its seventh straight week …
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16 April 2021 12:37 pm
Japan Shares Closed Higher Thanks to a boost From Chip Companies
Japanese shares closed slightly higher on Friday as chip heavyweight stocks rose, but concerns about corporate expectations dampened gains. The Nikkei index rose 0.14% to 29,683.37 points, while the broader Topix index rose 0.09% to close at 1960.87. Chip-related shares gained after the Taiwan semiconductor maker reported a 19.4% increase …
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16 April 2021 2:11 am
Data Continue to Signal Economic Recovery in U.S.
The United States continues to show increasing signs of economic recovery, supported by the massive government stimulus spending and the monetary easing policies of the Federal Reserve. The measurements that aim at curbing the negative economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic seem to be working amid a surge in consumer …
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