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September, 2020

  • 15 September 2020 12:07 pm

    Gold Hits Its Highest Level in Nearly Two Weeks on Falling Dollar

    Gold reached its highest level in nearly two weeks Tuesday on September 15th in light of the dollar’s weakness and as investor interest turned to the US Federal Reserve meeting in search of details regarding its plans to keep interest rates low while aiming to raise the rate of inflation. …

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  • 15 September 2020 11:16 am

    UK Unemployment Rate Rises For The First Time Since The Restrictions

    Official data showed that the unemployment rate in Britain rose for the first time since the imposition of general isolation measures to combat the Coronavirus in March. The Office for National Statistics said the unemployment rate increased to 4.1% in the three months ending in July from 3.9% between April …

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  • 15 September 2020 11:10 am

    China Extends Customs Exemptions For 16 US Products

    China’s Finance Ministry said it will extend existing customs exemptions for 16 US products including lubricants, whey and fish meals for an additional year. The ministry said that the products received exemptions from retaliatory customs duties imposed by China on US goods as countermeasures to the US Article 301 measures …

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  • 15 September 2020 11:06 am

    Retail Sales Rise in China For The First Time in 2020

    Retail sales in China rose in August for the first time since 2020, as Chinese consumers ramped up their spending in a sign of further economic recovery from the shock of the coronavirus pandemic. Retail sales rose 0.5% in August from the same period last year, in the first positive …

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  • 15 September 2020 11:04 am

    Japanese Nikkei Down 0.51% in Early Trading in Tokyo

    The Nikkei benchmark index fell in early trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday. The Nikkei fell, a benchmark Nikkei index fell in early trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday. The Nikkei fell 0.13% to 23,425.23 points, while the broader TIOUX index fell 0.11% to 1639.02 points …

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  • 15 September 2020 10:14 am

    PBOC Sets Yuan Reference Rate at 6.8222

    The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has set the yuan reference rate at 6.8222 versus Monday’s fix at 6.8361.

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  • 15 September 2020 10:14 am

    FX Option Expiries For Sept 15 NY Cut

    FX option expiries for Sept 15 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below. EUR/USD: EUR amounts 1.1830 823m1.1850 2.4bn1.1885 957m1.1910 637m USD/JPY: USD amounts 105.00 1.1bn105.70 535m105.95 999m106.00 665m

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  • 15 September 2020 10:13 am

    PBOC Injects CNY600 B Through One-Year MLF at 2.95%

    The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) injected CNY600 billion via one-year medium-term lending (MLF) facility on Tuesday. The Chinese central bank issued the one-year MLF at 2.95%, unchanged from the previous operation. The PBOC kept the rates unchanged for the fifth month in a row. There is CNY170 billion reverse …

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  • 15 September 2020 12:43 am

    NYSE Closes Higher Amid Vaccine Hopes

    The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) rose on Monday, amid a positive performance by most stock markets on renewed hopes for developing a COVID-19 vaccine. The Dow Jones Industrial Average increased by 328 points, or 1.2%. The S&P 500 index closed higher by 1.3%, while the Nasdaq Composite showed recovery …

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  • 15 September 2020 12:37 am

    US Treasury Yields Mixed at the Beginning of the Week

    US Treasury yields showed a mixed performance on Monday amid anticipation for the next Federal Reserve meeting. Yields on the 10-year Treasury notes settled at 0.669%, while the two-year note return increased by 0.6 basis point to 0.135%. Meanwhile, the return on the 30-year bond declined by 0.9 basis point …

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  • 14 September 2020 11:33 pm

    Oil Down Amid Demand Concerns

    Oil prices fell on Monday, due to concerns and negative expectations for the global demand outlook. The global benchmark Brent crude futures settled lower by 22 cents, or 0.6%, at $39.61 per barrel. Meanwhile, the US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures closed lower by 7 cents, or 0.2%, at …

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  • 14 September 2020 11:18 pm

    Gold Settles Higher as USD Weakens

    Gold prices rose on Monday amid a decline by the US Dollar and the Treasury Yields, and despite a rise in stock markets amid an improved risk appetite. Gold futures for December delivery finished higher by $15.80, or 0.8%, at $1,963.70 per ounce. As for silver futures, the December contracts increased by …

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  • 14 September 2020 11:03 pm

    Report: GBP Trading at Attractive Levels

    A recent report by Goldman Sachs suggested that the market is over reacting to concerns over a Brexit without a trade deal, noting that the British Pound (GBP) is currently trading at attractive levels. “For investors willing to look through some near-term volatility, current levels for sterling longs now look …

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