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August, 2020

  • 26 August 2020 5:45 pm

    France: Number of Unemployed Fell by More Than 174,000 in July

    French Labor Ministry data showed that the number of unemployed in the country fell by 174.3 thousand in July after a record low in June. The ministry added that the number registered with government employment offices as unemployed reached 4.046 million in July. Last month, France recorded the largest monthly …

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  • 26 August 2020 5:23 pm

    US Capital Goods Orders Slowed Down in July

    New orders for US-made capital goods slowed in July, indicating that the recovery in investment activities could gradually become more gradual over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic even as the industry’s recovery appears to be gaining momentum. The US Commerce Department said non-defense capital goods orders except aircraft, which …

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  • 26 August 2020 3:53 pm

    Gold Settles, Focus on Powell’s speech

    Gold prices settled on Wednesday, as concerns about the global economic outlook eased pressure from the progress in us-china trade agreement negotiations between, while investors awaited a speech from US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. The spot of gold at 1919.71 dollars an ounce, down by 0.44%, while metal futures …

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  • 26 August 2020 3:07 pm

    Moody’s: India’s GDP to Contract 3.1% in 2020

    In its latest Global Macro Outlook published on Tuesday, Moody’s Investors Service said India’s economic recovery will face a tough path amid adverse real economy and bank weakness. In its latest Global Macro Outlook published on Tuesday, Moody’s Investors Service said India’s economic recovery will face a tough path amid …

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  • 26 August 2020 2:07 pm

    Gold Fell as Dollar Rose, Fed in Spotlight

    Gold fell on Wednesday, August 25, as the dollar rose, while investors awaiting a speech by Jerome Powell, President of the US Federal Reserve, to obtain indications about the monetary strategy, but concerns about the global economy, which is hit by the Coronavirus pandemic, kept prices above the level of …

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  • 26 August 2020 1:53 pm

    Brent Rises on US Production Cuts and Hopes of a Trade Deal With China

    Brent crude prices rose on Wednesday, August 26th, supported by US producers halting most of the offshore production from the Gulf of Mexico before Hurricane Laura and optimism about Sino-US trade talks. Gains were limited by renewed fears about the Coronavirus pandemic, which reduced demand for fuel after reports of …

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  • 26 August 2020 12:55 pm

    API: Larger Than Expected Drop in US Oil and Gasoline Inventories

    Data from the American Petroleum Institute showed that inventories of both crude oil and gasoline in the United States recorded a larger-than-expected decline last week, while distillate stocks rose. Crude inventories fell by 4.5 million barrels in the week to August 21 to about 507.5 million barrels, while analysts had …

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  • 26 August 2020 11:50 am

    Oil Producers Stop Pumping 84% of US oil Production in Gulf of Mexico

    The US Department of the Interior said that oil producers stopped pumping 1.56 million barrels per day, or 84% of daily production, from US offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico ahead of a hurricane expected to hit the region this week. Hurricane Laura is heading north in the central …

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  • 26 August 2020 11:37 am

    PBOC Sets Yuan Reference Rate at 6.9079

    The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has set the yuan reference rate at 6.9079 versus Tuesday’s fix at 6.9183.

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  • 26 August 2020 11:32 am

    Crude Oil Futures Lower During Asian Session

    According to the New York Mercantile Exchange, crude oil futures for October were traded at $43.35 a barrel, up 0.00%. It was previously traded lower at $43.23 a barrel. Crude oil may find support at $41.46 and resistance at $43.56. The dollar index, which measures the performance of the greenback …

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  • 26 August 2020 10:53 am

    Natural Gas Futures

    CME Group’s preliminary readings for Natural Gas futures markets noted open interest shrunk by almost 4.5K contracts on Tuesday, reaching the second drop in a row at the same time. Volume, in the same direction, went down for the second consecutive session, now by nearly 44.8K contracts.

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  • 26 August 2020 10:51 am

    Gold Futures Declined During Asian Session

    According to the COMEX, gold futures were traded for December at $ 1931.50 per ounce, down 0.44%. It previously traded at a session low$ 1929.70 an ounce. Gold may find points of support at $ 1916.60 and resistance at $ 1970.30. The dollar index, which measures the performance of the …

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  • 26 August 2020 10:48 am

    FX Option Expiries For Aug 26 NY Cut

    FX option expiries for Aug 26 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below. – EUR/USD: EUR amounts 1.1775 792m1.1830 689m – GBP/USD: GBP amounts         1.3150 385m  – USD/JPY: USD amounts          105.00 3.2bn105.40 839m105.50 383m105.75 1.1bn106.00 1.1bn106.15 420m106.50 399m106.60 570m107.03 1.3bn107.10 394m – AUD/USD: AUD amounts 0.7250 732m …

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