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November, 2020

• 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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• 16 November 2020 3:35 pm

  European Stocks Rise on Chinese Data

  

  European stocks rose on Monday (November 16th), hovering near nine-month highs after strong Chinese data and hopes for a COVID-19 vaccine renewed bets on a faster economic recovery. Chinese factory production increased faster than expected in October and retail sales rose as the recovery momentum in the world’s second largest …

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• 16 November 2020 3:02 pm

  China Says it Will Boost Investment in Strategic Industries

  

  China’s National Bureau of Statistics said that Chinese economic growth will accelerate in the Q4 at a faster pace than in Q3. The latest data showed that Chinese industrial output rose faster than expected in October, while retail sales grew at a slower than expected pace.

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• 16 November 2020 2:32 pm

  Oil Rising on Hopes of Restricting OPEC Supply

  

  Oil prices rose on Monday, November 16, offsetting some of the previous session’s losses to support hopes that OPEC + will maintain the current production restrictions, overshadowing concerns about the decline in fuel demand due to the growing infection with the Coronavirus and the increase in production in Libya. Prices …

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• 16 November 2020 2:00 pm

  Japan’s economy growing by more than 21% in Q3

  

  Japan’s economy grew at its fastest pace ever in Q3 of the year, rebounding strongly after the biggest downturn of the post-war era, as improved exports and consumption helped overcome the damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic. However, analysts described the exceptionally strong recovery after the previous severe recession and …

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• 16 November 2020 1:35 pm

  Gold Reaches a Week High

  

  Gold touched its highest level in a week on Monday, November 16, in light of the dollar’s decline, while the escalation of Coronavirus cases in the United States fueled concerns about the repercussions of the pandemic on the economic recovery, which supported hopes for more monetary stimulus. The spot price …

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• 16 November 2020 1:02 pm

  Japan Shares Closed 29-year Peak on Rebound in Economic Growth

  

  Japanese stocks touched their highest level in 29 years Monday, November 16, after the economy grew for the first time in four quarters and in light of progress towards a vaccine for Covid-19. The benchmark Nikkei Index closed 2.05% higher at 25,906.93 points, its highest close since June 1991. The …

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• 16 November 2020 12:28 pm

  Chinese Industrial Production Rose 6.9% in October YoY

  

  Chinese industrial production rose faster than expected in October, while retail sales continued to recover, albeit at a slower pace than expected, as the world’s second-largest economy emerged from the recession that accompanied the spread of the Coronavirus. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed that Chinese industrial production …

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• 16 November 2020 4:07 am

  Weekly Recap 9-13 Nov

  

  The second week of November saw two major highlights. First, it was over the past weekend that it became clear that the Democratic nominee and Former Vice President Joe Bides will be the next President of the United States after winning the elections. A projected win in the state of …

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• 14 November 2020 2:16 am

  Oil Limits Weekly Gains on US Inventories Rise

  

  Oil prices declined on Friday after data showed a surprise buildup in American crude inventories yesterday, and amid the rise in new Coronavirus cases in many countries, especially in the United States. However, oil futures recorded high weekly gains, supported by positive news about a Coronavirus vaccine at the beginning …

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• 13 November 2020 11:06 pm

  Gold Limits Weekly Decline to 3%

  

  Gold prices rose on Friday, recovering some of its losses earlier in the week that saw the announcement of the success of a new Coronavirus vaccine being developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. Gold futures for December delivery rose by $12.90, or 0.7%, and settled at $1,886.20 per ounce. For the …

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