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July, 2021

• 8 July 2021 4:41 pm

  US: Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Rose to 373K

  

  There were 373,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending July 2, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed on Thursday. This reading more than the market expectation for a reading of 350,000 and followed last week’s upwardly revised reading of …

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• 8 July 2021 4:20 pm

  Gold Rises, Awaiting Data

  

  Gold fell in Thursday morning in Asia as investors continued to digest the US Federal Reserve’s meeting minutes from the latest policy meeting. A stronger dollar and lower US Treasury yields also limited the yellow metal’s gains. However, the US dollar index and bond yields fell at the beginning of …

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• 8 July 2021 3:18 pm

  ECB Adopts Symmetric 2% Inflation Target

  

  The European Central Bank has shifted to a symmetric inflation target of 2% contrary to a ceiling at that level, the decision was fully expected by markets. The ECB stated it would allow short-term deviations from that goal, including a moderate spell above target. This is a step back from …

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• 8 July 2021 2:44 pm

  Japan Declares The State of Emergency in Tokyo, Two Weeks Before The Olympics

  

  Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga approved the declaration of a state of emergency in Tokyo Thursday, July 8, in preparation for the Olympics scheduled to begin in two weeks. The declared state of emergency will continue until the end of the Olympic Games, due to fears that the organization will …

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• 8 July 2021 2:08 pm

  German Exports Rise 0.3% in May

  

  German exports rose again in May by 0.3%, indicating a continued recovery in Europe’s largest economy. The German Federal Statistics Office said Thursday, July 8 that seasonally-adjusted exports rose 0.3% month-on-month, after a downwardly revised 0.2% increase in April. Imports also rose by 3.4% month-on-month in May, topping Reuters expectations, …

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• 8 July 2021 1:39 pm

  Oil Prices Falling as Uncertainty Continues Over OPEC + Decisions

  

  Oil prices continued to plummet, amid uncertainty about the outlook for the OPEC+ agreement and output policies. Major producers are in disagreement about extending the current output cuts, which are gradually being eased, with recent talks about quotas and production levels not leading to a consensus. Brent crude futures for …

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• 8 July 2021 1:05 pm

  Japanese Shares Fall After Tokyo Declared a State of Emergency Ahead of The Olympics

  

  Japanese stocks fell Thursday, July 8, before the country announced the re-imposition of a state of emergency to contain the rise in COVID-19 cases, which raised fears of an economic slowdown. The benchmark Nikki index fell by 0.88% to its lowest closing level in more than two weeks at 28,118.03 …

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• 8 July 2021 2:07 am

  Fed’s Bostic Warns COVID-19 Delta Variant Might Slow Recovery

  

  President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Raphael Bostic, has warned that a new wave of the coronavirus pandemic with the Delta variant might hinder or slow the economic recovery, with an impact on consumer demand. “If we see spikes in infections that will likely mean that people are …

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• 8 July 2021 1:46 am

  Dollar Stabilizes with Modest Gain After Fed Minutes

  

  The U.S. Dollar stabilized on Wednesday against most major peers, with last month’s Federal Reserve meeting minutes showing caution among monetary policymakers regarding tapering after a surge in inflation that exceeded expectations. The Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the greenback against a basket of six peers, rose by 0.18% to …

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• 8 July 2021 12:38 am

  Oil Maintains Losses amid Continued Uncertainty

  

  Oil prices continued to plummet on Wednesday, amid uncertainty about the outlook for the OPEC+ agreement and output policies. Major producers are in disagreement about extending the current output cuts, which are gradually being eased, with recent talks about quotas and production levels not leading to a consensus. Brent crude …

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• 7 July 2021 11:02 pm

  Gold Maintains Gains for Fifth Session in Row

  

  Gold prices maintained an upwards trend for the fifth consecutive session on Wednesday, despite the rise of the U.S. Dollar (USD) across the board. However, the yellow metal was supported by the drop in U.S. Treasury bond yields to their lowest level since February, amid higher demand for safe-haven investments, …

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• 7 July 2021 10:50 pm

  European Stocks Rebound and Near All-Time Closing High

  

  European stocks closed higher on Wednesday after the European Commission increased its expectations for economic growth in the Eurozone. The European Union is now projecting the Eurozone gross domestic product (GDP) to grow by 4.8% in 2021 and 4.5% for 2022. The STOXX Europe 600 index rose by 3.55 points, …

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• 7 July 2021 10:29 pm

  FOMC Minutes Show Inflation Could Remain Above 2% Beyond 2023

  

  Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) June meeting showed participants focused on data showing lower employment growth and higher inflation readings than had been expected. The median expectation is that the Federal Reserve will begin tapering its asset purchases in the first quarter (Q1) of 2022, before ending …

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