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September, 2020

  • 4 September 2020 11:48 am

    Nikkei Down 1.43% in Early Trading in Tokyo

    The Nikkei benchmark fell in early trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Friday, September 4th. Nikkei fell 1.43% to 23130.32 points, while the broader TOPIX index fell 1.22% to 1611.33 points.

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  • 4 September 2020 10:58 am

    Dow Jones Down About 1,000 Points

    Wall Street’s main indexes closed sharply lower Thursday, September 3, marking the worst daily drop since June, as investors sold technology stocks that were making big gains, while economic data highlighted concerns about the length and difficulty of the recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 807.77 points, or 2.78%, …

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  • 4 September 2020 10:17 am

    FX Option Expiries For Sept 4 NY Cut

    FX option expiries for Sept 4 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below. – EUR/USD: EUR amounts 1.1700 870m1.1780 615m1.1790 1.8bn1.1800 811m1.1850 651m1.1875 968m1.1900 2.4bn1.1905 554m1.1950 958m  – GBP/USD: GBP amounts         1.3100 261m1.3350 270m – USD/JPY: USD amounts          105.00 692m105.55 482m105.75 365m106.00 1.8bn106.50 613m106.60 570m106.65 870m106.75 455m106.95 …

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  • 4 September 2020 1:08 am

    NYSE Closes Thursday on Huge Losses

    The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) closed lower on Thursday, with technology stocks leading the decline. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped by 807.77 points, or 2.8%, to finish at 28,292.73. The S&P 500 index also plunged by 3.5% and closed at 3,455.06. Bearing the highest losses, the Nasdaq Composite …

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  • 4 September 2020 12:57 am

    Oil Prices Close at Lowest Level in a Month

    Oil prices declined on Thursday, due to negative outlook for demand recovery from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Brent futures for November delivery closed lower by 36 cents, or 0.8%, at $44.07 per barrel. This is the lowest closing level for the global benchmark crude oil futures since July …

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  • 4 September 2020 12:23 am

    Gold Futures Down $6.90 at Close

    Gold prices closed lower on Thursday, falling to their lowest level in about a week. The yellow metal futures for December delivery settled lower by $6.90, or 0.4%, at $1,937.80 per ounce. This is the lowest closing level for gold futures since Thursday August 27. Meanwhile, silver futures for December …

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  • 3 September 2020 11:31 pm

    Fed’s Evans Supports Inflation Going to 2.5%

    The President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Charles Evans, has supported maintaining the current policy until inflation reaches 2.5%. “I’d be comfortable with inflation going up to 2.5% as long as we were trying to average off very low inflation rates.”“I think the way that we did it …

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  • 3 September 2020 10:37 pm

    Fed’s Evans Expects Lowe Rate For Years

    The President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Charles Evans, has called upon Congress to agree on another stimulus package to support the US economy amid the COVID-19 crisis. “Given my outlook, I expect this means highly accommodative monetary policy will be appropriate for some time to come.”“It is …

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  • 3 September 2020 9:58 pm

    USD Awaits More Support from Employment Data

    The US Dollar (USD) is anticipating positive economic data to support its upward trend against major currencies. Recent manufacturing data helped the greenback, after data showed an increase in new factory orders as well as a surge in the sector purchasing managers’ index (PMI). However, the effects of the rising …

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  • 3 September 2020 8:52 pm

    European Stocks Close Lower on Economic Data

    The European stocks closed Thursday lower, on the back of mixed economic data, reversing most of its gains on Wednesday. The Stoxx Europe 600 index closed lower by 1.40%, while the UK’s FTSE100 plunged by 1.52%. In Germany, the benchmark DAX index finished lower by 1.40%, while the French CAC40 …

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  • 3 September 2020 8:37 pm

    Brexit Without Trade Deal Remains Strong Possibility

    There is more than a 30% chance for a no-trade deal Brexit, according to a recent report by JPMorgan, Reuters reported. The UK government reportedly sees no prospect for extending the transitional period for BREXIT negotiations, according to recent media reports. The transition or the implementation period ends on 31 …

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  • 3 September 2020 8:28 pm

    Daly: No Need for Further Rate Cuts

    President of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Mary Daly, said that there is no urgency to ease monetary policy. “I don’t see a pressing need in terms of a misalignment of expectations relative to our policy.”

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  • 3 September 2020 7:48 pm

    Germany Avoiding New Debt Exceeding EUR 100 B

    Germany aims at avoiding its public debt going above EUR 100 billion next year, despite increased spending to face the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis, Reuters reported The German Minister of Finance, Olaf Scholz, reportedly plans the 2021 public budget with EUR 80 billion in new debts, however, the German …

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