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September, 2020

• 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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• 3 September 2020 7:36 pm

  Bailey Calls for Regulating Stablecoins

  

  Stablecoins and cryptocurrencies must be well regulated by market authorities, according to remarks by the Bank of England (BoE) Governor, Andrew Bailey, on Thursday. The comments, picked up by Reuters, showed a call for regulators to keep up with market developments in the digital payment domain. “If stablecoins are to …

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• 3 September 2020 5:52 pm

  Canada: International Merchandise Trade Deficit Expands to $2.5B

  

  Canada’s International Merchandise Trade Deficit widened to $2.5 billion in July from $1.6 billion in June, the data published by Statistics Canada revealed on Thursday. This reading came in largely in line with the market expectation. “Imports increased 12.7% in July, while exports rose 11.1%. The largest contributor to this growth for …

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• 3 September 2020 5:32 pm

  US: Unit Labor Costs Rise by 9% in Q2

  

  Unit Labor Costs in the nonfarm business sector rose by 9% on a yearly basis in the second quarter, the data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics showed on Thursday. This reading followed a 12.2% increase in the first quarter and fell short of the market expectation of …

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• 3 September 2020 4:56 pm

  US Weekly Jobless Claims decline by 130,000

  

  There were 881,000 Initial Claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending August 29th, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed on Thursday. This reading followed last week’s print of 1,011,000 (revised from 1,006,000) and came in slightly better than the market expectation …

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• 3 September 2020 4:15 pm

  UK minister: Next Round of UK-US Trade Talks to Begin on September 8

  

  Britain will hold a new round of talks with the United States on a trade deal next week, Greg Hands, junior trade minister Greg Hands said on Thursday, adding that the government is in talks with the two major American parties ahead of the upcoming presidential elections. Britain gives priority …

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• 3 September 2020 3:44 pm

  Eurozone Services PMI Barely Expand in August

  

  Service activity in the Eurozone posted some decline in August, but remains within the expansion zone. Eurozone service activity barely expanded in August. The IHS Markit eurozone services PMI registered 50.5 in August versus 54.7 in July, slightly above the flash reading of 50.1 and over the 50 mark indicating …

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• 3 September 2020 3:15 pm

  France Launches a Stimulus of 100 Billion to Revive Economy

  

  France intends to spend 100 billion euros, equivalent to 118 billion dollars, to extricate its economy from a severe downturn caused by the Corona pandemic, indicating the renewed efforts made by President Emmanuel Macron to push a supportive reform schedule for companies. An official said ahead of the official launch, …

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• 3 September 2020 2:35 pm

  French Service Activity Less Than Expected

  

  The service activity index in the French economy extended growth in August less than expected, as data released by Markit on Thursday showed that the French services PMI came at 51.5 in August, compared to 57.3 in July. Analysts had expected 51.9 The Euro is trading at 1.1823, down about …

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