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August, 2020

• 12 August 2020 11:12 am

  FX Option Expiries for AUG 12 NY Cut

  

  FX option expiries for Aug 12 NY cut at 10:00 Eastern Time, via DTCC, can be found below. – USD/JPY: USD amounts          105.75 365m106.00 620m – NZD/USD: NZD amounts 0.6525 1.0bn0.6600 285m

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• 12 August 2020 2:45 am

  Daily Recap: Tuesday, August 11, 2020

  

  After a continuous upward trend that saw it achieve new unprecedented levels, gold prices were always going to see a correction wave, as stock markets flourished amid an improved risk appetite. Meanwhile, oil prices fell on rising concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on the demand recovery, despite …

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• 12 August 2020 2:33 am

  NYSE Indices Mixed at Tuesday’s Close

  

  The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) indices settled mostly lower on Tuesday, as Wall Street investors reacted negatively to the U.S. Congress failing to reach a deal on the new economic stimulus package with many differences between Democrats and Republicans. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down by 0..38%, while …

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• 12 August 2020 2:26 am

  U.S. to Purchase 100 M Doses of Moderna Vaccine

  

  President of the United States, Donald Trump, announced on Tuesday that the U.S. government has reached an agreement to purchase 100 million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. Moderna has been working on a vaccine for sometime now and has received huge funds from the U.S. government for its research. The …

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• 12 August 2020 2:23 am

  Biden Picks Kamala Harris for VP Slot on Democratic Ticket

  

  Former Vice President of the United States and the Democratic Party’s Candidate for the 2020 U.S. Presidential Elections, Joe Biden, announced that he has chosen Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate. Harris, the first Black woman to be nominated for the Vice President position by a major political party …

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• 12 August 2020 2:12 am

  API: U.S. Crude Oil Inventories Down 4.4 M Barrels in Week

  

  The United States crude oil inventories decreased by 4.4 million barrels last week, according to data by the American Petroleum Institute (API) released on Tuesday. The U.S. crude stockpiles now stand at around 516 million barrels. Meanwhile, gasoline inventories fell by 1.3 million barrels, while distillate stockpiles declined by 2.9 …

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• 12 August 2020 2:05 am

  Russia’s GDP Contracts 8.5% in Q2 of 2020

  

  The Russian economy contracted by 8.5% on an annual basis during the second quarter (Q2) of 2020, official data showed on Tuesday. The economic downturn came amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, with lockdowns and preventive measures casting their shadows economic activities. Next year, Russia’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected …

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• 12 August 2020 1:58 am

  Airbnb Plans IPO in 2020

  

  Airbnb, the company responsible for the famous mobile application and web service for home and room rentals could seen file for an initial public offering (IPO), the Wall Street Journal reported. Accordingly, Airbnb Inc could go public as early as before the end of the year. The company announced its …

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• 12 August 2020 1:52 am

  Barkin: No Stimulus Package Could Spur Recession

  

  President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Thomas Barkin, said that if the U.S. Congress failed to reach an agreement on a second economic stimulus package there could be a risk of a recession of historic proportions.

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• 12 August 2020 1:43 am

  Oil Prices Settle Lower by 1%

  

  Oil prices decline on Tuesday, after rising earlier in the session to its highest level in about five months, amidst concerns about a second COVID-19 wave as the number of cases increase in many countries. In addition, the market is still anticipating passing the second stimulus package by the U.S. …

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• 12 August 2020 1:24 am

  EIA: U.S. Oil Production Seen at 11.26 M b/d in 2020

  

  The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Tuesday that it expects crude oil production in the United States to decline by 990,000 barrels per day (b/d) in 2020 to 11.26 million b/d. This implies a higher decline than what was forecasted last month, at 600,000 b/d. The EIA now …

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• 12 August 2020 12:32 am

  French PM Warns of COVID-19 Second Wave

  

  The French Prime Minister Jean Castex has warned that a second COVID-19 wave could be harder to contain, calling for collective efforts to reduce the rate of infections and face the pandemic, The PM expressed concerns that the general public is becoming careless. France reported 1,397 new COVID-19 confirmed cases …

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• 12 August 2020 12:22 am

  Fed’s Daly Warns Against Inequality Amid COVID-19 Fight

  

  The President of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Mary Daly, has warned that the COVID-19 pandemic could widen gender and racial inequalities, Reuters reported. “We need to make sure that we reach back and ensure that everyone makes it through the pandemic, not just those who are fortunate …

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