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Market Analysis
December, 2020
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4 December 2020 10:12 pm
Fed’s Evans Comfortable with Asset Purchases Pace
The President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Charles Evans, said on Friday that he is comfortable with the current pace of the bond-buying program by the Fed, Reuters reported. “I am not opposed to more accommodation – I’m just not exactly sure what the right timing is.”“I don’t …
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4 December 2020 8:43 pm
Global Debt-to-GDP Ratio Seen Rising by 14%
S&P Global expects global debt to reach $200 trillion, amounting to 265% of the world’s GDP, by the end of 2020, Reuters reported. The 14% increase in the global debt-to-GDP ratio comes amid increased borrowing to face the economic consequences of the Coronavirus crisis. The ratings agency does not see …
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4 December 2020 8:37 pm
US Factory Orders Rise 1% in October
New factory orders in the United States grew by 1% in October, compared with a previous estimate of 1.3%, data by the US Department of Commerce showed on Friday. Orders for non-defense capital goods, excluding aircrafts, went up by a revised reading of 0.8% in October instead of 0.7% as …
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4 December 2020 8:28 pm
European Stocks Close Higher on Improved Sentiment
European stocks closed higher on Friday, supported by hopes for a new stimulus package in the United States and a post-Brexit trade agreement. The pan-European STOXX 600 index finished higher by 0.40% at 391.31 points. Meanwhile, the UK’s FTSE100 surged by 0.88%. The French CAC40 increased by 0.37%, while the …
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4 December 2020 6:16 pm
US Trade Deficit Rises 1.7% in October
Trade deficit in the United States increased by 1.7% during October to $63.1 billion, data by the US Department of Commerce showed on Friday. The September reading was revised to $62.1 billion instead of an initially estimated $63.9 billion deficit. Imports grew by 2.1% to $245.1 billion, while exports went …
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4 December 2020 5:46 pm
Canada: Unemployment Rate in November Falls to 8.5%
The Unemployment Rate in Canada declined to 8.5% in November from 8.9% in October, the data published by Statistics Canada showed on Friday. This reading beat analysts’ estimate of 8.9%.
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4 December 2020 5:40 pm
US Nonfarm Payrolls Rise by 245,000 in November
Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) in the US rose by 245,000 in November, the data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics showed on Friday. This reading followed October’s increase of 610,000 and missed the market expectation of 469,000 by a wide margin.
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4 December 2020 5:31 pm
Johnson: We Are at a Very Difficult Point in Talks
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman said on Friday that it will not be possible to reach a deal with the EU if it doesn’t respect the UK’s fundamental principle of taking back control, as reported by Reuters. “PM will work at chequers this weekend, will be in contact with …
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4 December 2020 4:49 pm
China Comfortable With Yuan Rises as Economy Recovers
Sources told Reuters that policymakers in China are comfortable with the yuan’s rise to its highest level in two and a half years, at a time when the recovery of the world’s second-largest economy accelerates and the central bank gives the market more freedom in determining the currency’s value. But sources …
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4 December 2020 4:13 pm
UK: New Car Registrations Slip by Only a Quarter in November
New car registrations in Britain fell 27.4% year-on-year in November, industry data released on Friday said, as England spent most of November in its second national lockdown. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) revealed this morning said that sales amounted to 113,781 cars, as an option to buy …
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4 December 2020 3:52 pm
Euro Breaking Through Resistance levels And Dollar Near Its Lowest Level in Two And a Half Years
Today, Friday, the euro is heading towards recording its best weekly performance in a month and breaching large previous resistance levels as investors flock to bet that the US dollar will decline further as the world begins emerging from the Covid-19 pandemic. And the single European currency is up 1.5% …
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4 December 2020 2:33 pm
Gold on Track For a Weekly Gain
Gold prices stabilized today, Friday, and is heading towards achieving its first weekly gain in 4 weeks, as the dollar retreated due to growing hopes for an American stimulus, and before the release NFP due at a later time. Today. The gold spot was little changed at $1840.75 an ounce, …
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